What Can You Expect From a Newly Hired College Graduate?
This past weekend marked the beginning of the college graduation season. If you are an employer with openings to fill, your will have a variety of new potential employees searching for a job. So as an employer, what should you keep in mind during the hiring process and in those first few months post-hire? Read More
Top 7 Things You Should Never Ask Your Intern to Do
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Interns almost always offer cheap, reliable labor, but how far should you push your younger part-timers their first time on the job? This year, 53% of all American companies with 100 or more employees will hire more interns than they did in 2012, according to Internships.com. Thankfully, the talent is there — 65% of companies report receiving more applications than ever before.
Try These Ideas for Teambuilding Activities
Although it might not feel like it, spring is here. This is the perfect opportunity to schedule some teambuilding activities. It is warm enough to go outside and the summer vacations haven’t started yet so try these ideas for building a stronger team.
Read MoreIs an Internship Program Right for Your Business?
With colleges, universities and high schools wrapping up the school year, there will be many students looking for internships. These students will be looking for businesses within their career field for opportunities to gain real world experience sometimes receiving a small salary in return. So should you consider an internship program for your business?
Read MoreShould You Be Going Local?
Many companies have gone global when it comes to outsourcing. Whether it is for manufacturing, materials or services, companies looked first to Mexico, and now to Asia (China, India, Vietnam) in an effort to reduce costs. The overlying thought was that these products and services were too expensive to be purchased in the United States. Is that still the case? With the huge push especially in the food industry to use local products, I think it is worth the time and money to re-evaluate the local choice.
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7 Steps to Surviving a Bad Boss
By Adrienne Burke | Profit Minded
When we defined the 5 traits of the worst bosses here last month, we hit a nerve. Among the more than 3,000 readers who commented, many said things like, “This describes my boss, but what can I do about it?” After all, as tempting as it is some days, it’s just not practical for most of us to up and quit when a boss is making us miserable.
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5 Traits of the Worst Bosses
By Adrienne Burke | Yahoo! Small Business Advisor
Bad management can be like porn: hard to define, but you know it when you see it.
Michelle Benjamin, CEO and founder of Benjamin Enterprises with offices in New York, North Carolina, and Washington, DC, has spent nearly 30 years in the business of helping companies improve their management culture. Her spinoff TalentReady specifically grooms middle managers for leadership positions as they climb the ranks. She has some specific insights into what makes someone a bad boss. Fundamentally, she says, a poor leader is someone who “does not prepare their business for today’s challenges or tomorrow’s opportunities.”
Read MoreTalent Management – Defined
We have all heard and most likely used the term “Talent Management”, but do we really know what it means? By definition, talent management is “is the science of using strategic HR to improve business value and make it possible for companies and organizations to reach their goals”. In layman’s terms, think of Talent Management as the 4 R’s: Recruiting, Retaining, Rejuvenating and Rewarding.
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This Week in Small Business: The Clock Is Ticking.
The Sequestration Budget Cuts: The Clock Is Ticking.
The budget talks continue, and here are four graphs that sum up the situation. Kevin Drum says there is no sequestration deal to be made. Matt Miller says the sequestration is overhyped. Alex Seitz-Wald believes you should be afraid. Deborah Solomon says that a new proposal from Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles “shows how Washington’s affinity for small deals that tackle the deficit incrementally are deepening the nation’s fiscal hole.” Michelle Benjamin says that Congress should employ basic small-business principles to help balance the budget. Officials at the Federal Reserve disagree on how to increase employment.
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