The Significance of a Dead End Job
Think about your job. Maybe what you are doing is of extreme significance to others and of course necessary to pay the bills.
There is much dignity in your work if you consider the larger picture.
Assisted Living Recruiters
The Danger of Staying Put
Do I have your attention? If not, then please WAKE UP!!!! If you’re not constantly striving for new challenges then what are you doing with your life? If you’re working at a job that no longer… Read More »The Danger of Staying Put
Yelling Into An Empty Room: The Relevance of Social Media
It’s not enough to just drive traffic to a website, it’s about a customer taking action after visiting a website. Will they contact you to inquire further? Will they buy?
Does social media draw attention to your business website? Maybe.
Managing Your Boss
Recognize the fact that your boss has been given the power to direct your activities. This is true even if you are much smarter and even if you should have been given the boss’ job. Accepting reality and working to increase your influence will produce better results.
Recruitment: 6 Tips For Finding Health Care Staff
Recruit Continuously. Look for great employees while you are out to dinner, at the bank, at the hospital, or at a local hotel. If you find someone you think you’d like to have work for you, give them your card and ask them to give you a call if they are ever interested in making a move. This is a particularly successful with practice. Everyone is a potential candidate!
Hey Employer Cheapskates: Pay Up!
Consider that most of the time, we get what we pay for. Not just in the case of goods and services, but in human capital. Sometimes we cheat ourselves by “cheaping out” and paying less- but then we are prone to receive an inferior product or service. The same can be said with stellar and im-pactful employees.
For Employers Only: It’s About You, No Matter What.
If you’re a candidate, this article is not for you (or did you not read the title?) If you’re an employer the following information is critical to your success. There is only one reason why… Read More »For Employers Only: It’s About You, No Matter What.
Hiring? Buy the Solution
Employers: when you hire someone make sure that you are hiring to solve a need that you have but more importantly make sure that you “buy the solution.” In plain and simple terms, make sure that you have properly identified the business need that you have and why that need exists, then and only then “hire the solution.”
In Defense of Micro-Managing
Micro-managing is a vital part of an employer’s job. An employee’s work environment is not a popularity contest. It’s about successfully fulfilling the ongoing tasks at hand in the way in which you as the employer sees fit.
Some people work better if they are micro-managed and are held accountable all day long. Other’s do not need as much hand holding but nonetheless, micro-managing assures you that a job is getting done the way that you want it done.
Time: The Ultimate Deal Killer
If there is a legitimate reason why the interviewing process needs to take a long time, then it is incumbent upon the employer to communicate, communicate and communicate! We are living in the digital age so an easy email is all that is really necessary to communicate intent but why not pick up the phone and give it a personal touch?