In our previous article about retention, we discussed the importance of helping your best employees to grow, mainly by giving them the proper amount of attention. This provides them with the experience they crave, thereby increasing your rate of retention. Now we’re going to take a small step backward for the purpose of going forward. [...]
It doesn’t matter if your goal is success at your current employer or success in your career overall—or both—your attitude is very important to attaining both. Your attitude affects a wide range of things, from the quality of your work to the way in which you’re perceived by your co-workers. In addition, your attitude has [...]
Helping your best employees to grow in the New Year is important for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it’s human nature to not pay enough attention to your best employees and top performers. Why is that? Because they’re usually self-motivated go-getters who need no prompting or anybody looking over their shoulder. As a [...]
The best way to accomplish anything is to be prepared to accomplish it. “Flying by the seat of your pants” will only get you so far. And that’s especially the case when we’re talking about your career. Market conditions are optimal right now for those who are seeking better employment opportunities. Not only do companies [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed how your resume and LinkedIn profile do not constitute your personal brand. They are merely starting points for helping you to achieve your career goals and ambitions. However, when it comes to your resume, there’s ONE thing that will eliminate it—and quite possibly, you—from consideration at the very [...]
The relationship that you have with your recruiter is similar to the relationships you have with anybody else: the more communication that occurs within the relationship, the better it’s going to be for everybody. While it’s true that the relationship you have with a recruiter is different than the one you have with, say, your [...]
In today’s ever-changing employment marketplace, social media and technology have emerged as valuable tools for job seekers. Used in the correct fashion, these tools can serve to enhance your search for greater opportunities and help propel your career down the path to success. However, these tools are NOT a substitute for your personal brand. Unfortunately, [...]
Finding quality job candidates is difficult these days. Finding those candidates and hiring them in a timely fashion is even more difficult. However, what if you could find—and hire—more of the candidates you want as quickly as you want? More importantly, what would it mean to your company’s bottom line? Below are three keys for hiring [...]
Unfortunately, many job seekers are misinformed about why and how they should be working with recruiters, and their incorrect perceptions are costing them opportunities that could make their careers more rewarding. First and foremost, let’s clear up this misconception: just because you’re presented to a company by a recruiter—and the company will owe a fee [...]
Through everything that’s been happening in the employment marketplace during the past few years, specifically the pandemic and everything that went along with it, something has gone largely unnoticed. The members of the Baby Boomer Generation are still getting older—and they’re still leaving the workforce in droves. According to the Pew Research Center, over the [...]