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Archive for March, 2008

A Crop of Fresh Faces

March 26, 2008

No one likes to be branded with the “entry level” tag in the employment world. It is especially tough to forgo that label if you are a recent college graduate. However, being a college graduate should be a prize to most employers. So employers, look for those fresh faces for these following reasons.

First off, they [...]

How to Motivate your Employees

March 13, 2008

If you are an employer, then you know that the initial task of reeling new employees in to your company is probably the easiest step in the chutes and ladders game of the business world. Now you have the daunting task of motivating all the employees to keep their heads up, stay in the game [...]

Worst Job Interviews Part VI

March 6, 2008

I could write a cute intro to this piece, but it’s so bizarre it has to speak for itself.
A company was recently interviewing for some writing positions. As part of the interview process, the candidates are asked to provide a writing sample. To properly gauge the results, each writer answers the same question.
It was an [...]

Getting the Most from Employees

March 3, 2008

It may sound weird, but the best thing employees can do to increase productivity at work is to actually, you know, do work. Seriously, there have been studies about it (as evidenced here).
In all fairness, you may have already realized this and tried to pep talk them into better results. And they may be trying [...]