Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Don’t mention that you can do the job in an interview!
The most common phrase in an interview
that candidates share with their interviewer is, “I can do this job”. Believe it or not, this is a phrase you want to avoid in your interviews. This is one of the last phrases you want to share with your interviewer and we will provide a number of reasons why this is the case.
Keep employees engaged so they don’t think about giving their two-week notice.
Does your company conduct exit interviews?
Last week I blogged about employees turning in their two-week notice. As an HR person, it has been my experience that more than half the employees leave a company without saying anything to their manager about what causes the disconnect.
Turning in your two-week notice without a conversation is a short-sighted move
Why quitting your job should be the last resort
If you are thinking about turning in your two-week notice for any of the following reasons, I encourage you to have an honest conversation with yourself. Below are the more common reasons and employees will turn in their two week’s notice and quit:
Look in the mirror
If you are thinking about turning in your two-week notice,
Is your company training setting the right work ethic?
A 9-5 work ethic and nothing more?
I would suggest that a number of company training programs are not pushing new hires fast enough. I especially believe this is the case in a few areas:
Do you have new employees who leave as soon as the clock ticks 5:00 PM?
The bad attitude is tough to coach
Is a bad attitude coachable?
As managers, I am confident we can train employees to learn our products, our software and to a certain extent our culture. Coaching an employee attitude is a different animal. How we think about life, our careers, our managers and our companies success is usually a reflection of our personal outlook on life.
Age doesn’t have to be a factor in the job interview
Mature candidate
Today’s post focuses on the mature candidate as part three of a 3 part series on age discrimination in the job interview. Lessons from this post can be used for all age demographics.
I mentioned in Post 1 of this three-part series that I would jump at the opportunity to hire the two mature candidates below.
Would you decline 63-year-old Bill Gates?
Job Interview Ageism
Last week we discussed the topic of age discrimination in the job interview and a few of my personal theories on why job interview ageism exists.
Before anyone gets into a huff
Candidates are not declined because of their age.
Age Discrimination in the job interview. You can do something about it.
Age Discrimination and the job interview
Age discrimination in a job interview is a volatile topic. Candidates can feel helpless when they feel this happens and it isn’t just to folks over 40, 50 or 60+. Stereotyping can be experienced by candidates that feel they were declined because they are too young,
No trees were cut, bound, lashed, or had melted candle wax dripped on them
Company Christmas tree
With so much sensitivity in the workplace and so much insensitivity in the political arena, I thought I would update a classic post. Every year, I am asked an age-old HR question. “Can we have a company Christmas tree at work”.
Effective remote workers in their element
How the remote worker can demonstrate success
Do you want to be a remote worker? With evolving workforces and the new technologies entering the job market, one common perk in a comp package is the ability to work as a remote employee.
There are several reasons this request is made by a candidate or existing employee:
Let there be cake!
Disclaimer: *The following story is a true workplace diversity story. I wrote the below post which was uploaded on our company website and am reposting it here with permission. The names have been omitted to protect from poaching.
Celebrate
Today, one of our Senior Developers brought in carrot cake for the entire company.
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