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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Putting the “Super” Back in Supervise

If you’re a manager – and stop me if you’ve heard this one before – it really helps your employees to not be a jerk. The Onion recently released this “study” that, as is typical of the satire newsmagazine, made me laugh: “Not Being an A**hole May Boost Employee Morale.”  Ah, it’s funny because it’s true.   Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Generational Hiring

Time to Jump on the Employee Training Train?

Today, CareerBuilder.com announced the launch of CareerBuilder Institute, a site designed to help workers improve their skill sets and make themselves more marketable through online courses.

The courses are designed and created by leading industry specialists and content is gathered from years of research in areas such as: computer, business, and management and leadership skills, sales and language training, licensing and certifications, and various assessments. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention

No Money, Sex, Religion…but what about Politics?

How much election coverage should your co-workers really be covering?

It’s safe to say that the hype of the upcoming U.S. presidential election isn’t going to die down anytime soon. The dust barely had time to settle from Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention before the drama surrounding Sarah Palin, John McCain’s newly announced vice presidential candidate, caught on media fire. Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, Social Media

Be Careful What You Conserve For…

If your company is making a conscious decision to “go green” – and not just for appearance’s sake - I genuinely applaud you.  Just don’t make the same mistake that Texas-based canning company WHH Ranch did, using shredded checks from a nearby bank to package their shipped goods to customers.   Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Insights & Trends

The New Interview: More Real than a 3-D Screening of Jaws

I gave a pretty interesting interview last week. In this interview, I tried a new technique that could be called 3-dimensional interviewing.  You should know up front that I made a big interviewing mistake a few years ago and suffered tried to make it work for about eight months before finally concluding that I had to let an employee go.  Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Talent Acquisition

Should Women in the Work Force be Outraged? Battle of the Sexes Rages On…

It’s Wednesday, and it’s been a hellish week already. You’re sitting at a swank bar in town (read: cheesy chain establishment that’s conveniently located across the street from your office) with the usual happy hour crew, and the waitress is giving you looks while desperately trying to swipe your second – or is it your fifth? Continue reading

By in Survey Results

First-of-its-kind report on staffing trends set for release…and other “hump day” news

Today, CareerBuilder.com and the Inavero Institute announced the upcoming release of a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive staffing industry guide. The guide is based on a nationwide three-year study among more than 1,500 staffing industry clients and 8,800 job candidates.

The study, scheduled to be published in full on September 26, 2008, identifies key opportunities and insights for staffing firms related to topics such as improving brand awareness, communication and the overall user experience. Continue reading

By in Survey Results

Snatching up layoffs: other companies’ losses are your gain

There’s a great scene in When Harry Met Sally when Meg Ryan’s title character is having lunch with her girlfriends Marie and Alice, and she breaks the news that she and her long-time boyfriend, Joe, broke up. Immediately, of course, Alice exhibits sympathy, but Carrie Fisher’s reaction as Marie is priceless: “You mean Joe’s available?”

Oh, Marie, if only hiring managers today thought the way you do.  Continue reading

By in Employment Branding, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

8 Little Things that Make a Big Difference to Your Employees

“It’s not me, it’s you,” your disgruntled employee Steve* says, spinning on his heel and walking out the door. Before he exits, he casts you a final look of disappointment, leaving you with a sudden job vacancy and an empty space in your heart. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention

Should you encourage your employees to tweet?

It doesn’t surprise me that I’m only now learning about – and figuring out – Twitter. 

When it comes to technology, I’m laughably behind the rest of the world.  I was still listening to cassette tapes long after all of my friends converted to CDs (and no way have I ever been cool enough to pull off the excuse that I’m “retro.”);  I spent years rolling my eyes at friends who asked me, “How can you not have a cell phone?” before I finally gave in – and began subscribing to the same belief; and for way too long, I put way too much faith in my disposable cameras from Walgreens, trusting that one shot would come out decently the first time, every time – for 15 bucks a pop.  Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Employment Branding, Retention, Social Media, Talent Acquisition

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