Every employer knows the goal of an interview is to uncover crucial details about the candidate—to discover the essential things about this person who might be spot on for your organization –or the furthest thing from a right fit. A job application can only reveal so much, and even a detailed resume won’t tell you […]

Are reference checks still relevant in 2021? While much has changed across the hiring landscape, following 2020’s landmark unemployment and the resulting shift to remote work, one element of the equation that has not changed is the importance of reference checks. Unfortunately, candidates are not always truthful on resumes. In fact, more than half of […]

Hire the best and the brightest and slide them into right-fit positions. That’s the goal of every company, representing every industry across this great nation. But bias, both the conscious and the unconscious variety, can interfere with this goal. While human nature possesses a degree of unconscious bias, this culprit can be a definite hindrance […]

“I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their full potential.”     Bob Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot– Coaching works. Just ask today’s leaders who have spurred their employees and organizations to bigger and better things by utilizing the fine art of coaching. But with workforces across the nation going virtual, how will that impact the […]

The questions circle in your mind, like a merry-go-round with no off switch. Could our business benefit from a virtual assistant? What are the advantages of going with a VA? Do we honestly need one? Valid questions indeed that we can tackle them by throwing a few more into the mix. How busy are you […]

Demonstrating appreciation for your organization’s employees can easily fall victim to the busyness of day-to-day operations. The best of intentions to make appreciation a priority can evaporate faster than water puddles on a scorching ninety-five-degree day—and that’s under normal circumstances. Now, that the pandemic has scattered the workforce to remote locations, it takes even more […]

“The pandemic left organizations with little choice but to participate in the world’s largest work-from-home experiment – and now the world of work may never be the same again.”  – getAbstract National Survey As the country continues to reopen in the coming months, millions of office workers will return to an in-person, onsite location. Or […]

Last May, the Society for Human Resource Management and Oxford Economics noted the number of remote employees had skyrocketed between January and May of 2020. From 3% of salaried and 2% of hourly employees working remotely to a whopping 64% of salaried and 49% of hourly employees by the report’s release in early May. A […]