Posts Tagged ‘human resources’

Your Culture is Your Team Machine

I recently conducted a webinar for Monster.com that gives you insight into why you MUST pay attention to your company culture. Follow this link to check it out:  Your Culture is Your Team Machine

Behavioral Based Interviewing – A Very Quick Overview

Behavioral Based Interviewing is a great technique to help you avoid the candidates that won’t add up and identify those rock stars.  Watch to get a super quick synopsis of this very useful interviewing technique:  

Maintaining a Healthy Job Share Partner Relationship

Being in a job share partnership is like any other relationship.  It can really be compared to a marriage.  As a matter of fact, you may end up spending more time working collaboratively with a job share partner than you do with your own spouse.  So, it is very important to make sure that you [...]

The Wage Gap is Alive and Well

The Census Data has just been released – The Wage Gap between men and women still exists. In particular, men outnumber women in high paying jobs. While 13% of men working full time make $75,000 or more, only 4% of women earn at this level. The difference in wages has been decreasing steadily, but what [...]

Meeting your Potential Job Share Partner: Topics to Cover

The first meeting between potential job share partners will be a lot like an interview for both parties. You need to approach the discussion openly and honestly.  You must be compatible to be successful and you must be able to negotiate and work through issues.  Communication is a big part of the equation, obviously, so [...]

Decreasing Labor Costs Without Layoffs

At a time when the nation’s economy is softening, and perhaps worse, many organizations are considering layoffs as a way to cut costs.  But eliminating jobs does not always result in immediate cost-savings. There are often severance packages to finance and unemployment benefits to cover.  In addition, the morale of the employees left behind always [...]

Kirsten Radio Interview on “Dresser After Dark” – Nationally Syndicated Talk Radio

Take Interviewing to the Next Level

By now you certainly know the value of offering alternative work arrangements as a means of recruiting and retaining quality individuals.  You can’t get away from the articles telling you that people are interested in balancing work and family and want to find more free time.  Would your organization be considered a pioneer in this [...]