Not sure what to ask when the interviewer says, "Do you have any questions for me?" at the end of a job interview?
In this video, Self Made Millennial Madeline Mann serves up five great questions that will help you fully vet the job opportunity while showcasing your value.
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A human resources department is a critical component of employee well-being in any business, no matter how small. HR responsibilities include payroll, benefits, hiring, firing, and keeping up to date with state and federal tax laws. Whether your company’s HR is a department of one or a small team, it’s important to ensure your employees have access to internal resources to ask questions, raise concerns, and express their views on how your workplace could be improved.
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You can work hard, but you won’t be valued as an integral part of your organization unless leaders and colleagues know who you are and are comfortable working with you. Teamwork, client service, information sharing, problem-solving—all these activities require individuals to interact with one another productively and with as little friction as possible. Given the importance of these interpersonal activities in today’s workplaces, people who have developed relational skills, who have the social grace to navigate a broad spectrum of interactions and create comfortable and trusting relationships, are the most sought...
If you’re out looking for a job it usually feels like you’re being judged on every little thing you do, have done, or potentially will do in the future. Interestingly enough, a Harvard professor discovered you’re actually only judged on two things: “People size you up in seconds, but what exactly are they evaluating? Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy has been studying first impressions alongside fellow psychologists Susan Fiske and Peter Glick for more than 15 years and has discovered patterns in these interactions. In her book, “Presence,” Cuddy says people quickly answer two questions when they first
In a Forbes article headlined “Let’s Kill Performance Reviews in 2015,” former Fortune 500 senior vice president of human resources Liz Ryan said, “Performance reviews are the second-worst process in organizations. They are not quite as destructive, expensive and talent repelling as our broken recruiting systems are, but they come close. Every year we shut down our businesses for a month to fill out performance review forms. What a tragic waste! Managers hate them, and so do employees. If we want to save millions of dollars in expensive staff time and focus,...
According to a recent SHRM survey, most companies will encourage employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but not require it. Many employers may even incentivize employees to get the vaccine by offering them money or extra PTO days to get the needle.
But, if you’re thinking about doing something similar, slow your roll. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), you may end up unwittingly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
It’s not that you can’t offer any incentive. Rather, there are limits. But, before we get to that,...
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’m sure that I’m not alone in saying that a few weeks ago, I was looking forward to closing the door on the dumpster fire called 2020 and anticipating the hopes for the next normal. Then January...
Why companies are focused on gradually increasing physical occupancy rather than a one-time approach
As COVID-19 vaccines start to be administered, does this mean the ushering of employees back to workplaces will start happening all at once? Not so fast.
While many now describe being able to see a light at the end of this long pandemic “tunnel,” it will take time to return to something normal.
Three factors in particular affect a rapid and complete return to the office.
First, getting a majority of people vaccinated will take time....
Theft by employees is a $16 billion1 problem in US companies. Employees steal through fraud, cheating the accounting department, or stuffing cash or product into their pockets. In response, businesses buy security cameras and motion detectors and hire security guards. They develop tracking procedures and reporting systems, and have their attorneys compose theft policies. They create scam-resistant accounting processes, install surveillance software, key card entry systems, and point-of-sale systems.
Because we can measure losses from employee theft, and because theft is such abhorrent behavior, we go all out to put...
I spent nearly two decades working in the nonprofit sector as an HR director and VP. When I began my career, I had no idea that I would be touched so deeply by seeing others work tirelessly to improve the lives of the less fortunate. In my role, something that became important to me was that there was a sense that I was serving a greater cause by taking care of the employees who were tasked with taking care of others, thus advancing the mission and vision of the agency and...
