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Avoid These Interviewing Mistakes
Even in this very tight labor market, candidates must do well in the interview process to be considered. And yes, that dreaded First Impression really does matter. The Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology spoke with 166 interviewers after they’d seen 691 students at a career fair. They asked how quickly the interviewers made decisions about…
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Minimum Wages Are On The Rise
We’re experiencing the lowest unemployment and tightest labor market in decades. Employers are finding it harder and harder to hire and retain quality workers. Companies are responding by raising starting wages, with many including Target, Costco, and Amazon, committing to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2020. As retail wages rise, companies higher up…
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The Questions You Should Be Asking During An Interview [Part 2]
Paul Falcone is an HR consultant and author of 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire. He’s written the definitive guide to asking great questions and evaluating a candidate’s responses. The interviewer has two important missions in an interview: The first is to get to know the candidate’s skills, experience, and to determine…
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The Questions You Should Be Asking During An Interview [Part 1]
The candidate interview is the foundation of hiring. But many managers go into the process with little training. They need new, practical tools to guide them through a consistent and insightful conversation with candidates. Paul Falcone is an HR consultant and author of 96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire. Finding and selecting…
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Want to Get Better at Giving Feedback?
Giving feedback shouldn’t be limited to an annual performance review. You should make time to meet with your team on a regular basis to check in and let them know how they’re doing. If they get used to hearing from you, they’ll be less tense. The stakes will be lower and they’ll be more open…
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Eat, Play, Learn: Perks Millennial Workers Crave
According to a January New York Times article, millennials are turning crushing it at the office into performance art. Writer Erin Griffith says that the hustle culture is showing up in Instagram feeds and tech blogs. “Don’t stop when you’re tired,” reads a motto at tech startup We Work. “Stop when you are done.” Elon…
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How Do Working Parents Make It Work?
Working parents are not only juggling a thousand family issues. They’re doing it on less sleep while fighting off the cold junior brought home from daycare. On top of that, they’re fighting guilt, no matter how much they love their work. Missing important first events, big games, and third-grade graduation makes even the most dedicated…
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Want to Fix a Broken Hiring Process?
HR departments spend a lot of time getting the onboarding experience right. Those first few days are critical since better onboarding has been shown to improve employee engagement dramatically. But smart companies are also working on improving interactions with candidates before they receive a job offer. Here’s why. Candidates tell us all the time that…
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Brave, Not Perfect
Half your staff is holding out on you. Oh, they’re coming to work, they’re doing their jobs; they’re even staying late to finish assignments. But if you’re looking for breakthroughs, cutting edge risk-taking, you’ll find that part of your workforce would rather try to be perfect than brave. That’s the message in Brave, Not Perfect:…
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Work-Life Balance: Try A Different Ratio
One thing we’ve learned about our device-focused, always connected lifestyle is that it’s hard to figure out where work ends and where off-duty life begins. We’ve developed a Pavlovian response to email and text alerts; it’s almost impossible to resist taking a peek at your manager’s 8:00 PM email about tomorrow morning’s conference call. One…