What Employees Want: Part I – To be Successful
Question: What are three things every employee wants from his/her job? Hands shoot up across the workforce, among employees and management staff alike. Arms wave from bodies bouncing on their toes. “Oh, oh, I know! I know!” The answer: To be successful, to be valued, to be treated like a human being. Knowing smiles and nodding heads as those waving arms now reach to pat themselves on the back for their correct answer. We’ll look at each of these “wants” separately, with this week’s blog covering “to be successful.” Attention to these six tips will indeed set your employees up…
Traits that Hamper Hiring Potential – Part II
“One of the most important steps you can take toward achieving your greatest potential in business is to learn to monitor your attitude and its impact on your work performance, relationships and everyone around you,” says Alex Pirouz. It’s true. Attitude plays a huge role in a person’s overall life, so naturally, it will have a major impact on all things related to job performance. A fact every boss and HR manager have stenciled on a plaque somewhere. So, what particular attitude concerns are those making the hiring decisions watching for? Apathy/Lack of Enthusiasm Maybe you approach life with a…
Traits that Hamper Your Hiring Potential – Part I
You’ve already discovered there’s a lot of competition out there for the best jobs. Employers have high expectations. Savvy hiring managers are looking for just the right blend of technical expertise paired with a generous helping of those ever-so-important “soft skills” that will result in a truly valuable employee. With the time loss and high cost of a bad hire, choosing to be picky is an essential. And savvy employers won’t hesitate to steer clear of anyone who gives them cause for concern. What will give you an edge? More importantly, what will harm your chances of landing one of…
What Employers Want – Part II
Long gone are the days of interviews like this. “Can you do this . . . and that . . . and yes, this one other thing as well?” “Why yes, I can!” “You can? That’s great! You’re hired.” Hiring managers and business owners want and need candidates with more than just the technical know-how to get the job done. They’re looking for employees who are good communicators, well-organized, personable, and possess a host of other “soft skills.” “Hard skills vary based on the job, but soft skills are required for every job,” notes Guy Berger. “That makes soft skills…
What Employers Want – Part I
Want to trade in your “candidate” status for “employee” status? Candidates who possess the sought-after traits employers are looking for, won’t be “candidates” for long. And increasingly those traits are coming in under the heading “soft skills,” as employers realize how essential this intangible set of skills is in today’s workforce. “Most companies are hiring talent based on soft skills like attitude and hard work, with the hope that they can train them to be up to par on things like tech skills and industry knowledge,” said Davis Bell, Instructure’s vice president of corporate markets. Especially where entry-level positions are…
Waving the Flag in Minneapolis
It was a proud day in 1858 when, on July 4th, a star was added to the flag of the United States of America for the state of Minnesota, who had joined the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. To this day, Minnesotans continue to proudly celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence for the “land of the free and the home of the brave” with a host of family-friendly events and activities in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Check out the Minneapolis 4th of July Guide for details on these (and other) family-friendly activities celebrating…