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Recruiting Job Candidates is Not a Game of Whack-a-Mole
If you’ve ever been assigned the task of recruiting job candidates to fill an opening, this is likely not news to you – whenever you think you found the pot of gold full of qualified applicants, you didn’t. Sourcing applicants and recruiting candidates these days...
Pre Employment Tests – Employers Love’m, Candidates Hate’m
For many job seekers, pre employment tests seem to be just one more hurdle to jump on the road to getting hired. It seems that many candidates feel the "test" is the only thing stopping them from collecting a paycheck. That's an inaccurate perception - or at least one...
How to Hire Employees Who Don’t Need A Kick in the Butt
Frustrated with hiring employees who only seem to be motivated when you kick them in the butt? You are not alone! Last night, I overheard a waiter sharing with guests at the next table that he really wanted to be an architect but he wasn't very good with math. "My...
8 Essential Tips for Recruiting More Qualified Job Candidates
From the number of calls I receive and reports I read, attracting skilled workers is not getting easier. Here’s 8 essential ways to find qualified employees. Stop recruiting like it's still 1970. It's 2014 -act like it. You are doing business in a new time and...
Good Manners Can Sometimes Interfere with Employee Performance
We often think about manners as either good or bad etiquette. You know - the Emily Post sort of stuff. But that is barely scratching the surface when it comes to evaluating employee performance. A good place to start is with a definition of etiquette. Etiquette is...
Employee Motivation: Beware the Employee Who Gives 110%!
Q: What does the “engaged, happy, productive, efficient” employee have in common with the “disengaged, grouchy, counter-productive, inefficient one” one? A: Motivation Yes, you read that right – motivation! How can that be you’re likely asking? Let me explain. Have...
Don’t You Just Hate Pre Employment Tests?
For many job seekers, pre employment tests seem to be just one more hurdle to jump on the road to getting hired. It seems that many candidates feel the "test" is the only thing stopping them from collecting a paycheck. That's an inaccurate perception - or at least one...
People Are NOT A Company’s Most Important Asset!
Yes, you read that right. People are not a company’s most important asset! Despite the popularity of the over-played and over-used corporate euphemism “people are our most important asset,” it’s a lie. It’s not the body count that is an asset. The real asset is the...
The Absurdity of the Annual Performance Review
The annual performance review has a big bulls-eye on it. Nearly every day I receive an alert, newsletter, or magazine criticizing and critiquing its ineffectiveness. Despite the near unanimous agreement on the importance of giving employee’s feedback, the...
What is Quality of Motivation?
What is quality of motivation? The premise is quite simple. In fact, it generally creates that “aha” moment where you find yourself asking, “why didn’t I know this before?” The element of adding quality to motivation is pure genius. Let’s start with what...
