Interviews are stressful for both the person being questioned and the one doing the asking. So much of it is rote: tell me about yourself, what are your strengths and weaknesses, why are you a good candidate for this job, etc. When you’re looking to hire...
Interviews are stressful enough! You’re meeting new people, trying to be authentic as well as impressive, hoping to get a second or third look before ultimately landing a job. Everything is stressful about interviews, from deciding what to wear to not looking too nervous when...
After a while, the candidates you bring in for interviews may start to blur together. When you’ve been through several rounds of conversations to try and find the exact right person for a job, you’re going to have people with a similar background and work...
There are piles of resumes waiting on your desk. Your inbox is bursting with applications. But none of the candidates are exactly suitable for your company. Or maybe you have the opposite problem: The jobs you’ve posted are getting lost in the shuffle, and no one’s...
If you’re between jobs, aren’t sure what you want to do next, or are just starting in the working world, a temporary job might be just the ticket. Temporary work is anything that isn’t, by default and definition, a permanent full-time job. It could be a...
Being a manager is responsible for so many jobs all rolled into one. You have to be a leader and a guidance counselor, a friend and a taskmaster, a sounding board, a punching bag, and a cheerleader, sometimes all at once. This can all feel overwhelming!...
Looking for a new job can be long, tiring, and lonely. All those applications and resumes, all those emails back and forth, sometimes leading to an interview, after which nothing happens. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Have you considered working with a recruiter? Recruiting...
How many times has this happened: You bring in a bright new employee, show them the ropes, and they’re doing well. You start to think, and talk with them, about their future with the company, only for them to leave within a year or two,...
As an administrator, you’re the key to making the whole office work. That means you’re juggling a lot, all the time, with more items just waiting to be tossed your way at a moment’s notice (and probably without warning). Unfortunately, that means you can spend a...
Welcome to 2022! It’s a brand new year and an opportunity to learn from the past and do things differently, especially when it comes to new employees. The world has changed a lot in the past two years: Has your onboarding process? If you have any...