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Creating your resume is the first step towards getting that well deserved promotion, or landing the perfect job, and it require some special technique like you would need when doing business writing. Career sites often have very handy templates that are designed to help you along when attempting ... Views: 1597
There’s a very good chance that your company has been using the same Human Resource Information System for years now. Certainly there’s something to be said for familiar, reliable software – but much as your six-speed childhood bicycle eventually gave way to a first car, an updated HR ... Views: 1583
The Difficulties Of Selecting The Best Of The Bunch
By
Bill Cottringer
“Never make predictions, especially about the future.” ~Casey Stengel.
I won’t argue with Mr. Stengel’s wisdom when it comes to baseball; but in business, employers have way too much to lose without at least ... Views: 1581
My associates and I at HIREghana (www.HIREgh.com), we posted almost 3 weeks ago an opening for a Personal Assistant (for a CEO). This article is based on our experience with that 'current' job opening (that search is finished as of now). I thought that it would be nice for candidates to have a ... Views: 1579
Incorrect starting point
Almost everywhere you turn there seems to be another rewards based incentive program to motivate people. This approach can work short term only for people who don't like their work. But with the time these people will only demand larger rewards to gain the same ... Views: 1577
In this highly competitive market, finding top talent can be a challenge. Employers are searching for successful recruiting methods to bring in the right employees to grow the business. An employee referral program (ERP) can provide you with great talent and at a low cost.
It does take ... Views: 1576
It’s just a fact of work life -- not everyone has the same amount of dollars to invest in opportunities or challenges. In today’s economic environment the numbers with less is accelerating and even those with resources appear to be hesitant to spend. This is true especially when it comes to the ... Views: 1576
The concept of video resumes was developed in early 90s and later it became widely popular due to its innovative idea of explaining your job relevant details through a video to the employer. There are many resume website providing such video resume writing tips and online assistance for ... Views: 1571
A career in human resources is one teeming with possibilities. The occupation continues to offer a good salary, solid growth rate and a very rewarding experience to the people who choose to seek this career path. Here are five reasons to pursue a career in human resources.
1. The Field is ... Views: 1570
I HATE MY JOB…
By John Grubbs
…as a supervisor and there is nothing I can really do about it. I accepted this promotion to supervisor because I need to improve things for my family. I can’t stand confrontation and don’t like dealing with other people’s problems. I don’t really know what I ... Views: 1568
Security guards at hospitals are essential for many different reasons. Access control, security of controlled substances, the security of newborns and ill patients and the protection of the propert are just some concerns hospitals normally deal with. It is highly important to hire a security ... Views: 1566
It can take a while to reach the point where your business is booming and you’ve got oodles and oodles of work to be distributed.
But once you reach that point, you'll want to be ready to hire quality team members who are as passionate about your business as you are and whose knowledge can ... Views: 1563
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Executive recruiter offers guidelines to corporate interviewers
Don’t underestimate the effectiveness of a structured interviewing plan when it comes to finding the most qualified candidates ... Views: 1561
Medical credentialing is the process performed to protect the public from substandard and incompetent health care practitioners such as Doctors, physicians, nurses etc. These health care practitioners make errors that ultimately led to problems with patient safety and high quality care. In fact, ... Views: 1557
Well that’s a question and a half if I may say so myself. I have recently had a discussion with fellow members of various networking groups and this question seems to be cropping it’s head up on a more than regular basis. Let’s look at the question more in depth. What does it actually say or ... Views: 1548
“Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.”
Ronald Reagan
President, Ronald Reagan might have been stating the obvious with that statement. However, ... Views: 1548
Executive Summary
The goal within most organizations is to hire a happy, productive workforce that
stays on the job longer and produces more. That simple mission is often very
hard to execute without an HR tool that is proven to predict a candidate’s
on-the-job performance and tenure. ... Views: 1547
Which Came First, Speech or Gestures, And So What?
Adults are learners too, so how do we get our point across (comprehension)
without sounding like a dominating school teacher?
If you visit your doctor and he says your x-rays are Benign, you are a lot
happier than if he says the results ... Views: 1544
How Far Can We Go With The Power of Thought?
Do you have to understand the science of electricity, electrons and protons, in order to turn on the lights in your room, your TV or computer? Click the button, throw the switch, or wave your hand, right?
If the public had to pass a test on how ... Views: 1543
Effective employee communication – when an employer fails to do this effectively – it isn’t just bad for business, but can also create a work environment that’s ripe for legal trouble. If employers takes the time to communicate, explain actions, stay involved and make the workplace seem rational ... Views: 1539
Conventional Design
Previously, the standard Hydropro design for SWRO with energy recovery incorporated a single multistage centrifugal pump (or positive displacement) with a Hydraulic Turbo Booster. This design is fairly simple and generally does not require a significant increase in system ... Views: 1538
I’ve been thinking about, and sharing with my executive coaching clients, the idea of validation. What I mean is the need of almost all of us to be told, in word or reaction, that who we are and what we contribute is relevant, valuable, and special.
People on the job interview circuit ... Views: 1537
Don’t Assume It’s About Money
Keeping employees engaged is important in this economy, but I believe employee engagement matters, regardless of the economy. Most companies are not changing the way they hire or engage current employees, although they should. Most want to, but don’t think they ... Views: 1532
In good and bad employment times, it seems certain people can locate, attract, and select the best. Whether they’re looking for a new CEO, to fill a line position, or searching out the best childcare worker, some employers seems to get the right results. Why is that? Are they just plain lucky? I ... Views: 1531
Why Emotions in The Workplace Rule
Do we see reality as it is, or as we feel at the time?
Don’t we all believe that we are objective - while others are emotional?
The world is right-brained and only I am rational and left-brained?
Wait. In a scientific study of physicians – 90% stated ... Views: 1529
Tax credits can benefit companies in a lot of ways. But as filing for this benefit includes meeting IRS’ requirements, some employers don’t really consider processing for this benefit due to the need for complex procedures. Nonetheless, a WOTC Screening/Processing solution can make the whole ... Views: 1527
Today, Dotnet is at the helm of affairs of application development. Introduced by none other than Microsoft, Dotnet is arguably the most popular development framework. It can support some of the most high-end, robust, scalable, and flexible systems and applications.
Due to this popularity, ... Views: 1523
Cakes are a delectable delight and an ideal treat for special occasions like birthdays and weddings. For such important occasions, you can display cakes in a decorative way with the help of cake stands and cake decorating equipment. Cake stands are versatile and make a wonderful display for ... Views: 1521
Even the most exciting and fulfilling jobs have moments of frustration, anger, and boredom. While nobody should stay too long in a job they don’t enjoy, those who are planning on staying a while longer in a job that has its mundane moments can do themselves a great favor by learning to live with ... Views: 1517
We’ve all heard about road rage. But, have you heard about the latest area for people to dump their anger? Desk rage. Well, maybe it’s not really the latest. I wrote a book about violence in the workplace in 1994, “Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace”. Same disease, now a new ... Views: 1517
The Goal Setting Theory is perhaps one of the biggest and most instrumental motivation theories in the world of business management. Extensively researched and developed by Edwin Locke in the 1960's, the Goal Setting Theory emphasizes on the significance of setting a goal for employees, and more ... Views: 1516
Tracking employees’ time and keeping files of timesheets the traditional way may have helped you in the past, but now in a competitive and fast-paced world, there is no room for conventional and slow methods. Introducing modern technologies can have a massive impact on your business. It can save ... Views: 1515
It does not matter what size your organisation is, a HR department plays a key role in managing your employees effectively and professionally. Ensuring the welfare of your staff, making sure that their training needs are met and that they are paid on time for the hours that they have worked all ... Views: 1515
A great asset for any HR professional is to be multilingual and have international HR experience; these capabilities are in demand. But when it comes to recruitment, hiring trends can differ greatly by region. We explore the current global recruitment marketplace and discuss what HR skills are ... Views: 1514
The most important facet of the fast growing world of today is technology. Technology has controlled all of the tasks that were human rather it's become a vital part of human activities. To stay ahead of other companies in the war for the top talent, it's the responsibility of the business ... Views: 1512
Human resource information solutions enable the human resource department to concentrate on growth strategies and initiatives, benefit analysis, hiring employees and other productive jobs instead spending time to perform routine and repetitive tasks.
Human resources information system combines ... Views: 1511
Letting go of the cheese
I am asked, “Can companies keep the annual review while they move to a coaching process and culture?” For those of you who have read “Who Moved my Cheese?” you can’t get your new cheese until you let go of your old cheese, so that answer is – no. This is true for ... Views: 1508
While we are certainly witnessing the decline of the manufacturing and resource industries, today's economic playing field hosts an expanding service industry. This shift has created a huge demand for retail workers and recruitment agencies are responding to this need by specializing in retail ... Views: 1504
HOW TO KEEP GREAT STAFF
Make them Feel Special
The secret to employee retention is not to try and reinvent the wheel, but emulate the practices used by organizations that have been very successful at keeping their staff. Two such organizations are Marriot Hotels and Southwest ... Views: 1500
We live in an interesting world, would you agree?
Companies it seems, are rising and falling faster than ever before. Technology, globalization and the speed of communication has totally changed the workplace environment.
Yet even in these fickle times, some companies and brands endure. More ... Views: 1498
1. Give feedback just before the next time the person needs it.
(People will not make long term behavior change when evaluated,especially directly after a poor performance)
2. Let people know that you care about them.
(When people see that their manager cares, they will be more motivated to ... Views: 1498
This is about a conversation that I had with several of my clients - parents who bring their children to me for self defense training - about several catastrophic workplace violence attacks that occurred practically back-to-back. I'm sharing this story because it demonstrates what I call, ... Views: 1493
In higher educational institutions, communication plays a major role in Performance Management. Institutions are complex communities comprised of multiple layers of players like administration, the faculty and students each with a distinct set of mindset and backgrounds. In order to draw a ... Views: 1489
There are always companies searching for worthy candidates to fill the gaps in their businesses. Similarly, there are always potential employees searching for jobs. Conventionally, companies do their own recruiting drives and promote their internal vacancies to permit job-seekers to apply for ... Views: 1489
3 Don’ts of 360 Feedback
360 feedback can be an excellent instrument in the hands of trained experts, but 360 feedback essentially is a tool. It’s much like a hammer – a hammer can be used constructively, to build things, but in inexperienced hands it can also be destructive, or even ... Views: 1489
It’s challenging enough for most of us to do more with less at work as we’re all forced to do in this economy. But when Eeyore Vampires—negative people—invade, the dark shadows take over.
I refer to negative people as “Eeyore Vampires” because just like Winnie the Pooh’s friend, Eeyore, ... Views: 1488
IT HAPPENS TO US ALL THE TIME: People come to us for consultations about workplace problems and opportunities from every state in the U.S., and from many other countries, as well. Commonly, the counsel sought is related to job stability, either in seeking new employment or in departing from ... Views: 1488
Outsourcing is often considered to be synonymous with offshore freelancing, but like every other industry, even the outsourcing industry has evolved and grown. Today, while freelancers still control a portion of the outsourcing pie, large chunks of it have been taken over by a completely new ... Views: 1488