Dear Employers: Here’s Why You Can’t Hire Top Talent.

Dear Company,Its not you, it’s me. Well actually it is YOU.I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I agreed to interview,and now that we’ve met, here are the reasons why it’s not going to work out between us:

Dear Employer, All I Want This Holiday Is. . .

According to Hr.com recognition is a critical component of employee engagement and the underlying value throughout the entity of the manager-employee relationship. Today’s generation of employees want to be acknowledged for successes affecting the company and are more inclined to drive results when their work is celebrated. TRUE or FALSE? A “thank you” is much more powerful than a bonus?

The Secret to Creating a Great Job Description

“Can you vision the next step in your career?” Are you going to continue reading this job description? The average job description lists job duties, qualifications, and required experience. Job description effectiveness is only 34 percent, and there are 4 million online postings per month. The reality is that most job seekers spend less than 2 minutes reading a job posting. Here is what you need to do to post a job description worthy of grabbing the attention and response of top talent.

Recruiting the Millennial Generation

For years, companies have labeled Millennials as entitled and narcissistic. But as savvy employers can tell you, this simply isn’t true. Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are just different. As a generation, they’re more confident, tech savvy, optimistic, and connected than previous generations. But they also differ in what they want, the skills they bring to the table, and how they communicate.

Top 21 Proven Ways to Engage Employees

Many employees in today’s job market quickly feel uninspired by their work, get bored after 2 years and start job hunting for something new. So we decided to speak with some of the best HR professionals and business leaders around the country to find the strategies they recommend to keep employees engaged.There are also some tips below that have been really successful at our company. Here are the top 21 employee engagement ideas that you should apply at your office.

10 Ways to Attract Your Next Great Employee

Big Business is not the only business that can be successful. In 2015, the U.S. economy is on the uptick, and small to mid-sized businesses must take advantage. Businesses are in strong competition to attract the best and the brightest candidates. The most well rounded businesses are those with a keen sense of brand identity and stand out talent.In this article, we aim to point out ten tips to make sure your business is doing all it can to make your next great hire.

5 Ways to Attract Top Talent for Small Businesses

It’s hard to find great talent. This has always been one of my top challenges, but never more so than now when many tech giants and startups lead recruitment by focusing on the perks. How many job listings have you read that start with: free lunch, a game room, and unlimited vacation? But even though we don’t offer complimentary dry cleaning or supply craft beer on tap at our company, we have managed to find A-list people who are excited to work for us. Here’s how you can do it too.

What The Best Hiring Managers Look For

The main thing that the best hiring managers look for is culture fit. They’ll check this both through a candidate’s resume and through the interview process. Here are top best practices of the Best Hiring Managers.

3 Things that Drive Bottom-line Results and Employee Engagement

So you’ve taken great care in hiring the candidate who stood tall above the others. The hard work is done right? Wrong. Employee Engagement is work, and as their manager, it is your responsibility to keep your treasured employee engaged to drive bottom-line results for the business.

Why Employee Engagement Matters and Employee Satisfaction Might Not

Employee “satisfaction” and employee “engagement” are terms that have often times been used interchangeably when referring to keeping company morale and lowering turnover rates. Can they really be used interchangeably? Not quite. And here’s why.