ams – a Global Leader in Advanced Sensor Technologies – to generate more than 1,000 new jobs and initially invest $2 billion to support new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility GE Global Research and SUNY Poly developing Power Electronics packaging facility, expected to create nearly 500 jobs in initial phase, ultimately growing to nearly 920 over ten
Startups Should Highlight Advantages to Overcome Hiring Challenges How Startups Can Hire More Effectively You just got funded, congratulations! By now, you’ve likely accepted the condition of working with limited resources as the price for entrepreneurship. It’s not typical to receive carte blanche from your investors when it comes to paying yourself or your people.
Honey Badger Don’t Care, But You Should The Honey Badger has developed a nasty reputation over the past couple of years, but does that make him unemployable? The Honey Badger recently applied for an Inside Sales position with Salary.com. In compliance with the EEOC, we at Salary.com have assessed the candidate’s qualifications against the 28
Employers benefit from having both formal performance review and compensation review cycles. Many companies have a semiannual performance review cycle. One of the two reviews often coincides with the normal annual salary review while the other is used sparingly for special or off-cycle salary adjustments. This formal process is helpful because it allows the employer
Survey Finds More Employees Unhappy & Looking for New Jobs Constantly Will Your Workers Jump Ship? “I’m so sick of this job. I swear, this year I’m outta here!” You may not think so, but it’s more probable than not that your employees are at that point. Forget the fact that the decision to actively
Turning Supervisors Into Coaches: A Three-Step Process Look for Talent or Hire from Within? Who is the best match for your next opening? Should you look outside or hire from within? The jury is still out. Forbes recommends hiring outside for better performance. What if, however, you sided with business leaders like Jim Collins and
Performance Review Myths & Tips: Your Employees Don’t Always “Get It” It’s Performance Review Season. Is Your Process Working? Insight from Employees on Performance Reviews and Seven Tips for Everyone to Get More from the Process EMPLOYER MYTH #1: Your employees “Get It.” FACT: Many employees don’t understand how the performance review impacts their compensation.
Descriptions of job titles appear in a variety of forms in the workplace. Recruitment ads, compensation surveys and other benchmarking tools, as well as corporate or departmental development plans all use some method of describing a job. The brief descriptions of highlighted positions that are seen in compensation surveys and other benchmarking tools are called
Proceed with Caution If you’re an employer you’ve likely had to fire people. It’s never easy and the process can be fraught with hazards. If you must let someone go, be quick, be kind and be careful. Keep in mind these nine tips for terminating an employee. 9. Consider It Carefully DO Consider the need
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
Survey Shows More Than Half of Workers Look for New Jobs after Jan. 1 “This year I will find a new job.” It is perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution, right up there with losing weight, quitting smoking and going back to school. And right now your current employees are attempting to upgrade
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.
Here’s What to Ask Every Applicant, And the Reasons Why Not All Questions Are Created Equal The goal is to hire the best person for the job. So why not ask the best job interview questions? The fact of the matter is not all job interview questions are created equal. While some of the old
