This article is not about how you design and format a resume. It’s not about how wide to make the margins or if you should use boldface type. Instead, this article is about clarity of vision, intention, and goal. In this globally competitive market, building a resume that shouts “hire me” is more salesmanship than [...]
Business success depends on a great sales team, but building one can be a challenging task, particularly if the candidate lacks years of experience to prove ability. One way to learn how is to follow the lead of the masters. Study their profiles and see how they accomplished their goals. Napoleon Hill, born 1883 in [...]
With the opioid crisis in the forefront of the recent news, employers are asking questions. They want to know how to recognize when an employee is suffering from addictions and how to help. Detecting an employee with an addiction issue may not be as apparent as one might think. The reality is an addiction can [...]
Today’s job market is so different than a decade ago. With the rising popularity of databases like LinkedIn and social media platforms, it’s easier than ever to locate information. It’s also harder than ever to compete because the job market has become global and more specialized. How do you stand a chance among thousands of [...]
SMART goals are designed to foster a clear and mutual understanding between an employee and manager of what it takes to excel in a job. The SMART method acronym stands for: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. The SMART goal method differentiates performance from development, creating goals for each. SMART goals accompany an action plan [...]
Stress in the workplace, and its effect on your employees’ health, and therefore productivity, are hot items in the news. Unfortunately, most of the conversations dwell on the outcomes of already having to deal with these issues instead of how to assuage them by implementing healthy alternatives. So, instead of statistics and depressing stories of [...]
Once upon a time, you hire a recruiting agency to find you an employee. You interview one Prince Charming who seems to love your company, and their experience and skills are perfect. When you offer them the job, they accept—but the spell doesn’t hold, and they quit a couple of months later. Why? They didn’t [...]
The talent war is here – making it challenging to find employees. Good ones already have jobs and don’t want to leave, leaving other companies scrambling to fill positions. One solution – consider hiring recent college graduates from Generation Z? Overview of Generation Z Generation Zers were born from the late 1990s up to 2012, [...]