How to Mitigate The Risk of Having Work-at-Home Employees
In the history of the workplace, there’s never been a better time than the present to have employees work from home. The advancement in technology has removed the barriers that once prevented this from happening. Working from home, like other things, comes with its pros and cons. However, organizations only see its disadvantages, which many [&hellip
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Top 5 Strategies For Effective Virtual Recruitment
Recruiting is a process that is both time-consuming and expensive. For a firm with up to 500 employees, hiring costs an average of $7645. This doesn’t account for the long hours spent interviewing candidates and combing through tons of job applications. Fortunately, recruiters have technology on their side. Developers have created software programs that scan [&hellip
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How to Run a Business Remotely
Today’s world of technological innovation and mass connectivity has brought an end to many conventional ways of doing things. The “global village” which now exists, ensures needs are met via the use of a laptop or a phone, and a good internet connection. As for businesses, this has brought about a new trend: working remotely. [&hellip
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How COVID-19 is Affecting the Workplace
Just less than 24 hours ago, the World Health Organization labeled the COVID-19 as a pandemic. According to WHO’s definition, a pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. Reports place the figures of infected persons at around 120,000 in about 114 countries. While the disease isn’t as fatal as other pandemics, it is [&hellip
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When to Negotiate Salary and When to Not
The question of when to negotiate salary is one that many job seekers grapple with. Should you always negotiate an offered salary, or is it dependent upon the situation and in which situation is it ok to speak up and ask for more without the risk of losing the offer altogether? The good news is; [&hellip
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5 Ways to Increase Productivity
Successful individuals maximize their time to make each day as productive as possible. To reveal your potential success, you must learn to make the most of every hour of every day. The only way you can increase output is to either put in more hours or work smarter. Follow these five tips to work smarter [&hellip
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Gratitude Goes a Long Way
The Importance of Sending a Thank You Email After a Job Interview You perfected your resume and cover letter, had a stellar phone interview and were selected for an in-person interview. Next, you spent a significant amount of time preparing and gave it your all once you were in the hot seat. You walk out [&hellip
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Things You Should Remove From Your Resume Immediately!
Hiring managers rarely have the time or resources to look at each résumé closely, and they typically spend about six seconds on their initial fit/no fit decision. If you want to pass that test, you need to have some solid qualifications — and the perfect resume to highlight them. Here are 34 things you should strike [&hellip
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What Not To Do In The Interview
A NEW SURVEY FROM CAREERBUILDER FINDS THAT NEARLY HALF (49 PERCENT) OF EMPLOYERS KNOW WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF AN INTERVIEW WHETHER A CANDIDATE IS A GOOD OR BAD FIT FOR THE POSITION. In a job interview, there are plenty of ways to prove to a hiring manager that you’re a great fit for [&hellip
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10 Habits of Successful & Likable Leaders
What follows are 10 key behaviors that Successful leaders engage in that make them so likable: 1.They Form Personal Connections: Even in a crowded room, likable & successful leaders make people feel like they’re having a one-on-one conversation, as if they’re the only person in the room that matters. And, for that moment, they are. [&hellip
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