Posts Tagged ‘Employees’
Follow These 4 Steps for Fool-Proof Hiring
Are you starting a new business, or getting ready to start one? One of the first questions you’re likely to have is how you go about hiring good people. If you’re not asking this question, you should be. Your initial hires at a new business are a huge factor in your success, if not the…
Read MoreShould You Pay Employees Hourly or a Salary?
If you currently employ W-2 workers in your small business, or you are looking to hire top talent in the future, you’ll likely be faced with the decision on whether to pay employees an hourly wage or to provide them with a salary. Let’s explore what each compensation scenario actually means, along with the pros…
Read MoreHow Employee Engagement Impacts You
Wasting money is one of the quickest ways to drop a small business to its knees. As a small business owner, you know it’s critical to avoid unnecessary expenditures and to look for the best deal in all your transactions. Yet you may be throwing money out the window when it comes to your own…
Read MoreHow to Start Your Employees’ Day on the Right Note
The way you start a day can set a precedent for the several hours to follow. That’s why nutritionists say it’s so important to begin a day with a balanced meal. The same goes for any workday. For employees, starting the day on the right note is so important for setting a positive tone for…
Read More5 Simple Organization Tech Tips for Hiring the Best Employees
Hiring is an intensive process. If you’re like most people in business, hiring is just one of many things you’re responsible for. And hiring by itself has multiple hidden layers of work. You’ve got to get the word out about it, screen initial applicants, setup and conduct interviews, and then respond to the candidates. All…
Read MoreTop Tips for Dealing with Bizarre HR Requests
If you work in HR or management, you’re likely to have come across some difficult or unusual requests and queries during your time. And, while you may sometimes feel like banging your head against the wall, you need to be able to strike a balance between entertaining people’s wishes, however off the wall they may…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Social Media Mishaps in the Workplace
It’s early on a Monday morning, but your office is already buzzing. At first, this seems like a good thing—your employees are hitting the ground running to start off the week—but your excitement turns to dread when you overhear a conversation: “Can you believe what Joe from sales tweeted yesterday?” We’ve all cringed and laughed…
Read MoreToday’s Intern, Tomorrow’s Hire
When you hear the word “intern,” what do you think? Channeling the storytelling style of Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls, let me tell you the tale of a lackluster internship and why it makes so much more sense to give your company’s interns a rich, work experience with meaningful projects that allow them to develop…
Read More10 Work Incentives to Attract and Retain Top Talent
You might have started your business on your own, but you won’t keep it running that way. Every good business needs a team of talented workers behind the scenes, making all the magic happen. If you’re like most business owners, you’ve probably realized building that dream team can be a struggle. It takes a lot…
Read MoreHow to Get the Most Out of an Employee’s Final Two Weeks
Employee turnover is going to happen. No matter who you hire or how well you treat them, there is always a risk that, at any moment, one of your employees is going to give you a piece of paper or send you an email that announces their resignation. When that happens, it can cause problems…
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