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How to Train Your First Manager
Training your first employee is hard enough. Training someone with as important responsibilities as your manager is even harder. Get started on the right foot with these training tips.
How You Can Tackle Workplace Sexism in Your Startup
Tech is very much a boy’s club, and sexism in Silicon Valley is still thriving. How can you be more welcoming, and make your startup part of the solution?
Help Your Employees Grow Through Their Position
When we accept the work commitment from a person we hire, we make a pact with the new employee that often stops at agreeing to pay for service rendered and to provide a safe working environment.
Employee or Freelancer: Which Does Your Business Need?
These days, having someone who works for your company in your office is less important than it once was. Instead of bringing the most convenient person to your team, you can focus on bringing the right person on board.
How to Know It’s Time for Your First Hire
Burning the midnight oil can’t last forever. At some point, if you want your business to grow, you need to bring help on board. That means hiring your first employee.
5 Creative Ways to Improve Your Recruiting Strategy
In the current economic climate, the competition for jobs is extremely fierce. For recruiters, this can entail much more time spent on sifting through applications and resumes that don’t quite fit the position in question.
Hiring the Right People
One of the critical success factors for developing a high performing work environment is hiring the right people. I believe that involves looking at 2 key areas when hiring: competence and character.
Pay Hikes, Bonuses, or Added Perks: Which Are Best for Your Business?
Think about merit increases, cost of living increases, bonuses, added time off and other perks, such as health club memberships, when you decide how to reward and motivate your employees and do what is best for your business.
4 Essentials to Look for in a Project Manager’s Portfolio
If the time has come to bring a new project manager onto your team, it is crucial to make a careful, informed decision. After all, they will have a high level of decision-making for your business, and choosing the wrong person can become costly.
Hire Slowly, Fire Fast
New hires can shore up the weak areas of a business in ways existing employees cannot, if hiring is done to fill true needs.