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  • Top 4 Strategic Interview Styles

    Most interviewers have never been through a class on interview styles. It's a surprise to many that there are strategic techniques you can use to learn more about a candidate than questions can reveal. It's usually not good enough to only use one style. Learn all four styles and use them to reveal the candidate behind the interview face.

  • Top 10 Recruiting Myths - Busted

    There are many recruiting myths that interfere with the hiring process. Past experiences, poor training, and office legends keep these myths alive. The successful interviewer needs to overcome the myths and recruit in reality. How many of these myths do you believe?

  • Do You Refuse to Hear No?

    What can you do to avoid proliferation of your bogus ideas? Here are four strategies to help you better hear and manage no.

  • Intergenerational Miscommunication in the Workplace

    Many professionals feel there is acute tension between generations. There is no doubt that words, actions and sometimes behavior can be misconstrued in the workplace and across generations. Read on to see what causes this gap in communication.

  • Managers as Motivators: Understand the Guiding Principles

    Study these guiding principles to become a more effective motivator.

  • Why Conduct Quarterly Employee Reviews?

    Some managers are great at periodic reviews, others provide little or no constructive feedback to their employees. Scheduling quarterly reviews with all of your employees can improve your company performance. This article investigates the top 5 reasons why you should conduct quarterly reviews.

  • Top 10 Interview No No’s

    If you are not prepared, you can easily destroy an interview by asking the wrong questions. The way you ask questions in an interview can easily get you or your company in legal trouble. Read this article and share the Top 10 Interview No No's with every interviewer you know.

  • Terminate 10% of Your Employees Each Year

    Every company should have a strategy on how to deal with underperforming employees. Some employees should be invested in, whereas others should be eliminated. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, implemented a strategy of annually eliminating the bottom 10% of his company's employees. This effective strategy is one of the keys to GE’s long–term success.

  • Tips for Successfully Onboarding New Employees

    Although effective onboarding is an investment in employee retention, morale and productivity, many companies still leave new employees to feel their way through their first few months on the job. Follow these tips to create a strong and successful onboarding program.

  • The Value of Middle Management

    MRINetwork™ conducted a study based on 200 telephone interviews with Human Resource directors or senior executives in the United States and 200 interviews with Human Resource directors or senior executives in the United Kingdom.

  • Can You Attract Top Talent Without Top Dollars?

    My company pays its employees well, but we can’t afford to throw big dollars at any single employee. Are there any secrets to attracting top talent these days – without offering enormous salaries?

  • Get Your Underperforming Employee to Quit – Try "Counseling Out"

    One of the most difficult parts of being a manager is that some day, you have to fire an underperforming employee. Firing an employee is not usually a pleasant experience, especially if you like the person. In some cases, the alternate tactic of Counseling Out may be a better solution to your problem.

  • Will Passive Job Seekers Apply to Your Job?

    Some job seekers are active, others are passive. The best candidate for your opening may be passively searching. Are you taking the proactive steps needed to catch the attention of both active and passive job seekers?

  • 10 Questions the Boss Should Ask Every Employee

    The answers to these 10 questions often determine how your employees feel about their jobs and whether or not they will remain on the job.

  • Working the Second Shift in Corporate America. How Managers Can Help Employees Improve Work-Family Balance.

    Across the country, working people are searching for ways to balance career paths and goals with family life. It is the HR managers who must deal with the situation.

  • New Employee Retention

    The mission of finding and keeping the best employees only begins with hiring. Having recruited and inducted your new employee into your company, its not time to make sure that they want to remain with you.

  • Taking the Measure of Labor Department Surveys - 2004

    Increased hiring demand observed by its affiliates is not correlating with the measure of the total U.S. employment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). MRINetwork, the largest professional staffing institution in the world commissioned this study in effort to educate its clients on how the numbers are calculated.

  • Three Reasons You Should Use an Executive Recruiter

    Executive recruiters can deliver the right people for today’s highly competitive business environment.

  • Conducting Effective Meetings

    Most managers spend many hours each week leading or taking part in meetings Follow these helpful tips to conduct the most effective meeting.

  • How to Get the Most Value from Your Recruiter

    The successful partnering between you and your search firm is a two-sided arrangement. When using a professional recruiter, understanding the process and the part you play is the most important factor.

  • How to Spot "Red Flags" on a Resume

    In the increasingly competitive job markets there is more temptation than ever to bend the truth to get the job. Here are some helpful tips to identify "Red Flags" on a resume. They will help you ensure that you can differentiate candidates with a depth of experience and expertise from those who are guilty of bending the truth.

  • Thinking Well Outside the Box

    Lateral thinking techniques may be used to break you out of your old ways of thinking and boost creativity.

  • Behavioral Interviewing

    Many employers are aware that employing somebody on the basis of two short interviews can be a risk if they do not ask the "right" questions in an interview. That’s why "behavioral" interviewing has become very popular with many managers. Here is what you should expect.

  • Building Motivation Levels

    Staff motivation is sometimes overlooked– and it can have an impact on your business. Unmotivated staff inevitably leads to relaxed discipline, low morale and eventual HR problems.

  • Three Goals for Better Time Management

    Time management is something that can make a huge difference to what you can achieve during the workday. Follow these series of tips to help your team mange time effectively and efficiently.

  • 10 Tips for Conducting Productive Employee Reviews

    It’s nearly time for you to review the performance of individuals on your team. Here’s a simple checklist to help you get through the fundamentals of the review meeting.