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Recruiting Has Changed Forever (Even Once the Pandemic Ends)
Recruiting Has Changed Forever (Even After the Pandemic Ends) As we enter week five of California’s “stay-at-home” order we’ve noticed some major changes in recruiting: Video interviewing Many job openings turning from working at the employer’s location to working at...
The Ways Your Job Search Will Change Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
February – even early March – seems SO far away, doesn’t it? And when it comes to looking for a job? Shaking hands. Heading to networking events or conferences. Heading to a potential employer’s location for a job interview. No more! Now – and for possibly several...
The Job Search Has Changed: Now and for the Foreseeable Future
If you’re in the midst of a job search, you’ve no doubt learned that all interviews now are being conducted via video. While this will remain the status quo for the foreseeable future, we also believe video interviewing will remain a large part of the job search...
Managing Remote-Work Employees for the First Time
We’re several weeks into our stay-at-home orders here in the Los Angeles and Orange county regions and many companies are in the thick of managing work-from-home employees. Many of you no doubt have worked the kinks out and things are going smoothly. But perhaps not....
Looking for Work While Following “Safer at Home” Guidelines
Life sure feels and definitely looks different here in Southern California than it did just two weeks ago. Many of us started working from home just a few days ago and, as the days passed, more and more of us lost our jobs. And others among us soon may lose ours, as a...
Getting Through Challenging Times
So. Things now are, shall we say, a tad dicey. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the stock market to decline precipitously, and now many economists are predicting a global recession. Fun times, right? You may be worried that your employer will cut back. You may be...
Showing Empathy When it’s the Last Thing You Want to Do
What’s that old saying? “Life would be so much better except for the people”? Is that it? You’ve no doubt heard something similar. After all, as wonderful as people can be, they often … aren’t. And this especially is true of employees. Or at least the ones who over...
When the Boss Has Unreasonable Expectations
Most bosses have high expectations – as well they should. But sometimes a manager can be unreasonably demanding. There is nothing that raises stress levels more quickly, and nothing that pulls down morale and productivity more readily. The stress it induces can also...
Keeping the Human in Human Resources
Technology is great … until it becomes a substitute for the human touch. Many experts are worried that too many of us are relying on technology in our day-to-day lives. This extends, of course, to relying on tech to do away with tasks we find tedious or rote. But...