What Employee Turnover Really Costs Your Company
Employee turnover is inevitable, and while sometimes it can be useful, losing good performers costs you both directly and indirectly. Studies have estimated direct turnover costs per employee to be 25-30% of an individual employee’s salary/benefits package, with hidden costs inflating that figure substantially. How much does turnover cost your company? How to Estimate Turnover Costs […]
Upcoming Interview? Ideas for Making a Positive, Lasting First Impression
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Research by Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveals that all it takes is a tenth of a second to form an impression of a stranger from his face, and that longer exposures don’t significantly alter those impressions (although they might boost your […]
Recruiting and Interviewing Technology is Changing Rapidly – Is Your Company Keeping Pace?
Recruiting and interviewing technology is changing rapidly. Is your company keeping pace? Online postings used to be the most cutting-edge way to connect with potential job candidates. Recent advances in technology (including smart phones, tablets, social media and free online video technology), however, have dramatically changed our recruiting landscape. While job boards should remain part […]
Quick Tips to Motivate Your Contingent Staff
If you’re like most Middle Tennessee business owners and managers, you are using more contingent workers this time of year. But as you bring these temporary and short-term employees in, how can you ensure you get the best return on your staffing investment? While you certainly don’t have to go out of your way to […]
Career Tips: How to Stay Interested in Your Entry Level Job
It’s called “work” for a reason. While many of us would love to be in an exciting career with endless variety and opportunity, the truth is that our work is not nearly that glamorous. In fact, lots of jobs – especially entry level ones – can be tedious, monotonous and even downright boring. Still, you […]
Ways Middle Tennessee Employers Can Recruit and Manage Short-Term and Seasonal Workers
It’s time to put away those pumpkins and ghosts – and get ready to deck the halls again. While Thanksgiving used to mark the beginning of the “holiday rush,” retailers in Middle Tennessee (and across the country, for that matter) began setting up their holiday displays in mid-October this year. Why? In an effort to […]
