How People Find Jobs and What You Can Do to Help
It’s no secret: For recent college graduates and millions of unemployed job seekers, getting hired is more difficult than ever. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that this trend is going to change for quite some time. One of the key problems for recent grads is their lack of resources or knowledge about what type of positions […]
Spanx Me: The Secret in 7E
When I first heard “7E,” I thought it was referencing an apartment. Or Seven-Eleven. What I did not think about was what it actually stood for: the seven ‘e’s that can be found in putting the words “Employee” & “Entrepreneurship” together. According to statistics, some 42 million workers in the US alone have stumbled upon the benefits of being […]
3 Ways to Help Get America Back to Work for ‘Give’ Labor Day
What Does Labor Day Mean? Labor Day has always been a time to remember and celebrate achievement. The United States Department of Labor describes Labor Day’s founding as “a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” However for millions of us in 2012, there […]
The Boss’s Guide to Micromanaging Your Virtual Team
Dealing with a Micromanaging Boss We’ve all dealt with bad managers and a shitty boss. Heck, my career has been defined by craptastic managers. I’ve worked with my share of horrible bosses, and it’s likely I learned more from them than I originally thought. I learned what I didn’t like as an employee and the […]
Calculating the ROI of Boomerang Employees
I wanted to revisit the subject of hiring boomerang employees. In my post How to Hire Backwards with Boomerang Employees I talked about the positives of hiring former employees and how many companies today are realizing that they may be a very good deal. They are a cheaper hire, they are more quickly productive and […]
Hi-Tech Companies Are Poaching Your Talent with Amazing Perks
Work at a technology company in Silicon Valley; Austin, Texas; or other tech-savvy city, and as an employee you are sitting pretty.If you don’t work at one of these highly-sought after organizations, you may suffer with less than stellar employee benefits. Corporate benefits are big business and are growing in importance to full-time and part-time […]
