An employee’s first day on the job doesn’t have to be a paper-cut inducing slog. “Hi! Welcome to our new company. On your first day, I’d like you to read through these 43 pages of documentation, and decide which health insurance, what 401k plan, and if you want to
Like most people, you may have thought that bullying would no longer be an issue once you left high school. Not so, finds a recent 2014 Work Place Bullying Institute (WBI) survey that found that 27 percent of adults have experienced bullying in the workplace. The group defines bulling as
“I’m a real go-getter who always thinks outside the box, demonstrates thought leadership, and proactively motivates myself!” If this sentence made you cringe, you’re not alone. These phrases come from the new CareerBuilder survey on the best and worst résumé terms. The company surveyed 2,201 hiring managers and HR people
Stephen’s mistake was not knowing who the new senior executive was. She knew who he was, though, so when she ran into him in the hallway and asked him for a detailed report he responded, “And you are?” The executive walked away, and later Stephen found himself in
No one thinks your career is as important as you do. No one is going to smooth out the way for you, either. You have to keep track of your skills and the things you can do today that you couldn’t do yesterday. You can’t sit around and
Do your employees drive you up the proverbial wall? When you go home, do you inundate your spouse with stories of how awful they are? If so, you’ll probably recognize these employees, and appreciate our solutions on how to fix the problems: 1. Doesn’t respect your time. This employee
It’s easy to become enamored with the cachet of Silicon Valley companies and wonder if you can replicate their way of life and fun company cultures. But what if napping rooms and yoga coaches aren’t a fit for your business? I received this email from a HR manager at a
Are you the life of the party, or would you rather skip the party and stay home with a good book? Do you get your energy from meeting new people, or do you need time at home, alone, to regroup? If so, you might be an introvert. Unfortunately,
How well can you read and write? Well enough to be reading news articles on the internet, of course, but are you a confident reader? What about writer? And let’s talk math. Quick: 5×5=? By the time we reach adulthood, these should be skills that everyone has and
“Dear Evil HR Lady, my boss is terrible/screams at me/is having an affair/underpays me/promoted my incompetent coworker/and calls me up at 2:00 a.m. and expects me to come into the office immediately.” I get emails like this all the time. Often the person has been at this job
