What’s in YOUR Company’s Personnel Files?

Small business owners who are finally successful enough to start hiring employees are wading into unfamiliar territory when they start the process of hiring, on-boarding, and keeping records of the employee’s tenure with the company, as well as records of disciplinary actions and terminations.  Not keeping ...

Job Fairs – Still Useful to Attend – Part 3

Are attending job fairs still useful for employers and job seekers in this electronic age of resume posting? (Part Three – Advantages for Job Seekers) Part one imparted knowledge about why employers attend job fairs; part two related what to do productively at a job fair, ...

Job Fairs – Still Useful To Attend – Part 2

Are attending job fairs still useful for employers and job seekers in this electronic age of resume posting? (Part Two – Advantages for Job Seekers) Part one reported why employers attend job fairs, and this article will explain why job seekers should attend, even though many ...

Job Fairs – Still Useful to Attend – Part 1

Are attending job fairs still useful for employers and job seekers in this electronic age of resume posting? (Part One – Advantages for Employers) There are mixed feelings about whether job fairs are a ‘waste of time’ for employers or the job seekers nowadays.  Job fairs ...

Career Question – Test Task Valid?

QUESTION: I am interviewing for a corporate marketing job, and have been offered job (I think), but asked to do “consulting” marketing feasibility study on a property as an “audition.”  The interviewing company has also asked me to give a four-week notice at my current job. I ...

Beware: Your job applicants may litigate

I have three daughters who were very active in job searching during their high school years who combed the local area for a job.  They inquired at small stores, franchises, and multiple restaurants – dozens of businesses.  As a concerned mom, I coached them as they ...

Social Media Site Got her Fired – Fair or Unfair?

I’m still in shock reading about this story in a “Dear Abby” column.  A candidate for a position was hired, but on her first day of work was called into the Human Resources office to be ‘let go.’  The reason noted was because of photos that ...

Why aren’t you still learning?

Unemployed?  Only if you sit at home all day and watch TV while you fill out online applications online for jobs posted in the local newspapers or the ‘big boy’ job boards.  While published jobs are less than 65% of the real openings ‘out there,’ if ...

Words to delete from your resume

  One of the small mistakes I often see on resumes by inexperienced job seekers are unnecessary words and phrases taking up vital white space, which forces the resume owners to try to squeeze more into their allotted number of pages. Starting at the top of ...

Alumni benefits: What to expect when rehired

Many rehired employees have the capacity to negotiate from a point of strength with employers who wish to rehire them. Smart job seekers can regain benefits, higher salaries, and other tenured perks, if the company has the financial capacity. No company is legally obligated to provide the grandfathering of benefits, privileges, or perks. But offering these in small or incremental amounts could be a deciding factor to hiring back a special skills or unique employee that can give the company an edge against the competition. Alumnus should get everything negotiated in the final interview for an offer of (rehire) employment letter so there is no misunderstanding once onboard.