Blogs: Tips to Success
1. Be Bold. 2. Grab it, now. 3. Step Out of Your Comfort Zone. 4. No One Walked On The Moon Before Neil Armstrong. Oh, And He Didn’t Have Prior Experience. 5. “No” means “Not… Read More »Blogs: Tips to Success
1. Be Bold. 2. Grab it, now. 3. Step Out of Your Comfort Zone. 4. No One Walked On The Moon Before Neil Armstrong. Oh, And He Didn’t Have Prior Experience. 5. “No” means “Not… Read More »Blogs: Tips to Success
Where are all the great candidates? (Hint: They’re everywhere)
Why is it that days, weeks, sometimes months go by and critical job openings remain unfilled. Where are all the great candidates?
I’ll let you in on a little secret.
They’re right under your nose. Great candidates are everywhere. They’re just waiting to hear from you and they are hoping for an interview, waiting for an offer and they would love to give you a start date. In fact, they’re dying to hear from you. It just may be your fault that the position has been open for so long.
Hire the right person or recognize that you have the wrong person in the job and do something about it right now. This is one of the most critical elements to the bottom line of any organization. Human capital. You need to be very careful in the hiring and selection of every single employee. There must be a strong job match in terms of cognitive abilities, thinking style, behavioral traits, interests, work experience and cultural fit. Never fear to replace someone who is not meeting the needs of your organization. The cost of keeping someone that is not the right fit can do more damage to not only your organization fiscally but to the morale of your existing team.
If you are an employer take my advice immediately: obtain Employment Practices Liability Insurance, today!!!!!!!!! You already have Workers Compensation, Liability, Errors and Ommissions and many other types of insurance to reduce your risk; however… Read More »Firing an Employee: Do This First!!!!
OK, admit it: coming back to work after New Years Eve is the hardest week of the year. After all, New Years Eve, Holidays and of course the great American holiday of Thanksgiving just came and… Read More »How to Be Productive at Work The First Week of 2021 by Bernie Reifkind
So here comes a new year with all the hopes and aspirations that a new year brings. What are you going to do this year to further your career? Why didn’t you do it this year? You procrastinated.
1. Make your highest and best offer first. If you are really serious about hiring an outstanding employee, then nothing can be more insulting to an employee than a “low ball offer.” If your intent is to make a low offer and then raise it if the person declines, you have already created an adversarial tone. If you are serious, make a serious offer.
Hey Employers: do you have employees that are Multislackers? Do you have some employees that are constantly whining and complaining because they are “over-worked”, “under-appreciated”, “under-paid”, “over-whelmed, “over-this, ” “under-that”, over and over and over, etc? Did it ever… Read More »Multislacking by Bernie Reifkind
I just wanted to say thank you to each and every Veteran and to let you know how much America appreciates your service. We cannot thank you enough. It is because of your service to… Read More »Thank you to all of America’s Veterans by Bernie Reifkind
1-800-801-1400 I am speaking with so many talented professionals in the health care field that are unemployed and have been for quite some time. Long term care (or health care in general) is supposed to… Read More »5.5 Things To Do Right Now If You Are Unemployed By Bernie Reifkind