Not convinced you need an onboarding strategy? Sit down with your hiring managers and ask yourselves two simple questions … A: How long does it take for you to know when a new employee is going to be a long-term productive member of your team? B: How long does it…
How Today’s Top Employers are Hiring the Best People
Have you ever wondered how certain companies are consistently hiring the best people? How do they attract and keep the best and brightest employees? Finding and hiring great people can be an agonizing experience for even the most seasoned hiring manager. Hiring managers and business owners consistently tell me their hiring…
Values. The Single Most Important Thing to Know About Hiring Right.
Have you ever hired someone directly from your competitor, feeling righteously proud about your new trophy hire, only to discover after it was too late that they were a seriously wrong fit? You’re not alone. We’ve all been there, wooed by hearing all the right things, only to learn that…
End of Summer Got You Down? 6 Ways to Kick Up Your Team Spirit
I was out walking the river this morning and got a full frontal attack that the last glorious days of August are here. I cringe feeling the mornings get crisper as the days are getting shorter. But at the same time my heart skips a beat as I look forward to something new. Back to…
Growing Pains? Why Hiring Employees Because You Think They Will Work Hard is Not Enough.
Don’t get me wrong, hard working employees are critically important to growing a successful business. But that’s not all it takes. START hiring people you can build … they will grow your company for you. Employees with high drive and work ethic want to perform and know they are contributing positively to a team…
Employers and Job Seekers, 8 Powerful LinkedIn Ways to Attract Talent, Jobs and Business
LinkedIn builds Know, Like, Trust like no other. Your LinkedIn profile, done properly, tells others “I’m trustworthy and someone you want to hire, work for, and do business with ”. It’s been said a kazillion times — online relationships are built on transparency, on being, and showing the world, that we are who we say we are….
Build Your Social Influence: 3 Easy Steps to Curating News on LinkedIn
Building your social influence on LinkedIn is one of the single most powerful ways you can increase awareness of your professional profile. One of the best ways to grow social influence is to create relevant content with your connections on LinkedIn. But did you know that curating content is just as powerful? While…
Lay-offs Ahead? Beware the costs of NOT Terminating an Employee Right
Lay-offs Ahead? Beware the costs of NOT Terminating an Employee Right Every business owner or hiring manager, at some time or another, will eventually be faced with the unpleasant task of terminating an employee. Down-sizing, outsourcing, job redundancy, whatever the reasons, it’s absolutely critical to your company’s reputation, and hence…
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