While many companies are currently enjoying the benefits of a surging economy, many businesses are having to cope with a lack of skills within their own workforce, preventing them from taking full advantage of the existing economic climate. This so-called ‘skills gap’ threatens the growth and sustainability of companies around the planet, and while a… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Hiring Advice
Follow These Steps to Simplify Your Hiring Process
Having to go through thousands of resumes and hundreds of candidates on a weekly basis can become very stressful. Maybe that stress would be worth it if the process always resulted in a good hire. However, working harder is not the same as working smarter. Many HR departments are finding that a simple hiring process… Read more »
Tips for Effectively Conducting an Exit Interview
An exit interview is a conversation held with a worker leaving an employer that is normally done by Human Resources staff. For the company, it offers a chance to get honest feedback and useful information from the worker who is leaving the employment agreement. In addition to HR staff, supervisors should also to conduct exit… Read more »
The Importance of Investing in Employee Satisfaction
Dedicating time and resources to making employees feel satisfied isn’t just a nice thing for employers to do. It’s actually a smart business decision. Study after study shows a direct relationship between employee satisfaction levels and a number of business metrics, including productivity and employee retention. Keeping employees from leaving is particularly crucial right now… Read more »
How to Determine if a Candidate is Reliable
Dependability is a challenging quality to gauge when screening applicants for an open position: Nobody is going to actually let you know they are unreliable, and you have very few ways to make an objective judgment. Also, reliability is difficult to describe. It includes a track record of showing up every day on time, meeting… Read more »
Tips for Managing Employee Probationary Periods
Probationary employment, also known as a temp-to-hire arrangement, is used by both professionals and companies to try out an employment situation, as opposed to the commitment of full-time position. People willing to take on probationary employment tend to be recent graduates, folks changing careers or individuals hoping to get their foot in the door at… Read more »
Identify Performance Problems in the Workplace
Telling an employee they are underperforming may be an intimidating prospect, especially if you are someone who dislikes confrontation. However, addressing underperformance comes with being a leader, and it’s something you have to do if you want to keep your job. While dealing with performance issues can be difficult, handling the situation is fairly straightforward…. Read more »
How to Put Together a Successful Warehouse Team
Warehouses and distribution centers are only as good as the employees that work there, which is why putting together a quality warehouse team is a process that must be given serious attention. Let’s be honest: Warehouse work has a reputation for being physically demanding and repetitive. That reputation can make it a challenge to keep… Read more »
Why a Strong Employer/Employee Relationship is Critical
Building strong employer-employee relations is often an essential part of a company’s success, as the benefits of doing so provide many advantages for a business. Studies show a connection between a strong employer-employee relationship and higher productivity, less worker conflict, greater loyalty and less turnover. Creating a mutually beneficial connection with your staff members also… Read more »
Why Your Company Needs a Strong Social Media Presence
While the business value of social media is widely accepted, there is much less consensus on what social media is meant to achieve. The objectives of social media marketing shouldn’t be just amassing likes, fans, shares and retweets. These things are means to an end, not the ultimate goal. Instead of treating social media like… Read more »