HR & Hiring Manager Advice and Tips by JobDig: Episodes
It seems almost everyone can use a little something extra to help them increase their effectiveness or give them a competitive edge. Those in professional service firms are no exception; however, they do face unique challenges. With so much emphasis on billable hours for accountants and lawyers, how ...
When it comes to coffee or tea, I'm a coffee guy. I'll occasionally get decadent and apply for a bank loan so I can get what my friends call a Froo-Froo Cappafluffa, a.k.a. Overly-Priced Coffee-Flavored-Milk, but most of the time I'm opting for a plain old cup-o-joe.
Membership and more importantly level of involvement in applicable professional associations is critical for Career Management/Progression. This article is elaboration on three concepts in The Street Smart Approach to Job Search; Directing Your Career; Some Assembly Required, The Other Side of Networking ...
Amanda Lannert is a rarity in the sea of technology executives today. The president of Jellyvision, Inc., a Chicago-based interactive media company (best known for its on-line game show "You Don't Know Jack" is a successful, Gen X, female entrepreneur. With a 30+ person staff, an aggressive growth strategy ...
Just before the holidays, our department lost its supervisor and our CEO has opted not to fill the position. The manager that was under this person is now in charge of the department and struggles with managing people and has a clear lack of leadership skills.
It has been said, "If you give, you shall receive". This saying is often used to refer to giving of your time, your effort, your money or other material things before you can reasonably expect to receive any of these things from others. All of these things can be very valuable, but one of the most powerful ...
Perhaps you've accused someone of lacking motivation, or maybe you've heard someone else use that phrase. The problem is it's bad psychology: People do not lack motivation. So if we're ever going to help people who are perceived to be lacking in motivation, we'll need to explode this old myth.
With the increase of immigration into the United States comes the increase in the children of this generation. This future workforce will eventually become the current workforce.
To many employers, the Millennials (aka: Gen Y) entering our professional work environments are a mystery. And research shows they are certainly a unique generation that has no trouble telling employers what they want, and need, to be happy at work.
Stress. It's a fact of life for today's busy executives, managers, and independent business owners. And that isn't entirely a bad thing. After all, without some degree of stress, we might not have the motivation needed for getting things done. No pressures, no deadlines, no real urgency to act.
Let me be the first to say, I'm social networked out! In fact, I've claimed to be social networked out for over a year. There are tens of thousands of social networks I can join, and that I get invited to, but I find no compelling reason to jump on board. There are a handful of exceptions, including LinkedIn.
Frequent readers of my column know of my penchant for bouncing ideas off my friend Dave, a supervisor who lives in the Midwest. The other day it was Dave bouncing ideas off me. The topic? How to deal with an office gossip.
Team players are usually the people that are known for sacrifice, sharing, and hard work. Does this sound like a reputation you'd like to have? Many strive to be a team player in the work place, but it takes more than just having a desire, it takes hard work. One piece of advice from a father figure ...
As you read this, Millennials (Gen Y) are being actively recruited prior to, and upon, college graduation. Many are already busy navigating the waters of their first professional job since being hired a year or so ago. But why is this new generation the new darlings of the workforce? And how can you ...
When you are recruiting, you are dealing with people; not purchasing equipment or supplies. Dealing with people has many more factors leading to the actual outcome. As a hiring manager you also have 3 levels of people to be accountable to: your manager, your peers and those who report to you.
Headlines in 2007 were overloaded with safety issues and recalls. Whether in the design / development phase or on the production line, safety issues were overlooked on a regular basis. What's going on? Have businesses become so profit-obsessed that they overlook even the most obvious safety factors?
95% of the problems we have with time management are really not about managing time, but about managing our attitude, according to Daryl Davis, author of How to Become a Power Agent in Real Estate. It has been my experience through coaching and facilitating courses on the topic of managing time that ...
If you're leading or building a team, Annette Simmons has a question for you: "What's your story?" Not your personal background or what you've been doing in your team building efforts. Not fishing stories, hunting, or war stories.
She wants to know what story you're using to focus your team and draw ...
Become the manager who is a failure at managing meetings or do the opposite and become the expert...
Recruiting for diversity goes well beyond the emerging or entry level workforce. Most companies have used colleges, universities and other training institutions for internships or new graduates for entry level positions. While this is still needed and productive it does not tap the other needed workforce; ...