Posts Categorized: Employer Advice

Building a happy and collaborative team is the first step toward the success of your business. Essentially, happy employees are satisfied employees, and they’re more productive in their daily tasks. According to a British telecommunications firm study, happy workers are 13% more productive than unhappy workers.  Collaboration also encourages problem-solving. Every collaborative team member has… Read More »

Your business must write alluring job descriptions to fill in-demand positions. This may seem daunting initially, but it’s easier than you think! You can create postings that will engage potential candidates by focusing on a few key traits. This blog post will discuss the top 13 traits of engaging job postings. Keep these in mind… Read More »

It’s no secret that communication is key to the success of any organisation – poor communication can lead to decreased productivity, misaligned goals and a general feeling of unease amongst employees. In order for businesses to function effectively, it’s essential that there is good communication between all departments, but especially between Human Resources (HR) and… Read More »

Working from home has become the new normal in the last two years. However, staying focused in a remote setting can be difficult; constantly observing the screen can also lead to fatigue. So, the most challenging aspect of remote work as a business owner is to ensure productivity in your team. Many factors, including communication… Read More »

As a manager or HR professional, it might seem like finding and hiring talent is the biggest challenge when it comes to creating an effective workforce.  But, in reality, it’s only half the battle.  Ensuring that great talent stays at the company is the other half — and it’s not as simple as you might… Read More »

The technical interview is unlike any other job interview in that it is a specialized, rigorous procedure that assesses coding ability, problem-solving abilities, and personality.  In contrast to other interviews, technical interviews include difficulties and assignments. They’re more akin to an exam than a standard question-and-answer session.  Like the saying “show, don’t tell,” candidates must… Read More »

These days, remote meetings have become an integral component of any workflow, and in certain teams whose members are located all over the world, it’s the only method of communication being utilized. Face-to-face meetings are often considered more productive than remote ones by managers—true, generally. But, it’s quite inevitable these days for remote collaborations to… Read More »

In the spring of 2020, the opposite of a candidate market the employers market has arrived and could be here to stay for the next few years or longer. Before we get into reasons on why to hire candidates in an employers market we will first look at the differences in each type of market… Read More »

Most job posts on LinkedIn, indeed, and other job recruitment portals are posted by a recruiter for a company that employed them. A recruiter is a link a job seeker has with a company that has a job opening. Most companies nowadays want the best-suited candidate to fill in any vacancy in their company. However,… Read More »

Big data has become a big part of everyday life, accelerated with the advent of the smartphone and social media. We are constantly submitting information that gets turned into data that can both help and hinder our lives, depending on how that data is used – this is one of the reasons cybersecurity has become… Read More »