Importance of Researching a Company Before the Interview
Since most companies won’t let you “try it before you buy it,” doing your research upfront before the interview will help you be sure you’re making the right choice when offered the job. But other benefits can signal to interviewers you’re organized and interested in what they have to offer. Here’s why researching a company […]
3 Tips to Help Conduct Yourself in a Professional Manner
First impressions still matter. There are all kinds of scientific studies that show how humans sum up their opinions of people in the first 10-minutes of meeting them. It has to do with the way humans are hard-wired for fight or flight; our unconscious minds just naturally judge people quickly to determine if they are […]
Set Yourself Up for Success this Year
It’s a New Year, and that naturally makes most of us feel that a fresh start is possible. It’s a time for New Year’s resolutions like eating less or exercising. One common resolution that many of us make is to start a new career search. We have suggestions for some of the best ways to […]
Psychological Effects of Quitting a Job Too Soon
As a professional, there’s a decent chance that, at some point in your career, you’ll need to quit a job. This could be caused by a move to a new city, receiving a better job offer elsewhere, deciding to go back to school full-time, or a multitude of other common reasons. In most cases, the […]
3 Tips to Help Keep Your Employees Engaged Through the Holidays
The holidays are a distraction. We’re all busy preparing for the holidays, staying up too late, working extra hours to earn enough money for presents and just generally stressed. It’s hard enough to keep employees engaged, but during the holidays, they have the added distractions of family commitments, holiday parties, and generally running around to […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Managing Workplace Gossip
Gossip is toxic. But it’s happening in almost every workplace where there’s more than one employee. Gossip is a time-waster, and it can destroy company morale and create rifts between teams. How can managers and team members stop gossip in its tracks and get the company back on track? Here are the tips you need […]
It’s Time to Dust the Old Skeletons Off Your Resume
Here’s the truth of the job seeker world; hiring managers judge you by your resume. That makes this one or two page summary of your skills very important if you stand any chance at all of getting the first interview. While your current job may be working out fine, it’s never a bad idea to […]
The Top 3 Lessons I Wish I Knew My First Day As A Recruiter
What is a recruiter? The dictionary defines a recruiter as “a person whose job is to enlist or enroll people as employees.” Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Little do you know on your first day at a staffing agency that the expectations of a recruiter are much more than that. You are part researcher, part […]
Where Did All the Workers Go? And How Do We Get Them Back… The Three S’s of Skilled Trade Employee Retention
Nowadays, it seems you can’t find quality workers anywhere! Or so we hear… In recent years, the job market has notably improved for employees. As of April 2016, it reached its highest point in over a decade. The Minneapolis-St. Paul marketplace was at the top of that pile. Minnesota had 97,580 job openings in the […]
The Millennial Worker: Common Stereotypes Debunked
Millennials: the largest demographic of employees in the U.S. labor force. A unique breed in terms of employment preferences and trends, millennials are an important population for hiring managers to understand. They’ve recently received bad publicity for job-hopping, a tendency that wastes precious time and resources for any HR department. However, the most recent data […]