Workplace Productivity: Work Smarter, Not Harder [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you are someone who often looks around in dismay at how much work you have? Do you ever notice that you are working harder and harder, but there is nothing that you can do to catch up? The problem...
View ArticleHow to Transition the Long-Term Unemployed Into Your Company
In today’s economy, it is common for employers to receive applications from qualified individuals who have been unemployed for a long duration of time. There are numerous reasons for employment gaps:...
View ArticleWhy Your New Hires Are Unhappy
It’s been a few weeks since your new hire started. He hasn’t voiced any complaints, but you can tell that he isn’t as bubbly and outgoing as he was in his interviews. It’s possible that he faked his...
View ArticleIs Employee Recognition Less Important Than Employee Engagement?
“Employee Engagement” has been steadily growing in popularity over the past 8-10 years. “Employee Recognition” on the other hand has been steadily shrinking in popularity over the same amount of time....
View ArticleHow Your Company Can Be A “Best Workplace” Contender
Being named to a workplace “Best of” list can be a positive recruiting and retention tool for employers. Earning these accolades can boost employee morale and increase company pride while also...
View ArticleEmployee Perks Work, And They Don’t Have To Cost A Fortune
Employee perks certainly have changed over the years. Years ago free tickets to the big game, gift certificates to the hot new restaurant in town or an expense-paid trip to somewhere tropical to the...
View ArticleHow To Boost Your Hiring With An Employee Referral Program
Contrary to what some job seekers think, not all employers and recruiters have vast databases of resumes they can pull up at anytime to find a qualified candidate to fill an open position. They don’t...
View ArticleHeating Up: How To Handle Summer Vacation Requests
As the weather heats up, many workers will be interested in taking time off. This can be a fluid process for some employers, but for many, including small businesses, it can cause headaches for...
View ArticleIs Your Company Culture Holding Back Your Hiring?
You need to hire, you have openings, but the culture, led by upper management, just doesn’t see the need to hire. Your staff is overworked. Your business could be more productive – happier too – with...
View ArticleHow to Raise Your Social Media Profile and Build Thought Leadership
Looking for ways to improve your visibility as an expert in your field or area of expertise? There are many platforms for recruiters, human resource professionals and business owners to do that. Now...
View ArticleHow to Reward Great Employees, And Why it Matters
Christina Chau has worked in market research at Anheuser-Busch, Paymetric, and Memorial Hermann Hospital System. She is currently the Manager of Research Services at O.C. Tanner, a recognition-based...
View ArticleHow to Turn Workforce Attrition Into a Positive
What is workforce attrition? The definition, according to the article “What is workforce attrition?” by Marquis Codjia is: “When a business experiences a gradual reduction in its workforce because...
View ArticleHow Respecting Your Employees Helps Your Bottom Line
“Employees are our most important investment” is an assertion that most every organization makes in its employee handbook. If this is really the case, then why are 71% of employees not fully engaged...
View ArticleWhy Company Culture is so Important for Attracting Talent
Jena Brown, AKA Talent Junky, an independent recruiting operations and brand strategist, recently asked a C-level client how his employees would describe the company culture. He thought about it for a...
View Article10 Ways to Know if You’re Running an Unhappy Workplace
According to a recent survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more employees are quitting their jobs and they’re coming from a wide variety of industries. As leaders, it is essential that you know...
View ArticleHow to Solve A Workplace Morale Problem
The numbers don’t lie: 70% of those surveyed in a recent Gallup poll either hate their jobs or are completely disengaged. An unhappy workplace yields poor results and poor results drain resources. In...
View ArticleWhy Relationships Are Key To Recruiting Passive Candidates
Recruiting passive candidates isn’t an overnight solution to hiring. It takes strategy and time, but for some industries can be the most effective type of hire because it traditionally provides higher...
View ArticleBuild Your Business with a Fun End of Summer Bash
Creating and hosting a summer party helps enhance company culture and employee morale on many levels, says Erica Edgar, Talent Partner/Assessment Lead for CorTalent, a company that provides executive...
View ArticleHow Important Are Holiday Parties For Company Morale?
It’s understandable to question the relevance of holiday parties in the 2015 workplace after hearing the holiday party horror stories that have led to dismissals, legal trouble, or worse. With many...
View ArticleShould Employee Relationships Affect How You Run Your Business?
Even if we don’t consider our co-workers friends or family, the truth is that we spend most of our waking hours in their company. We learn each other’s habits and personality quirks, how we prefer to...
View ArticleThe Key Things To Know About ACA Compliance
New Affordable Care Act regulations are rapidly approaching. Dec. 15, 2015 is the last day to enroll in or change healthcare plans for new coverage that is effective as of Jan. 1, 2016. Between now and...
View ArticleFive Companies That Do the Holidays Right
When you think of celebrating the holidays with your company, you likely think of a simple office gift exchange or—if you’re lucky—a tasty potluck filled with festive treats in your breakroom. Maybe...
View ArticleHow to Handle Religious Holidays in the Office
A personal topic like religion can often be a sensitive one, especially in the workplace. Conversations surrounding the subject can become more frequent in the Fall and Winter when many celebrate their...
View ArticleThe Employer’s Guide to Office Gift-Giving
As the air turns frosty and Christmas decorations fill more and more department store displays, it’s hard to ignore that gift-giving season is right around the corner. In anticipation of the biggest...
View ArticleHow to Start Managing an Established Team
Whether you’re a new hire or an existing manager taking on new team members, thought has been put into a fundamental structure change when you begin managing an established team. The best way for you...
View ArticleHow To Develop Relationships With Your Employees (And Improve Morale)
Today’s top employers are doing everything they can think of to connect with employees. It goes far beyond the summer picnic and annual holiday party. There’s on-site ping pong or corn hole...
View ArticleWhy You Should Consider Letting Employees Work Remotely
Are you an employer who is hesitant to let your staff work at home? If so, you may be demoralizing staff, losing key contributors and damaging your reputation with job seekers. You may also be missing...
View ArticleHow To Work the Olympics into Company Team Building
The 2016 Olympics are in full force, and passionate fans of the Rio Olympic Games are amped up and excited to cheer on their favorite athlete, team, and country. Meanwhile, smart employers will take...
View ArticleWhy You Should Make Sure Employees Take Time Off
Does your company have that employee who brags about stockpiling vacation or PTO hours, or how they are so dedicated to their job they just never take vacation? Tell that person to go on vacation, take...
View ArticleHow to Keep Up Team Productivity on Lazy Summer Days
Vacations are over. School is starting and parents are scrambling to adjust work and personal schedules. Half day Fridays are about to end. Work is piling up and once-energized teams are suddenly...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Team Morale up if Summer is your Busiest Season
Busy season isn’t just for accountants. In fact, late summer and early fall is peak season for businesses in a wide variety of industries. Those working in health care (open enrollment is around the...
View Article5 Reasons for your High Employee Turnover Problem
At some point, a job seeker felt excited, energized, and motivated about the opportunity to work for your company. And at some point, they lost that excitement, energy, and motivation. And then they...
View ArticleWhat Does Labor Day Mean to Employers?
According to the Department of Labor, Labor Day, the first Monday in September, “is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It...
View ArticleHow a Volunteer Program Could Boost Your Team’s Performance
In July, Atlanta-based Hodges-Mace LLC was named One of the Best Places to Work in Georgia in 2016. The award was created by Georgia Trend Magazine, Best Companies Group, and SHRM and is based 100% on...
View Article5 Gift-Giving Tips for Showing Your Team You’re Thankful On a Budget
To gift or not to gift at work? That is the question many employees and employers ask during the holiday season. In a recent survey from staffing firm Accountemps, the majority of human resources (HR)...
View ArticleJob Seekers Value Diversity When Looking for a Job, Cite Discrimination as...
Workplace diversity ranks high on job seekers’ list of priorities when looking for a job, according to a ZipRecruiter survey conducted in early October 2019. Overall, 86% of job seekers say it is...
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