As family vacations pick up and the sales season slows down, most businesses fall victim to a phenomenon dubbed the summer slump. The slump describes the decrease in motivation and an increase in distraction in the office from June through September. As a manager, being mindful of different times of the year and how […]
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The same, but different Is a graphic designer at a major accounting firm the same job as a graphic designer at an early-stage startup? There is an obvious overlap is functional skills, but that’s where the similarity ends. A designer at startup will have limited resources and even less time. They’ll be required to “ship
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First, let’s get one thing out of the way. Traditional interviews don’t actually predict performance. Rather, the best way to predict performance is to test job-related skills in context. Nevertheless, there is a place for interviews in the hiring process. Interviews are a useful tool to build rapport and even start a relationship, with candidates
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We analyzed how more than 4,000 companies use skills assessments on Vervoe, particularly employer and candidate preferences, and wanted to share the results with you. Here are some of the most interesting things we learned: COMPANIES Hiring funnel The first step companies tend to replace with skills assessments is phone screening. Intuitively this makes sense
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In 2019, gender shouldn’t still be considered as a factor when it comes to whether a person would be a great leader or not, rather than the person’s leadership skills should be dependent on their individual personality and strengths. But, in many cases, women are still not encouraged as much as their male counterparts when
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In the current competitive climate of business, retaining employees is the key to success. If you want happy and productive employees, you have to put in some effort to make them feel welcome and appreciated. It’s not as difficult of an endeavor as you might think, there are a few secrets here and there that
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Posted by Jerry Golden on Silvernest.com The typical retirement plan devised by a financial advisor will call for you to manage your investments in stocks, bonds and cash so that they last through your projected life span. I agree that you need to create a plan to manage your investment assets, but I also
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It’s been 15 years since you took your mortgage. Your payments are on track, and the good news is that the home’s value has skyrocketed. This means you can access a pool of cash in the form of a home equity line of credit (HELOC) or a home equity loan. As a result, you
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Do you find yourself tossing and turning at night? If you habitually struggle to fall asleep at night, you’re not alone. Whether you’ve had a stressful day or can’t seem to stow away your busy thoughts, it’s important to put your mind at ease and get a full seven to eight hours of sleep before
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The one-way video interview is on the rise: companies like Apple, Twitter, Google, and many more use a one-way video interview at some point in their hiring process. Some estimates have seen a nearly 30% increase in the use of pre-recorded interviews in the last year. While one-way interviews are a great time-saving tool for
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As an employer, your priority is to ensure the business is profitable. This couldn’t be achieved without your hard-working employees whose health and safety is vitally important. Without your employees, your business wouldn’t be able to function. The happiness of your employees can directly correlate to their motivation within the workplace. If your employees are
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If your company is outgrowing its current location, it might be time to expand your business. Whether you add a new retail location or are pursuing a separate venture, your company could use a thorough pat-down before plunging into expansion. An inadequate plan or insufficient funding could be the downfall to your business, so we’ve
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“This article was originally published at HiCharlie.com.” With summer quickly approaching, many of us are indulging the fantasy of lounging on a tropical beach with yummy cocktails or taking a long-awaited road trip. As exciting as those things sound, the fantasy is often dashed when reality hits: these things cost money, and summer FOMO usually
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“This article was originally published at HiCharlie.com” Confession: Traveling during the busy summer season just isn’t for me. In our modern age filled with digital nomads and travel hacking devotees, it’s almost a sin not to be daydreaming about the next summer vacay. But in my humble opinion, summer travel can be a
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This post was originally published on the SilverNest blog. I’m a huge believer in the power of gratitude. I’ve worked with cancer survivors whose gratitude for life’s little and big gifts astounds me. And I’ve worked with people blessed with so much, yet stymied because everything isn’t just right. Regularly focusing on gratitude makes everyone
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