A recent Monster.com survey finds that 70 percent of employees say they are more likely to look for another job after they return to work from a vacation. … Read more
The following is my response to an item on Retail Wire concerning the fact that The Gap has announced they are going to raise the starting wage of … Read more
Here are some commonplace interview questions: What attracted you to this job? What did you like best and least about your last job? What do you know about … Read more
I often have the groups I speak to do this exercise … I ask them to pair up and have the person on the left make a fist. Then I give all the folks on … Read more
Some folks resist systemization; perhaps they feel if “it’s all in their heads” they may actually have some measure of job security. However, it goes … Read more
Here are three timely tips: We need to stop training employees and instead start developing them. (We train animals; we develop people. ) Employees need to … Read more
Most of us have simply given up on trying to get meaningful references on job applicants. From frustrating experiences calling applicants’ former employers … Read more
Whale Path recently completed a study of how employers find new hires and reported that a majority of Americans making less than the median U.S. annual … Read more
Since it often proves impossible to get meaningful references on job applicants, a copy of the last performance review can be an invaluable source of … Read more
One of my favorite lunch spots changed the way they serve iced tea. They used to put a full carafe and a glass with ice and a slice of lemon on the table … Read more