Remember when your parents would tell you to do something, and if you asked them why, their answer would simply be, “Because I said so”? For years, business organizations have run in a similar way. Management calls the shots, and employees do what their managers say...
Job hunting can be an exhausting, repetitive process. First, you must find available jobs that suit your skill set, desired pay scale, and availability. Then, you have to contact dozens of employers and send out as many resumes (with cover letters), tweaking each one...
How many times have you thought you made the perfect hire just to learn within a relatively short time that he or she was actually underqualified and/or didn’t fit into the company’s culture for any number of reasons? If you nodded your head as you read that, you’re...
No adult who was alive at the time will forget March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and life on this planet changed overnight. Schools closed, travel and entertainment ground to a halt, and “non-essential” businesses...
Undoubtedly, layoffs are hard on everyone involved. They’re often a result of a financial workplace setback, which is stressful in itself, and of course as rumors start to swirl and cuts start to happen, panic rises and the fire feeds itself. Managing this chaos can...
Let’s say you’ve made it to the second or third round of interviews for a position you want with a company you like. Your qualifications and experience are an excellent fit for the company culture and business model. You know you could do an excellent job for them,...
