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The 7 Stages to an Optimized Hiring Process

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10 Focus Tips When Your Attention Span is…Ooh Look a Butterfly!

Focus is one of those things that some of us have to exercise like a muscle. Here’s a list of…

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8 Highlights of a Great Resume

How You Know You’re Looking at a Stellar Resume? Resumes are fun to read, aren’t they? But what makes a…

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The Pros and Cons of Employee Performance Reviews

Employee performance reviews are important management tools. They can be used to address problems, praise good performances, and receive essential…

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10 Amazing Benefits of Workplace Diversity

Why do all the leading companies embrace workplace diversity? Forbes has recently released the newest list of The Best Employers…

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The Drag of Hiring a Middle-of-the-Road Employee

Just when you thought ‘lazy’ and ‘unprofessional’ were among the list of the worst employee characteristics, it turns out that…

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5 Ways to Manage Employee Absenteeism

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, nope, it’s your chronically absent employee’s empty desk chair. Again. What will you do…

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Why You Should Test for Attitude Before Hiring

Pre-employment testing is good for a handful of reasons: for one, it allows you as the employer to determine whether…

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The Benefits of Hiring an Intern

Hiring interns can be a benefit to both a company and the intern seeking to gain real-world, practical experience in…

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15 Key Ingredients for Becoming the Best Boss

Here’s our top 15 picks for what makes a great boss: You understand that your employees make up a great…

A Ted Talk Discussing Givers and Takers

Well, which is it? Are you a giver or a taker? This particular issue of “Givers” vs. “Takers” is one…

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How to Properly Fire an Employee

Unfortunately, sometimes hires just don’t work out. Letting poor fit employees go can be extremely difficult and emotionally challenging. This…

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10-Minute Phone Screen is All You Need to Assess Candidates

Phone screens provide a unique opportunity to assess candidates that in-person interviews do not. During a phone screen, you are…

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Top 13 Things Candidates Are Looking for Out of a Career

As much as employers seek to find the best candidates for their available positions, good quality candidates are doing research…

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The Best Practices to Contacting Rejected Candidates

Rejecting candidates isn’t an employer’s most favorite thing to do, but as a leader, it is a necessary part of…

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How Simple Skill Tests Can Prevent Huge Hiring Mistakes

Determining if candidates truly have the skills required to perform their jobs effectively can be a difficult task. While some…