What to Do if Your Job Offer Is Put on Hold
I was recently asked by eFinancialCareers.com "what should a person do if a job offer is put on hold?" Here is what I shared: If a job offer is put on hold, I suggest the following: Follow up with a note of thanks that emphasizes the value that you add to the...
How To Develop an Employee Development Plan
How to Develop an Employee Development Plan from Jumpstart:HR
Three of the Biggest Myths About Branding Yourself Online
While researching and reading current articles and blogs on career and professional development, I'm noticing an interesting trend. Most of the articles that I read are all about personal branding online. Now, please don't read this and think that I'm not a fan of...
How to make positive change: Do everything you’ve never done.
Want to know a secret? There's a gift and a curse behind all of your success in life and leadership. What got you to this point in your life and your career should be celebrated but it should also be challenged. Learn to challenge the good and bad parts about your...
Bad bosses hurt the bottom line
Working Under Bad Bosses: Workers tend to disengage under bad bosses, losing motivation to complete work and build rapport with their supervisor. The Gallup Management Journal's semi-annual Employee Engagement Index reports that 54% of employees are not engaged, and...
What you need to know about the National Labor Relations Act
The NLRA (or Wagner Act of 1935) protects the rights of employees to: Form or join a union Bargain collectively for a contract that sets wages, benefits, hours, and other working conditions Discuss wages, working conditions or union organizing with co-workers or a...
Best Practices for Employee File Management
There are two main purposes for maintaining physical employee files: For Legal Compliance For Employment and Employee Decisions An official personnel file is a compilation of communication and documents related to the job and employment details for an employee. The...
A Guide To Understanding I-9 and E-Verify
Federal law calls for a Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to be filled out before any new member of staff can start work. This form confirms that the employee has approval to work in the United States. Correct completion of I-9 forms is one of the best...
What HR can learn from Steve Jobs
Game changer. Visionary. Legend. When describing any other man, these words would stand tall. However, these words don't do justice to the man who birthed such revolutionary products such as the Macintosh computer, iPod and the iPhone. Steven Paul Jobs (February 24,...
Company culture analysis
Corporate culture is an organizational mindset that is present in every facet of business operation. It is characterized by the level of communication between management and staff. The staff will typically go all-out to meet or go beyond the standard once they are...