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Increasing Productivity by Making Time for Creative Tasks

Most of us spend our time at work trying to be productive. We generally think this means doing as much work as we can in the course of our day. And yet, at the end of the day, we end up thinking that we haven’t done enough. Distractions at Work

Cleaning up your social media before and after going on a job search

You have graduated from college and have a degree that should land you a great job that will grant you the income you need to start off in life, including retiring your student loan debt. Until recently the first step you would undertake would be to get your resume together,

Top Benefits of Using an HR Outsourcing Company

Human resource management has numerous benefits for a business. HR outsourcing continues to grow across all enterprises due to its benefits. Business owners should consider HR outsourcing if they want their business to become successful. Here are four benefits that your organization and workforce will enjoy if you opt for

3 Ways to Encourage Business Casual in a Casual World

Jeans? Shorts? Tank tops? As companies continue to cater to casual wear, HR is starting to struggle with what is okay or not okay in the office. Managers and supervisors are constantly put in the position of making sure their teams are allowed to wear business casual, but not be

How to be a good candidate for a Skype interview

Many businesses seeking to hire new staff are conducting the initial HR interview over Skype. This modern method is especially used by companies that encourage work from home. Skype is a wonderful tool that saves a lot of time for both the interviewer and the candidate. However, certain rules apply

Four Steps to Set Goals with Future Based Thinking

Are too many of your days starting with roadblocks and problems rather than suggestions for improvement?  You may benefit from learning how to shift your paradigm to a concept called Future Based Thinking.  Most people spend all of their time thinking about the past or the present. Simply put, Future

Proactivity: Analyzing Your Complaints and Coming Up with Solutions

In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey says that the first habit to be highly effective is being proactive. We’ve all heard about the benefits of proactivity, but we don’t always put it into action. This might be because we often don’t have any

Interviewing tips for assessing problem solving skills

A candidate interview often falls into the pattern of asking about his or her experience, the question of, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” and so on. However, a more unusual method of candidate interviews involves delving into how the person would address certain problems. One example of

Investigations tips to keep you out of trouble

When it comes to employee complaints and the need to investigate them, it may be tempting to brush it all aside. But making light of negative talk around the office could lead to serious legal trouble. So what can you do to handle this in a way that both calms

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