by Ira Wolfe | Jun 27, 2011 | HR Articles
With few exceptions, screening candidates has become a major problem for companies these days. An oversupply of unemployed candidates and unhappy workers seeking employment or better jobs is clogging up inboxes and bogging down productivity. The deluge of resumes, or...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 20, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
Some motivational researchers refer to employee motivators as values or attitudes. There is a quality in the words “values” and “attitude” that suggests right and wrong. That presents a challenge because people like to assign a moral outlook when discussing values,...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 14, 2011 | Leadership
A serious gap in leadership effectiveness exists, according to a just released survey by Aon Hewitt. While participants from the 1,328 employers nationwide found that leaders play a vital role in meeting business goals (56 percent), meeting profitability targets (56...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 13, 2011 | Hiring Process
Employee turnover rates among C-store workers will be slightly higher this year compared to a year ago according to the just released Convenience Store News 2011 HR & Labor Study. Turnover is nothing new to convenience store retailers. Historically high employee...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 8, 2011 | Employment Testing
I knew it was bad. I feel it nearly every time I walk into a store, visit a restaurant, or call for technical support. Customer service is horrible despite businesses reminding me “that your call (or visit) is very important to us.” What B.S. that is. Apparently I’m...
