In my last blog, I wrote about the hidden costs of employee turnover. Unfortunately, there is no way to completely eliminate employee turnover, but there are ways to significantly reduce it. Here are 5 tips to reduce employee turnover: 1. People – I’m going to break this up into two parts: Hire the right people… Read More

You may not realize it, but employee turnover can have a large cost associated with it. Although you may be able to replace that $50,000 a year salary with someone who will work for $40,000 a year, you’re probably not factoring in the hidden costs. Here are 5 hidden costs of employee turnover: 1. Recruitment:… Read More

If you’ve been following my blog posts, I’ve been offering tips on interviewing, hiring, onboarding and managing employees. Unfortunately, sometimes next up is disciplining employees (when necessary). Do you have an employee that arrives late every day or sits at their desk all day long watching tv/videos on the internet? If so, you may want… Read More

You may have noticed a trend with my recent blog posts. I’ve covered the entire interview, hiring and on-boarding processes and now I’m going to talk about management. Here are five tips for managing employees. Communication & Motivation: Effective communication skills are a must for breaking down barriers, which promotes a collaborative atmosphere. A typical… Read More

If you’ve been following my last few blogs, I covered the entire interview and hiring process. So what’s next? Onboarding! Many employers tend to overlook this phase by not giving it the attention it truly deserves. You just spent a good amount of resources (time and money) to find a candidate that you like, and… Read More

As a conclusion to my 3-part series on the six steps for extending a job offer, here are some tips for the negotiations and acceptance/rejection stages. Negotiation Stage – With any job offer, you should anticipate some negotiating. You need to keep two factors in mind during negotiations: how badly you want to hire that… Read More

As a continuation of my last blog, here’s a break down and tips for steps 1-4 of the job offer process. Before the Job Offer – You and your team should have all the information required to extend a job offer. At a minimum, you should have the following: Candidate’s current/most recent compensation (this includes… Read More

You found the perfect candidate for the position and you’re ready to extend a job offer. This is an exciting moment for not only the candidate, but also your company. You spent a lot of time and resources to find this person, so you want to make sure you do this right. In my experience,… Read More