5 Ways to Spot a Problem Employee

Identify Bad Employees Before They Become a Major Problem Find Them Before They Spoil the Bunch As a business owner and/or manager, you work hard and spend a considerable amount of time and money on hiring the right people. Prior experience, references and whether or not the person will fit into your company’s culture are

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6 Dying Jobs You Should Avoid in the Future

Steer Clear of These Careers on the Verge of Extinction The Future Looks Grim For Some Occupations Remember those men who went door-to-door selling vacuums, encyclopedias and other wares? Today, they are thing of movies and memories. The simple fact of the matter is some careers are fleeting, and aren’t good bets for the future.

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4 Ways You’re Biased During Job Interviews

Learn How Your Brain Is Hiring People Before You Even Realize It You Don’t Even Realize It’s Happening Let us describe a scene and you tell us if it sounds familiar. You’re interviewing dozens of people but you’re excited about this next one because she had an unbelievable stat about reeling in two different $20

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7 Signs You Hired the Wrong Employee

The Only Thing Worse Than Making a Hiring Mistake Is Not Catching It In Time Recognize the Problem Getting through the hiring process can be exhausting and time-consuming. We’ve been there and we get it. You found someone with a great resume, who has most of the skills needed, and seems like he’d be a

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Which of the 5 Hiring Personalities Are You?

Knowing Your Hiring Personality Makes You a Better Interviewer People Relate to Themselves Whether you recognize it or not, most hiring managers have a hiring style that is more reflective of who they are as a person, and not necessarily reflective of the companies for which they work. However, like a duck drawn to water,

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9 Jobs Most Likely to be Taken Over by Robots

Going, Going, Gone You know all those movies where the robots become sentient and start to rise up against humans? Well, turns out it might not be as much hyperbole as we originally thought. Technology is advancing at lightning speed, and if it strikes people in certain professions there’s a pretty good chance they could

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What’s Your Workplace Personality?

Find Out Which of the 12 Career Archetypes You Fit Into. What’s Your Career Personality Type? We all know good, qualified people who just couldn’t succeed at a certain company. Why not? Many times it’s because they just weren’t the right cultural fit. This fit — which has less to do with your qualifications and

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5 Universal Skills Every Employer Should Value

No Matter the Job, Employers Should Hire Workers with These Universal Skills Which Skills Are Always Valued? Every job in every field at each individual company is different. But while each job has a unique set of skill requirements, there are several skills which are required in all jobs. Apart from the specific technical skills, each

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The $100,000 Job Title Increase

Real Life Story of How a Better Job Title Leads to a Salary Boost Down the Line There was a great episode of Cheers long ago where the dim-witted Woody was duped into accepting the higher title of “Senior Bartender” over a pay raise. (For those under 30, Cheers was a sitcom in the 80s

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4 Ways to Get a Recommendation From Your Boss

  Awkward But Necessary It may be one of the hardest conversations you’ll have to have with your boss. Asking for a recommendation can certainly be stressful, awkward, and a bit unpleasant. After all, you never know what your boss’ reaction might be to the news that you’re essentially looking to leave the company. But

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Jobs in New York.

  Ideally you will need to be living in the NYC area. I know what you`re thinking – how are you supposed to afford living in NYC without already having a job here first? It seems backwards, but the truth is that most employers simply aren`t going to bother hiring you if you don`t have

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