Stop Trying to Overcome Weaknesses
May 9, 2016
Focused on “fixing” your employees? Whether it’s due to human nature or ineffective practices, managers typically spend the majority of their time helping employees to…
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Selling “Skilled Trades” to Millennials
Millennials not applying to your job postings for machinists, welders, carpenters or construction workers? It’s no surprise. Skilled-trades positions are suffering from a bit of…
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Do You Purposely Try to Ruin Your Staff’s Productivity?
Want employees to waste more time? Accomplish less – every day? Of course not. As a manager, it’s your job to set up your staff…
Read MoreEliminate the Complaining from Training
- April 22, 2016
Hearing a lot of griping, moaning and whining from your employees? It must be mandatory training time. Everyone knows that training is essential to continual…
Read MoreAre You Caught Up in the Resume Buzzword Hype?
- March 30, 2016
Think your resume has to be filled with buzzwords and extreme language to cut through the clutter? You’ve been given some bad advice. When you’re…
Read MoreHow to Keep Turnover from Turning YOU Over
Recently lost a good employee? You just lost money right off your bottom line. And turnover costs a heck of a lot more than you…
Read MoreJob Success Series: Top Non-Job-Specific Skills that Employers Want (Skill 5 of 5)
- March 3, 2016
An administrative assistant needs strong PC skills. A computer programmer needs solid coding skills. A machinist needs exceptional CNC skills. Technical skills are undeniably important…
Read MoreJob Success Series: Top Non-Job-Specific Skills that Employers Want (Skill 4 of 5)
Looking for a job as a lighthouse keeper? An over-the-road truck driver? Then you can skip right over this post – because it’s all about…
Read MoreJob Success Series: Top Non-Job-Specific Skills that Employers Want (Skill 3 of 5)
On the job hunt? Get ready for a question like this in your next interview: “Tell me about a problem you faced at work and…
Read MoreThe Deciding Factors when Pay is Equal
- February 2, 2016
Imagine this scenario: A promising candidate just sailed through your interview process. They have met all of your qualifications in terms of skills, experience and…
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