by Kristen Ireland | Jan 11, 2019 | Focus Efforts on Business Goals, Hire and Keep the Right People
Business Colleagues Working At Desk In Warehouse Engagement is the new buzzword in organizations and in human resources. This is unfortunate because the more a word is used, the less people pay attention to it. In addition, because everyone is talking about the...
by Kristen Ireland | Nov 19, 2018 | Focus Efforts on Business Goals, Hire and Keep the Right People
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com I have been asked this question multiple times in the last few weeks. As someone who has worked in Human Resources for at least two decades, the importance of job descriptions has been drilled into my head. And based on the...
by Kristen Ireland | Nov 13, 2018 | Hire and Keep the Right People
Questions You Can (and Should) Ask Questions need to be job related — so you can ask questions that are related to the job for which you are hiring, the experiences of the candidate from previous work, values of the company, etc. In a previous post, we provided...
by Kristen Ireland | Nov 5, 2018 | Hire and Keep the Right People
As business owners, we wear lots of hats. It comes with the territory, doesn’t it? You best know where the business is heading, where you want to grow, and what it takes to get there. It would make sense that you are the best person to make decisions about employee...
by Kristen Ireland | Oct 29, 2018 | Hire and Keep the Right People
Want to leverage your on-site interview as a “sell” visit for the candidate? Get more of your interview completed BEFORE they come on-site for in-person interviews! This one tip alone can save you at least 30 minutes per candidate. We all know the process of...
by Kristen Ireland | Oct 22, 2018 | Hire and Keep the Right People
It is a tight labor market. The focus is on how to hire employees to meet your business needs. We get relieved when offers are accepted and check that task off our list. Then we move on to the next priorities and think about our new employee again the day before they...
