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Keeping Your New Hire for as Long as You Need Him
With up to a quarter of your new hires leaving your employ within just half a year, the longer you can keep them the better for your bottom line. How can you do so? Read below. Make sure you’re ready for him. We’re sure it’s happened to you at some point in your own...
Want to Make Sure You’re Happy at Work? Choose the Right Job AND Company
Since most of us spend more than a third of our waking hours Monday through Friday at work (one arguably could make the case that it’s more than a third after adding on commuting time and the business of getting ready for work in the morning), all of us more than...
Don’t Ignore These When Looking at Job Candidates
When trying to choose among different applicants for an opportunity at your company, there are some things you can overlook in a candidate: Nervousness at the interview. One or two gaps in job history, depending on how long the individual has been in the workforce....
How to Decline a Job Offer (So That They Won’t Hate You)
Let’s say you’ve been offered a job but it’s lacking. In something. The pay isn’t enough. It’s too far to commute. (“91 freeway westbound in the morning? Are you KIDDING me!?”) Your ex-boyfriend just announced on InstaStories that he got a job there. Whatever the...
Face It: Your Employees Have a Side Hustle. Support Them in It
With 44 million Americans working a side hustle in addition to their regular, full-time job, we feel it’s time that employers embraced that fact and supported their employees in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Many of us can’t make ends meet on our main job: half of...
If These Folks Changed Careers Mid-Stream, You Can, Too
Let’s say you’re over 30. Or 40. Even 50 or 60. And you’ve come to the realization that the career you’ve chosen isn’t the right career for you. Or you’ve decided “I only live once, and it’s time to follow my dream.” But you feel old. You’ve been in this career for 10...
How to Become the BMOC in Candidates’ Eyes
Remember the Big Man on Campus (BMOC), the guy every girl wanted to date and every guy wanted to be? He was cool. Calm. Collected. (He often was the football team’s quarterback.) He was hot. Happening. Hip. Girls would apologize to him if he stood them up on a date...
If You Want a Raise, Be Prepared
So you’ve been working hard, really hard at your job. People have noticed and commented. Your boss has noticed and commented positively. Then performance reviews roll around. Your boss speaks highly of your work and gives you a very positive review. And you wait,...
Why a Cover Letter MATTERS
Job openings always ask to see a resume and often ask for cover letters, but not always. So as a candidate you may think that a cover letter is an “option,” as in “not required.” And it may well not be required, but it’s never not an option, not if you want to greatly...