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Does Your Business Really Have a Healthy Culture? Questions to Ask Yourself
A healthy culture at your company is critical today because you can neither attract/retain top talent, nor maintain high productivity, yet culture is often something that companies pay little attention to, regarding it as nonessential. Turning a dysfunctional culture...
Never Refer to Yourself as Unemployed. Here’s Why.
Most of us will be unemployed at least once in our working lives. Employers are aware of that. So it should be okay to describe yourself as unemployed on LinkedIn or on your resume and cover letter, right? Well, no! Unfortunately, there is still a stigma that is...
Why It’s Okay to Follow Up After an Interview, But Not After Sending an Application
We’re always telling you to follow up a few days after a job interview. So, is it OK to follow up after sending in an application for a job advertisement? Unfortunately, no. Why? Because the two situations are quite different. During the application stage of the...
Best Texting Practices for Recruiting
Texting is becoming ever more critical in the recruitment process. It’s a great way to contact job candidates quickly to deliver short messages. This post will take a look at how texting is being used and offer some advice on recruitment texting best practices....
Negating the Parent Trap: Helping Working Parents Move Up the Career Ladder
Career ambition isn’t just for the childless: parents have career dreams, too. However, too many unwritten rules in the workplace keep parents trapped in lower-level positions. We’ll first delineate some of these “rules,” and then we’ll offers some suggestions...
When the Job Interview is Going Terribly Wrong
6 ways to save a job interview that's not going your way It’s every job candidate’s nightmare – you’re at a job interview and things are not going well at all. You are a little more nervous than usual because this is a job that looks really good and one that you...
Boosting Employee Productivity and Morale
Employers need happy and productive workers. Yet if employees don’t have autonomy, the freedom to make mistakes, learning and growth opportunities, a sense of mission, etc., morale and productivity often plummets. Two Sides of the Improved Productivity Coin This post...
Job Searching During the Holidays: Make it Ho-Ho-Ho, Not Humbug
Although hiring activities may slow during the holidays, they certainly don’t stop. Companies are still reviewing applications and scheduling interviews. They still need to fill openings and maintain their operations. Forging ahead with your job hunt over the holidays...
Prepare for Your Career Talk with Your Manager
Have you ever discussed your career hopes with your manager? No? You’re not alone: too many employees, unfortunately, are not having these kinds of conversations with their supervisors. Many supervisors do not talk about career development with their employees during...
