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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Team Building Is Not About Games
When most people see the words “Team Building” they immediately think of some ridiculous exercise where one person falls backwards while another person catches them. Or maybe you think about some ridiculous survival scenario (your plane crashes in the desert … Continue reading
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The HR Manager Pulls A Fast One
Working with a new client, our first assignment was to create a behavioral benchmark of their highest performing sales professionals. This benchmark is used to determine whether a job candidate possess the behavioral traits necessary for success in the job … Continue reading
Why Do Employees Quit?
An article in the Gallup Management Journal indicates that while about 50% of people leave for better pay or career advancement 37% left either because of bad management or a lack of job fit. That means over one third of … Continue reading
Resume Overload
With so many people on the hunt for jobs you would think a recruiters life would be easier, and in many ways it is. There is no shortage of qualified candidates applying for jobs. This creates an interesting situation for … Continue reading
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Retain your recession Hires!
Keep ‘em Happy! In February 4.8 million people lost their jobs. However, 4.3 million people secured new ones. Despite the recent recession, companies are still hiring. Because so many are looking for work, hiring managers discover that finding candidates is … Continue reading
Recession A Wake-Up Call For Gen Y-ers?
Recently I read an article about the workforce problems with Generation Y and the sense of entitlement they often carry as a chip on their shoulder when entering your organization. Gen Y-ers, those born between 1978 and 1993, are quickly … Continue reading
Culture misfit results in high attrition
In a blog over at harvardbusiness.org Marshall Goldsmith discusses the high rate of executive turnover in today’s business environment. “Over 64% of new CEO’s (whose data is most readily available) fail to make it through their fourth year in their … Continue reading
