When it comes to the particular details that job seekers may lie about, some of them are complete fabrications meant to pull the wool over the employer’s eyes, while others may tweak the details just to give them a little bit of an edge. They’re most likely trying to appear more desirable to a prospective employer, banking on the fact that many employers never check references or verify statements made on résumés or during interviews.
The holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of year. But employees can struggle to stay focused as they try to juggle work responsibilities with their increased personal activities and stresses. According to The National Retail Federation, online shopping is set to reach nearly $96 billion dollars this year! With the almost-constant internet access available at most workplaces, as well as the proliferation of smart phones, the temptation to accomplish this online shopping during work hours (when gift recipients won’t be looking over their shoulder!) is often hard for some employees to resist.
So you’ve done your prep work, you’ve initiated the call, and you’ve laid the ground work by introducing yourself, your company, and your open position (see yesterday’s post). Now what? How do you direct the conversation and get what you need to form a fuller picture of the candidate? Let’s return to the call…
It’s true… reference checks take time. Not every reference will be available to speak with you. Good reference checks require you to make the effort of digging a little deeper and using your analytical skills.
Having the wrong attitude in the workplace can affect employee productivity and decrease enthusiasm and creativity. According to Gary Topchik, The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that companies lose $3 billion a year due to the effects of negative attitudes and behaviors on performance at work.
Yesterday, we took a look at some things to consider when writing your job ad to ensure you end up with an enticing, informative advertisement.
If we really stop to think about it, job ads are actually marketing tools. You have a product (the job), and you need to find the right people to express interest in it (top candidates). This means your ad needs to be focused and effective.
What recruiter hasn’t experienced this? As you read over a candidate’s resume, you come across vague phrases like ‘highly skilled in Excel,’ ‘expert PowerPoint maker,’ or maybe even ‘master in Microsoft Word.’ These are claims that anyone can make. Are you really supposed to believe that someone is a “master in Word”?
When you’re a manager, you have a lot of work on your plate, since in addition to all of the tasks and assignments that you have to do, you have to manage other employers as well, and their work becomes your work. It can often feel like it accumulates, as all of their stresses and duties get piled onto your own. Managing everyone in the workplace effectively is no easy task, but it is attainable, and doing so vastly increases the productivity of your company when your team runs smoothly. There are a lot of do’s and dont’s to being a manager in the business, and while some of them are based in basic leadership skills and techniques, some others are steeped only in myth. Here are some of the top myths on leadership after landing a management job, and how to avoid them to effectively motivate your employees and be the leader that everyone respects and admires.
The Department of Labor predicts a growth rate of 22% for the paralegal field by the year 2016. That sounds pretty good in an economy that’s struggling to create new jobs and get Americans back to work. This prediction is based on a variety of factors: a spike in the retirement rate as the current workforce ages; an increase in positions at non-traditional employers such as banks and real estate firms; a growing need for legal services by an expanding and aging national population; a trend toward assigning paralegals more tasks once reserved for licensed attorneys.