Performance reviews are an excellent opportunity to retain top talent. Here are 8 steps for creating an effective performance review process for your team. Be willing to experiment—It’s not a good idea to implement an annual performance review process and then not touch it for 15 or 20 years. It must be updated, modified, and […]
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The Top 4 Strategic Reasons for Changing Jobs
There are 4 strategic reasons for changing jobs within the same industry three times during your first 10 years of employment. Satisfy your values. There’s no reason to change jobs only for more money if it will make you unhappy to the point of distraction. While financial rewards, compensation, and career advancement all have their […]
What VP Candidates Can Teach Us About Vetting Potential Hires
One of the hottest topics this summer—for both professional talking heads and armchair politicians—is Mitt Romney’s choice of a running mate. Hopefully, Governor Romney will vet his choice well. This is a valid concern, since history is full of lousy vice presidential candidates. This brings to mind the importance of thoroughly vetting the people you […]
I Don’t Need a New Job – 5 Tips for Conducting a Passive Job Search
How many times have you heard of somebody finding the perfect job—even when they weren’t really looking for a new job? Those people know just how important a passive job search can be to the advancement of their career.
Presenting Brian Tracy’s Seven Rules of Success
I’m a big fan of Brian Tracy, the acclaimed self-help author and motivational speaker. His books and seminars impart practical, straightforward wisdom that has rung true down through the years, and he’s still providing guidance and advice in the world of achievement. I’m pleased to share one of Tracy’s most recent videos: The Seven Rules […]
4 Tips for Hiring Successful Employees
Every manager desires to have a team of successful people working with them. Hiring successful employees starts at the beginning of your candidate search. If you have the ability to assemble successful teams, you’ll be respected by your bosses and remembered after you leave. The trick isn’t in knowing that you should hire successful people, […]
Internships: A Great Way to Brand Yourself
Internships offer valuable experience and present you with the opportunity to build your brand. A USA Today article contained some valuable information about internships, and much of the advice that it dispensed dealt with ways to provide great experiences for those around you and also brand yourself in the best way possible.
Today’s Top Candidates Define Success as . . .
f you want to hire the best candidates, you have to know what the best candidates want for their career. Although every candidate and employee wants to be properly compensated for their skills and talents, money and other compensation is far from what they ultimately desire—and that was proven once again in SimplyHired’s “2011 Today’s […]
5 Traits of Great Managers and Team Leaders
5 Traits of Great Managers and Team Leaders – Being successful takes a lot of energy and the ability to make other people excited about your vision and plan for the future. Great managers have the potential to not only lead, but also to inspire their team to achieve more.
5 Stand Out Qualities That Companies Look for in Candidates
Everybody wants to know what they can do to stand out from the crowd in terms of landing a better job and improving their career. Are skills and talent a big part of standing out? Of course they are. However, they’re not the ONLY components involved in companies’ decision-making process. Here are five more qualities […]