Consensus is nearly impossible in any organization, but when it comes to the employee review process, your leadership, management and employees will likely all agree: Nobody enjoys that time of year. Managers have to cram 12 months’ worth of feedback for their entire team into a week’s worth of meetings, and employees spend weeks dreading… Read more »
Stress is an issue that all offices deal with and all offices must confront. As stress levels rise, productivity and efficiency drop, office drama increases, and employee turnover becomes a threat. Luckily, there are relatively easy and low-cost steps that smart managers can take to reduce workplace stress. Use these tips today and you will… Read more »
Employee turnover is more than just an irritation. It has real fiscal consequences for your company, and can drain away resources that put you in a compromised position strategically. If you don’t make stemming rates of turnover an urgent and ongoing priority, it will directly impact the long-term health of your company. To illustrate that… Read more »
High turnover rates can have catastrophic consequences. When you lose a team member, it often forces you to put projects on hold, break deadlines, and overwork your remaining team members. Then you have to go through the long and laborious recruiting process, hope you find the right candidate, and then get that candidate trained fast…. Read more »
LinkedIn is more than just a place for you to put your resume up online. It’s also a vast and vibrant community in which professionals from all fields are having ongoing conversations about the issues that have the biggest impact on their working life. That’s why those with savvy and ambition use the forum of… Read more »
You know your team is missing a crucial component, but you don’t have the time, budget, or resources to recruit a full-time employee. What’s the solution? Hire a temporary or contract worker instead. This strategy is becoming increasingly common in technical disciplines, and employers are discovering that it provides a unique strategic advantage. Learn about… Read more »
Anytime top talent leaves your organization, it’s important to find out why. After all, it’s in your best interest to keep you best performers in your workforce, and if they are leaving because of some internal issue, you will want to get it resolved as quickly as possible. That is why the exit interview is… Read more »
Choosing the right time to hire a new employee is a surprisingly difficult decision. If you are too early, you might be growing your workforce unnecessarily, which only stretches your payroll and dilutes the productivity of the workforce you had in place already. But wait too long to fill a vacancy or prepare for a… Read more »
As an employer, you know that there is nothing more frustrating than going though a drawn-out recruitment process, settling on a candidate you are excited about, bringing them into your fold, and then having them leave within a year. The consequences are costly, frustrating, and can affect the long-term success of your initiatives. That is… Read more »
With the first and second waves of baby boomer retirement beginning to effect the engineering industry in a significant way, it is time for companies to get serious about bringing in the next wave of young engineers. But it is just as important to realize that recruitment strategies used in the past may be less… Read more »
