My Top Job Boards for 2018
My Top Job Boards for 2018 As of July 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for the nation was at 3.9 percent (seasonally adjusted). With a pretty low unemployment rate, talent acquisition teams and hiring managers have a tough time finding talent. The question that comes up frequently is regarding […]
Leadership Lessons: In the Land of Memory, the Time is Always Now
Words and actions matter. For better or worse. That is a rather obvious principle, and I doubt many people would disagree with it. And they have a significant impact when leaders speak and act on them. They have the power to quickly change the direction of a team. However, leaders are also people. They make […]
Elements of an Effective Training
Around this time last month, the stress of balancing my personal, work and family commitments was making me miserable. Enter Maura Nevel Thomas’ Personal Productivity Secrets: Do what you never thought possible with your time and attention, and regain control of your life! That’s quite a title, but it delivered what it promised. It’s rare to […]
Managing Your Remote Workforce
One of the biggest challenges for companies today is that our workforces are becoming more decentralized. Managers are leading teams that are in different locations or working remotely. This makes communication challenging as we get less face time with team members and organizational leaders, but also it makes hiring equally challenging. I should know, I […]
Employee Orientation Is Day One and Nothing More
Not too long ago Shelly Wallace Johnson wrote a great post on on-boarding. Today, I’d like to focus on one piece of employee onboarding, orientation. Orientation. It’s the worst day of your job, right? Employee orientation brings forth memories of boring policies and procedures, filling out payroll paperwork, your new hires sitting in a room watching […]
Organizing your Recruitment Workload
When I first started in recruitment, there were so many moving pieces that I wasn’t sure how I was ever going to get anything done without feeling frazzled and like I was forgetting something. Over the years, I’ve learned what really helps me and I wanted to share my tips for managing your workload and […]
