Hiring the right candidate can be a headache for any HR team. It’s a difficult process that has ramifications on employee retention, engagement, and productivity. Hiring one bad egg can negatively affect an entire team, not to mention the cost of having to train or re-hire for the position. Getting it right
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Finding the Remote: Keeping Your Mobile Employees from Getting Lost
If you are looking for ways to expand your new talent pool and make your current and future employees happy, offering remote work options could be just the solution you need. Obviously, teleworking isn’t right for everyone. Certain businesses require their staff to be onsite for a variety of reasons, and that’s okay. That said, if your organization doesn’t fall into that category, you
Recruiting Employees for Keeps
The importance of employee engagement and satisfaction is getting a lot of recognition. And it should be! Happier, more satisfied employees lead to lower turnover rates and increased loyalty and productivity—all things that are good for business! What’s good for your employees is good for you. With all the talk about
Encouraging Remote Employees: Why Shouting Down the Hall Won’t Work
So you’ve heard how remote work can promote job satisfaction, productivity, and save you real money. Your company has decided to offer remote working positions and you can’t wait to get started. But have you prepared for the challenges of having a remote workforce? Have you thought about how you’re going to show employee recognition when you
How to be an Employer of Choice
Is there a magical way to become an employer of choice and attract top talent? Nope. But there are a couple of quick and easy tricks to recruiting and retaining great employees. Find out what they care about. Provide it. Just what do employees care about? Lots of things! That
Why Hiring for Soft Skills Might be Your Best Recruitment Strategy
There are certain types of people you just want to have on your team. People with lots of enthusiasm, positive energy, and a willingness to try new things. Unfortunately, these aren’t the kinds of things you can necessarily train for. You may be good at bringing out the best in
Want to Save Money on Healthcare? Five Things Not to Do.
No matter which team you cheer for, what your political party is, or whether or not you think pineapple is an appropriate pizza topping, there is still one thing we can all agree on: Healthcare costs are ridiculous. There are lots of reasons this is the case, many of which
Employers Beware: Comp Time Could Land You in Hot Water
Employees are often more than willing to put in extra hours to help accomplish a specific team or company goal. Participating in special events, trade shows, product launches, and other occasional high-intensity activities can be fun and rewarding for motivated staff members. In these circumstances, it can be tempting to
Have You Trained a Manager Today? Here’s Why You Should.
Of course you train your new hires on how to do their jobs. That’s a given. But what about your newly minted supervisors? Are you teaching them how to be good at managing people and processes? If not, you should be. Being a good manager or supervisor requires a combination
Overwhelmed by Overtime? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Depending on what kind of business you’re running and the kind of work your employees are doing, it can be difficult to manage the various kinds of time your employees are clocking. Or not clocking. Or should be clocking. The bottom line is this: When employees put in extra hours,