Archive for March 2014
Why Employees Should Display Personal Accountability
Imagine you are an office manager who orders office stationery and after making your last order, you discover problems with the order. You call the customer service team of your vendor and after explaining the problem, the customer service agent tells you “It’s the dispatch team’s fault. I can’t do anything about that” How would…
Read MoreHow To Deal With Office Politics
Can you get ahead in your job by just doing your job? Can hard work alone make a good career for you? People typically would rather work with someone who is likable and incompetent than someone who is competent but not likable. If you are not liked by your colleagues and bosses, they would start…
Read MoreManaging Your Temporary Workers
If you run a business that manages temporary workers, you might have faced some issues and challenges in the course of engaging temporary employees. If you are considering using temporary staff in the future, this article is for you. The following tips will enable you get the best out of your temp workers and consequently…
Read MoreGet More Job Interviews By Doing Less (but with purpose)
Guest Post By Keith Mackay Keith Mackay is Managing Director of Resume Right , a business helping professional clients with career documents such as resumes, bios and LinkedIn profiles and providing real-world career advice and guidance. Keith is an experienced head-hunter and executive recruiter, previously MD and Partner of several major search companies. There are…
Read MoreEmployee Moonlighting: A Guide For Employers
To use a cliche, times are hard. Many employees now have to work additional jobs (aka moonlighting) in order to make ends meet. If you are the principal employer of such employees, there may be issues for you to consider. Should you ask the employee not to work additional jobs or should you ignore it?…
Read MoreShould You Multitask?
You are at work having an email conversation with a client while at the same time brainstorming what you would say at the next departmental meeting. You are also having an IM Conversation on your mobile phone at the same time. Your co-workers are doing the same time. The room is a buzz of activity…
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