There are countless good reasons to hire veterans at your company, starting with the simple fact that it’s the right thing to...
Entries Tagged Hiring Process
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Is It Time to Raise Your Starting Wage?
Every now and then, I see an ad on a local Craigslist website recruiting for a septic service or portable sanitation technician....
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Great Customer Service Starts at the Top
Does your small business have a customer service problem? Too often, business owners or managers recognize they have a service issue, yet...
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What You Need to Know About Offering a Hiring Bonus
In the not-too-distant past, hiring bonuses — also called signing bonuses or sign-on bonuses — were only mentioned in reference to elite...
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Don’t Make That Same Big Hiring Mistake Again
I found my first job like this: I was a teenager, and my dad thought I needed a summer job. He talked...
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The Secret to Finding Seasonal Route Drivers
A recent job posting for a portable sanitation company offered a $1,000 sign-on bonus for a qualified route driver.That may get people...
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Smart Employers Ask These Interview Questions
You have probably done many interviews at this point in your career. You post a job ad, find a handful of good...
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Use an 'Undercover Interview' to Weed Out Undesirable Candidates
Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why the undercover interview...
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7 Great Reasons to Hire a Veteran
U nemployment continues to plague many veterans once they leave the military. Despite their years of dedicated service and a wide variety...
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Try the ‘Undercover Interview’ Strategy With Prospective Employees
Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why...
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Tips to Successfully Train New Office Personnel
So you found your new office employee and they start on Monday. Now what do you do with them?The first thing we...
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Rules for Hiring Great Office Staff
When hiring office staff, I will give anyone a try. I really love hiring people fresh out of college. They haven’t worked...
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Hiring Strategy: How to Play the Negotiation Game
If your business is booming and you need to add staff, or you’ve had an employee resign, you face the challenge of...
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#Winning: How Not To Screw Up Your Hiring Strategy
One of the most difficult challenges that small-business owners face today is finding, recruiting and retaining new talent, yet few have a...





















