While there are a lot of important questions to ask in an interview, there are also some questions that you shouldn’t ask. You may want to find out as much as you can about your prospective employees, but the Equal [...]
Sometimes good employees leave. Maybe they had a job offer they couldn’t refuse. Maybe family circumstances required them to leave or to move somewhere else. Whatever their reasons, now you have to look for a replacement, who will have some [...]
Feedback is important. It’s how employees know that they’re doing a good job. It’s also how they know there are areas in which they need to make changes. Both praise and constructive criticism can help improve both their motivation and [...]
Not everyone takes the time to call a prospective employee’s references. Many feel that the resume and work experience speak for themselves. Others just may not have the time and consider checking references to be optional. But references can actually [...]
Employee turnover costs companies thousands. There’s the cost of lost productivity, recruitment, hiring, and training. But what can a company offer to keep employees from leaving? Employees stay or go for a variety of reasons, but what benefits a company [...]
Now that the dangers of smoking are more widely known, sitting all day has been hailed as the new smoking. A sedentary lifestyle has adverse effects on your health. However, as computer usage has risen, so have the number of [...]
There isn’t much that demotivates an employee faster than having a bad boss. Chances are good that, at some point in your career, you’ve had a manager that made you want to quit. In fact, in the U.S., the top [...]
Tuition reimbursement provides a lot of benefits for employees. They can return to school for a higher degree and recover some of the costs. Tuition reimbursement programs aren’t always limited to tuition. Other expenses, such as the cost of books, [...]
The United States is one of only four countries in the world (and is the only one in the developed world) that doesn’t require paid parental leave. Federal law only requires that companies with more than 50 employees provide twelve [...]
It’s important to reward your employees for a job well done. It’s common for companies to offer year-end bonuses to their employees for this reason. Many employees come to rely on them as a part of their salary. However, offering [...]
