You ever read a job post that reads so dry it’s like it came straight out of a company document? So dull that your eyes glaze over and the posting is immediately dismissed from your memory? You definitely have. I know, because I read postings like that everyday, by well-meaning managers, owners and HR newbies, who don’t know the difference between a job description and a job ... Read Full Article
Can Employees Play a Part in Small Business Hiring?
Meet the team interviews and tryouts are increasingly common in the tech industry. In some organizations, team members play as important a role as human resources and managers, casting the final ballot on cultural fit and qualifications. The advantage of involving employees in the hiring process is that, by leveraging their expertise as well as your own, you have a better ... Read Full Article
Understanding the Employee Turnover Formula
The employee turnover formula is an easy but essential tool that too many small businesses neglect. It's step one in building a strategic hiring plan and streamlining your human resources process. Until you understand what your turnover is and when it spikes, your hiring plan is reactive, not proactive. And while you're in that reactive mode, scrambling to staff up when needed, ... Read Full Article
How to Write A Job Description
Writing a job description sounds simple, doesn't it? You just list off the qualifications and duties for a particular position in your organization. There, you've described the job! But job descriptions are a crucial building block for your hiring and employee development strategies, and play an important role in compliance. That sounds like a lot of work for a description ... Read Full Article
Are Transgender People a Federal Protected Class?
Last week, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman of the Western District of Washington ruled that transgender people are a protected class. The ruling was in response to the Trump administration's move to ban transgender people from serving in the military, and it effectively stops that ban, in its current from, in its tracks. The administration will have to move very ... Read Full Article
Progressive Discipline As Model for Honesty, Not Punishment
Progressive discipline. You may not know the term but you know the system: three strikes and you're out. The progressive discipline model, in which employees receive a series of documented warnings before penalties can be enacted against them, sets out clear guidelines for employees and supervisors for discipline, performance improvement and a paper trail for both. What ... Read Full Article
Employee Write Up Templates for Small Business
One of the hardest set of duties for any human resources professional or business leader is disciplining and letting go of employees. There are plenty of good reasons to write up and fire employees - poor performance, attendance issues, ethical breaches, or criminal activities - but it's never an easy task, emotionally or professionally. It's obvious why discipline is the ... Read Full Article
New to HR? Learning The Art of Negotiation
Negotiation is something you need to be skilled at in order to get the right offer. No matter what job you're interested in, the art of negotiation will be a valuable asset to your career. Money is always a touchy topic. But with so many conversations going on now about money and equal pay, it is important to understand where you stand - and they - stand. Recently, for a ... Read Full Article
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