I wish I knew what I want to be when I grow up “I wish I knew what I want to be when I grow up,” my 43-year old colleague said over lunch. She has worked in several fields and was now thinking of leaving her position to go on a quest for her dream… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Harvard Resources
Want to Be Productive? Get Rid of These Three Things!
Technology is designed to make us more efficient. But if only that were the case with everything on the internet or our phones. In many cases, too many tools actually create bigger time-sucks in an otherwise productive day. So what can you do about it? If you think you need to be more productive, there… Read more »
5 Things Harvard Resource Solutions Can Do For You Today!
You’ve been told that partnering with a staffing agency can benefit your business, but with many to chose from in the Detroit area, how do you decide? Working with a staffing service should be as easy as working with an extension of your own business. At Harvard Resource Solutions, our goal is to help you… Read more »
Multitasking Is Making You a Worse Manager
We hear it all the time in our society: you need to be able to multitask. It’s part of many job descriptions. It’s a question asked in interviews. It’s so perpetuated in our culture that we believe it is the single most important trait for employees and management alike. But what if we told you… Read more »
Ready to Move Up at Work? Read This!
Are you starting to feel antsy in your current role? Maybe you’re bored with the work you’re doing and feel like you could be doing so much more. Maybe you want to be in a more demanding role or have more leadership responsibilities. Whatever the case, now is the time to approach your boss and… Read more »
3 Big (And Common!) Resume Blunders
Recruiters often seen 100 resume or more per day. Trust us when we say we’ve seen it all; the good, the bad, and the ugly. Resume writing isn’t exactly intuitive, so it helps to have a second opinion before you submit the final documents. But before you do, take a look at what you have… Read more »
Life Lessons From The Workplace
You’ve heard of work-life balance. But maybe there should be more of a focus on work-life integration. There are lessons you learn from both your private life and your workplace life that can enhance every other part of what you do day to day. There is a lot about your career that can help you… Read more »
Your Customer Service Experience Can Help You Land a Better Job
Do you have a background in customer service and are uncertain how you can land your next job? There are customer service aspects in all kinds of jobs. Customer service experience is an essential and transferable that enhances your professional profile. All you need to do is learn how to leverage your background, whether it’s… Read more »
Hiring? You Need to Start Considering This Factor…
There are a lot of moving parts to the hiring process. Most of us think about it in terms of what a candidate can do for our companies, but there is wisdom in considering the needs of the candidate. Candidate care is becoming a major motivating factor for many job seekers, and recruiters and hiring… Read more »
3 Things You Should Never Say in a Human Resources Interview
For any job, including human resources, you need to nail an interview to land the position. The stakes may be even higher in HR jobs because part of your role can potentially be interviewing yourself. You must understand what to ask and, more importantly, what not to ask in an interview either as a candidate… Read more »