Hiring: Tips for Writing Effective Candidate Rejection Letters
These days, with a greater number of candidates vying for the same openings in your company, you may find yourself having to say “No” more often. Needless to say, writing rejection letters can be an unpleasant and stressful part of the hiring process. But even when you can’t offer a job applicant the position, you can still […]
Five Traits to Help Identify Mentors in Your Organization
An effective mentoring program provides a wide range of business benefits: Facilitated onboarding. Mentoring speeds up the process of bringing on new hires as well as redeploying existing employees into new lines of work. Increased employee satisfaction and retention. Research has shown that employees who participate in mentoring programs have higher job satisfaction and reduced […]
Land the Best Candidate When Budgets are Tight
Tips for Successful Salary Negotiations Congratulations! You’ve found a superstar with the ideal skills, personality and experience for the position. But you still have one hurdle to overcome – salary negotiations. Landing the cream of the crop without blowing your personnel budget can be tricky. To help, here is a quick list of strategies for […]
Tips for Writing Effective Job Descriptions
Have you ever bought something on impulse? Ever wonder what attracted you to the item in the first place? Whatever the reason, something about the way that product was marketed created a strong attraction in you – strong enough to make you act. In many ways, job postings are a lot like the impulse items […]
Tips for Creating an Empowered Workplace
As a manager, you know that empowered employees: have the authority, and take the initiative, to make sound business decisions; are energetic, passionate and committed to doing a great job; are creative and innovative problem solvers; continually strive to improve quality, productivity and morale; all because they feel personally rewarded for doing so. But while […]
