The interview is the place where you can get to know a potential employee on a deeper level. You will ask them questions about their ability to do the job, how they will fit in with your current team, and how they handle themselves in the workplace. However, there are a few questions that, in… Read more »
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What to Say to the Candidates You Don’t Hire
For as long as anyone can remember a key piece of advice for job seekers and employees has been not to burn any bridges. We expect candidates to act graciously and professionally when they are in the job market so it is equally as important for companies do to the same. What should you say… Read more »
Hire On Personality
When you’re looking to make your next hiring decision, how do you plan to base your candidate evaluation? Many employers concentrate on individuals who bring a laundry list of skills to the table. Others are more concerned about the fit into office culture. However, there may be some wisdom to hiring the right candidates based… Read more »
Four Tips for Hiring a World-Class Executive Assistant
A good executive assistant is an important component for many professional businesses. An EA can help an executive stay on track, focused, and organized. They also become the face of the business to clients and other employees. So, how do you know that you have made the right hiring decision when it comes to an… Read more »
Hire for Potential
Making a hiring decision can be challenging at best. It is hard to know from reading a resume and having just one or two meetings with an individual exactly what kind of employee they will be. In the last few years many companies have been very specific about hiring criteria. They have only been looking… Read more »
Hire for Cultural Fit
Corporate culture gets a bad reputation from candidates and editorials on the subject. Many job seekers are discouraged when they are passed up for a job because they were not a “good fit” for the organization. However, it is important to hire individuals who can adapt to the company culture and who share your businesses… Read more »
3 Ways to Improve Your Workplace
In today’s highly competitive market companies need to step up their games when it comes to hiring the best talent and retaining super stars. Keeping your team motivated and happy on the job is incredibly important. The cost of replacing an employee is far higher than retention. He are three simple ways you can improve… Read more »
How to Screen Candidates with Social Media
Caution needs to be applied when researching candidates through their online social media. It is still in many ways a legal gray area to use this personal information in regards to a hiring decision. However, some argue that because the profiles are public they are acceptable ways to review candidates prior to hiring. Here are… Read more »
Engage Your Workforce this Summer
Though it seemed like winter might never end in Michigan this year, it is really and truly finally summertime. Especially with such a long, cold winter you may be seeing your employees start to feel cabin fever and the hot, lazy days of summer are driving them to stop concentrating and get outside. It is… Read more »
Communication is Key: Engage Your Employees
Many companies think that technology in the workplace has enhanced interpersonal communication. All too often these tools, which are meant to make life easier, are more overwhelming than helpful. Since much of today’s business is conducting over the internet, face to face communication is becoming a lost art form. Managers and employees are both feeling… Read more »