Millennial's and the New Workforce Part two – Retention In part one of the series I postulated that we have mistakenly made numerous false assumptions about the character and motivations of Millennials. Boomers and GenYers have applied our aged paradigms to a generation that they don’t fit. Recognizing the value, ambition and creativity of Millennials [...]
Millennials in the Workforce Part One - Hiring I’m 57. A Boomer. I not supposed to enjoy or embrace hiring Millennials. We have all read the large volume of blogs, articles, and treatises on why Millennials are not satisfactory employees: Lazy, disloyal, lax work ethic, entitled, self-assured. With close to 40% of the current workforce [...]
Employers Separating Themselves from the Pack in Recruiting The Employer – Managing Your Reputation. In Part 1 of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) are part of a communal process and that each has responsibilities to ensure that [...]
Finding and Hiring the Best Employees How to Attract and Hire The Best Employees In Part one of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) who are part of a communal process and that each has responsibilities to [...]
Preparing to Move on in your Career Second in a four part series... How to Nurture Yourself Into Your Next Position In Part one of our “Primer” we laid out that the various parties involved in the hiring process (Job-Seeker; Hiring Manager; Human Resources/Legal; Senior Management; Friends and Family) are part of a communal process and [...]
The Complicated Relationships within your Job First in a four part series... The processes of seeking a job or finding the ideal employee are as complex as any relationship. Like most relationships, this one needs to be nurtured, cared for and fed. In many ways similar to entering a new relationship, whether a new life [...]
Annual Folk Festival is Tradition This week the Philadelphia Folksong Society presents the 55th Annual Folk Festival at the Old Poole Farm in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. One of the largest and oldest running musical events in the United States. “Fest” is much more that a concert to a great many of dedicated attendees. This will be [...]
It's Who You Know Current wisdom teaches us that ‘Networking’, or word-of-mouth, is the most effective way to land the right job. A plethora of avenues for networking have blossomed in response to this paradigm. Meet-ups, conferences, formal and informal job fairs, networking events, Chamber of Commerce meetings, User Groups, a variety of specialty or [...]
Start with Cleaning up your Job Description Most job descriptions, as you have probably discovered, are not useful. Job descriptions are often crafted by a Human Resources professional or operational person who knows little about the position or the hiring manger’s needs. Hiring managers and their firms rely on these to describe the job and [...]
The Tired Task of Interviewing Yes. Interviews are a well-rehearsed stage show. Candidates and Recruiters alike are fully aware of this. Candidates prepare themselves, research the company, even collecting real interview questions from sites like Glassdoor. Armed with data, dressed up nice, prepared with a list of questions they really don’t care about but are [...]
