Climbing the corporate ladder is no longer a linear pursuit. In fact, a staggering 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven’t even been invented yet. As conventional career paths continue to evolve and be disrupted by technology, how can employees successfully navigate the changing world of work? The answer is career agility. At a high level, career agility is the … [Read more...]
How to Attract Tech Talent as a Growing Business
Business leaders can find and attract top talent in a tight job market in 2019 and beyond by rethinking their current recruitment strategy. In today’s job market, nearly all organizations have trouble finding and retaining skilled professionals. It’s a job seeker’s market – and job hunters know it. However, you can win the ongoing recruitment battle. By making your job … [Read more...]
How to Educate for Success within HR
HR – It’s time to tear down the wall. Our job is to build up people not walls, so let’s dig into our why and purpose. Prejudice of all kinds exists, whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation, or difference of thought. Our goal is to let this go. We need to let go of all the things that weigh us down because we can’t help anyone if we're carrying such a heavy … [Read more...]
7 Things to Consider Before You Hire a Content Writer
A freelance content writer who is paid to write blogs and marketing content is going to be skilled at generating original content in short amounts of time that have excellent grammar, broad vocabulary, and proper calls to action for your website. But how do you know if you're getting the real deal? A true freelance writer will meet all your criteria and those described … [Read more...]
5 Key Benefits of Internal Brand Building
Internal branding is the ongoing process of educating employees so they understand, support, live, advocate, and guard your brand promise. Internal brand building is an essential part of developing a successful business of any size. Whether you're a solopreneur, a startup founder, or leading a team at a Fortune 100 company, internal branding matters. Why? The answer is … [Read more...]
Hiring a Team – Employee or Independent Contractor?
As a business owner, one of the first things we may do when we expand our business is think about hiring some help. This may be in the form of part-time or full-time employees, virtual assistants, marketing assistants, or others who work for us a few hours a week here and there. So how can we make sure we are categorizing these individuals correctly, from a legal … [Read more...]
How to Create a Training Plan for your Employees
Hiring and retaining good employees are essential to small business growth. Many small businesses lack the resources to hire top talent and find themselves fighting for scraps in the employee gene pool. Small businesses tend to be the entry point for the unemployed and underemployed. On the rare occasion that a good employee is hired, they tend to leave for greener … [Read more...]
What’s Your Professional Development Plan?
Employees today have increased bargaining power as the job market is becoming more competitive to retain top-skilled workers. One of the best enticements is to offer a robust professional development plan. Offering a professional development plan that is personalized to the needs of the individual employee allows the company to enhance its current talent pool, and it allows the … [Read more...]
There’s No “I” in Team, But There Should Be
I’m just going to come right out and say it. Being a team player is passé. Long the mantra of the corporate world, all employers babble about hiring a team player; every employee wants to be a team player (or feels like they have to say they’re a team player on paper). Well, I’m throwing it out there and saying the one thing you’re not supposed to say in the office. I’m done … [Read more...]
Job Applicant Background Check Basics for Employers
The hiring process can be daunting. Resumes and interviews reveal only so much, and many employers want to dig deeper. A background check can be a useful tool that reveals information the applicant might want to keep secret. Before you jump to get a background check on that recent applicant, here are a few things you need to know to protect your business: 1. Get Written … [Read more...]