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Looming Shortage of “Middle Skill” Healthcare Workers
Are you already noticing a shortage of medical coders, billers, patient intake admins, and other “middle-skill” healthcare pros here in Southern California? If not, you will soon. The Pasadena Star News reported last year that 42 percent of the demand for these types...
Should You Start a Telecommuting Program?
Employees tend to love being able to work remotely/telecommute. In fact, it’s a sought-after employee benefit for candidates and offering it as a perk of employment definitely can help attract top talent. But it’s not always a win-win for a company – or even for the...
Moving from Colleague to Manager
Congratulations on your promotion to manager! Now you’re the supervisor….of your past colleagues! Moving from co-worker to boss can be, well, fraught. No longer can you be true buddies. No longer can you dish on the boss together because, well, you’re the boss! Now...
When You Have to Give Tough Love at Work
No matter if you’ve just become a manager or supervisor or you’ve been serving as one for a few years, there’s going to come a time – perhaps sooner than you think – where you’re going to have to provide some tough feedback to one of your team members. When do such...
Researching an Employer Before an Interview
We talk a lot here about how important it is to research a potential employer before a job interview. But we’ve never explained in detail about how and why you should do so. Take a look below for why researching an employer is valuable and how to use the information...
‘So, Tell Me a Little About Yourself.’
The following questions are so common, there’s no chance you’ve never heard them in a job interview: “Tell me about yourself.” “What’s your biggest strength/weakness?” “Why should I hire you over someone else?” Common interview questions, all. Yet as common as they...
Snooping On Your Competitors: What Are They Paying Their Workers?
As the exceptionally low unemployment rates in Orange and Los Angeles counties show little signs of abating, workers – as we discussed last month – are expecting more pay, especially considering the recent minimum wage increase in Los Angeles County and the coming...
Striking a Friendly Balance at Work
Work is a great place to make good friends. In fact, having at least one good friend at work is pretty much required in order for us to enjoy our jobs. Friends also make us more productive. What’s more, having a good work friend also may be critical to succeeding in...
Are Apprenticeships the Answer to Ill-Prepared Workers?
Thousands of young (and older) Southern Californians will be heading to public and private colleges and universities soon (some have already started!) and the question here is: how well do these institutions of higher learning prepare their graduates for real life...