Here it is, a brand new year! It’s a wonderful opportunity to reflect, reset and establish new goals and expectations for the next 12 months. Where do you want to go? How much growth do you want to see and how will you go about achieving it? The best way to set goals is to [...]
Let’s be real: Annual reviews are something no one enjoys. It’s a time-consuming process for managers and their employees alike, and it can be really stressful for everyone. But it’s possible to rethink how reviews are conducted and maybe reshape the expectations of what purpose a review can serve. Maybe this process can be [...]
In the past, company safety policies are revealed during new hire onboarding, not during recruitment. While each company's workflow is unique, most safety policies are determined more by the industry than individual company practices. Teams that work in high places use fall protection. Those in kitchens wear gloves and close-toed shoes. Where each team allows [...]
Reopening for business following Coronavirus closings is a challenge for every industry. Of course, providing proper precautions to protect customers and employees from potential infection by COVID-19 takes top priority for business owners. This is not always an easy feat, depending upon the nature of the business. Other considerations are necessary also, in order to [...]
Social media dominates how we interact. The three media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, have 1.6 billion, 800 million, and 300 million active users respectively. As with everything else, social media has spread to the professional sphere and greatly determines how companies interact with their consumers and employees. Further, the natural offshoot of this is [...]
For the last few years, not every business jumped into the mobile workforce. Many were certain that their work could not be done remotely or that employees couldn't handle remote work. During the coronavirus pandemic, no one was given a choice. Businesses were told to connect employees remotely or close up shop completely. So, they [...]
As of March 19, 2020, there were over 200,000 cases of COVID-19 worldwide. This global pandemic has caused many countries to promote social isolation. The implication for the American business is encouraging its workers to take their jobs home and telecommute for the next few months. One side effect is that managers are scrambling to [...]
Staffing agencies earn their fees in one of two common ways. They charge a flat fee or a percentage of the new hire's starting salary. Although flat rates may be unheard of in the HR industry, percentages give recruiters more incentive to succeed when they search for candidates with higher salaries. In this blog post, [...]
As a professional recruiter, I’ve spent decades matching candidates’ salary goals with employers’ salary budgets.
As a professional recruiter, I’ve spent decades matching candidates’ salary goals with employers’ salary budgets.
