When you apply for a job, your resume is the golden key that determines whether you get to the next steps of the hiring process. No matter how qualified of a candidate you are, or how top notch your interview Read More
Recruiting and Retaining Valuable Generation X Employees
With so much buzz lately about millennials in the workplace, the value of Generation X in the workforce (those born between 1965 and 1981) tends to be forgotten. They are sandwiched between two larger and drastically different generations (Baby Read More
Get Yourself Noticed: Signs You are Ready for a Promotion
Looking to move up in your company, but not sure where to start? Before you ask for a promotion, it’s important to make sure you are doing everything you can do to show you are a valued employee who Read More
Fair Vacation Scheduling: 5 Secrets for Employers
Its summertime and your hard working employees are excited to plan their well-deserved vacations. As an employer, you want to encourage time off among your staff, since it’s been proven that vacations improve motivation, productivity and mental health. And Read More
Evaluating a Job Offer: Some Things to Stop and Think About
Receiving a job offer can be exciting yet stressful. It can be tempting to accept it right away if you’ve been job searching for a while and are either unemployed or in a current job you are dying to move Read More
5 Ideas for Welcoming New Employees and Encouraging Success
You may have your onboarding process down pat for new employees, making sure they fill out all necessary paperwork and get thoroughly trained. But it’s easy to neglect the personal aspect of making a new employee feel welcome. Regardless of Read More
Nail that Interview: Questions and Tips for Restaurant Servers
This time of year, many job seekers are applying for server positions at restaurants for summer or full-time jobs. With warm weather and longer days, this is also the time of year that more people are going out for Read More
Avoid Common Payroll Mistakes (and Losing Your Employees)
One of the very preventable factors that causes employees to leave their jobs is payroll mistakes. A new survey conducted by the Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated found that almost half of the American workforce will start looking for another Read More
Job Searching in the Summer: How to Play Your Cards Right
As summer approaches, many people feel the inclination to relax. One of the things people often relax on during the summer months is their job search. You may think that with so many people on vacation job searching isn’t Read More
Gender Bias in Job Descriptions: Is It Driving Away Talent?
Many businesses struggle with attracting talent. One way that companies miss out on qualified applicants is by attracting more male than female candidates, or vice versa. While society has come a long way in creating more gender equality, there Read More