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May 26th, 2008
Reasons Why Employees Leave
Resignations and turnovers are inevitable in every employer. However, if there have been a more-than-the-usual number of resignation letters piling on the office lately then maybe there is a problem you may want to fix. The following are issues as to why employees usually quit their current jobs, and how to retain them.
Your employees feel stuck in their current work
Your workers may feel that their current positi
May 19th, 2008
Effective Job Interview Questions
In an employer’s perspective, a job interview should not be a display of power towards the job seeker. An effective staff selection begins with a series of screening processes that defines the qualities, talents, and skills of the applicant and determining if these are the assets that you want to have in the organization.
However, you do not need to have a lengthy process to defining competencies for each po
May 15th, 2008
Understanding Nonverbal Communication
Communication is more than just an exchange of dialogue. Sometimes, even the most powerful messages are unsaid or nonverbal. Nonverbal communication reminds you of what is inside another person’s mind. Emotions and thoughts are usually conveyed without the use of words or voice, but the best communicators are sensitive to its messages. Nonverbal communication includes facial expression, gestures, body languag
April 28th, 2008
Understanding Corporate Culture
Assessing a company’s culture may be difficult especially if you are already working in it. Sometimes you cannot determine the corporate culture because you may think that such scenarios are "normal" in the business environment.
However, understanding the company culture is essential to determine how employees benefit from it, as well as being able to enhance a laudable practice-or even change a fl
April 22nd, 2008
Video Resumes in the HR Point-of-View
All of a sudden, video resumes have become a "cool" thing to do when applying for a job. These two- to three-minute clips show a prospective employee introducing himself and answering questions that usually appear during job interviews. More and more job seekers are actually making their own video resumes, complete with professionally-done editing, thinking that it makes them noticed more. The question is
April 15th, 2008
How Profit-Sharing Plan Work
Employers provide a variety of benefits to their employees, ranging from free lunch to offering free training. There are also non-standard benefits that some companies give to their employees, privileges that are not mandated by law but can attract employee loyalty and promote a more efficient workforce.
An example of these non-standard benefits is Profit Sharing, wherein the employer designates a percentage of an
April 11th, 2008
Humor in the Workplace
Stress and burnout are slowly becoming a household name in many workplaces, which is why companies are looking for ways to keep their employees happy, healthy, and productive.
Back then, a lot of organizations tend to look down on laughter during work, seeing it as a mere distraction. However, keeping laughter and humor away from the workplace in the name of "no pain, no gain" has actually become counter-
April 11th, 2008
Ways to Show Appreciation to Employees and Coworkers
No occasion is needed when it comes to recognizing the contributions of your employees and coworkers. In fact, small tokens of appreciations are enough to spread the message that you value them. Here are some ways of praising and thanking coworkers.
Praise what they have done well – Identify the deed or achievement that they have done to the company.
Say thanks – A simple "thank you" can be en
March 24th, 2008
Business Casual Dress Code
In business, there are different types of dress codes. If your organization aims to allow your employees to work comfortably in the workplace yet still project a professional image for your customers, potential employees and community visitors, you may want to establish a business casual dress code.
Here are some general approaches in creating a professional yet casual dress code for your office.
Choose which casu
March 17th, 2008
Avoiding Political Discussions at Work
Interaction between employees is very much encouraged in the workplace. However, this does not mean that they can talk everything under the sun.
In a workplace that prides itself of diversity, opinions about politics, religious beliefs, sexual activities and other non-worker issues, should be avoided most of the time. Such discussions risk offending coworkers, create division in the workplace, and intensifies unne