How long has it been since you reviewed your employee handbook — or since your employees referenced it?
When employee handbooks are correctly developed and implemented, they can serve as a sourcebook for both the managers and employees. Unfortunately, employee handbooks often are not...
The Crisis is over. Times that we could just post our job on Craigslist are clearly over. Nationally the unemployment rate is now 5.1% (august 2015), and in New Hampshire it is even lower with 3.6% ( Number 4 on the list (!). It is clear. As an employer your recruiting process...
We are often asked for a sheet with standard questions, and although it really not exists. I do realize that when I go an interview I seem to ask 5 questions over and over again. The reason being they give me so much information about the candidate, how they work, what their preferred work...
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The annual review process is often seen by both the manager and the employee as a necessity. However, when performed correctly it can hold significant opportunity....
Michelle Florkowski, one of the HR Advisers at the ThinkHR team, handles human resources on-site for a regional chain of mattress stores, where she shakes her head in disbelief on a regular basis. She shares 10 of the “What in the world were you thinking?” moments she has...
Three reasons why you should manage HR from the inside out.
As a business owner you might at a certain point wonder if you need to keep managing your Human Resources from within your organization or outsource it to either an HR Consultant or a PEO. After managing an HR Firm for over...
When small companies start, they are small. One maybe two people are running all the operations. They fulfill the roles like marketing, sales, production, finance, the CEO and Janitor. Then the organization starts to grow and somebody is pulled into the organization. Sometimes this is...
Employee training is no longer a nice to have. Companies that don’t invest in training won’t attract the best employees, usually have higher employee turnover and lag behind in the market.
In fact, consulting firm Bersin by Deloitte reports that training and development...
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