Whatever the reason for an employee's resignation may be, taking the proper actions after the resignation has been received is vitally important. Not only can taking the proper actions help protect your company from future potential legal action but also can make the separation process much less painful for the company and the leaving employee. Here are five important tasks that should be at the top of your list. 1)
Job openings today are few and far between. In a market where there is considerably greater supply than demand, employers are willing to consider new and creative means to narrow down the field of candidates to find people who are best suited for the job at hand. When you're dealing with a wide range of candidates from across the country, phone interviews may seem like the most expedient choice. But, are they the best choice to help you narrow down [...]
2012 is shaping up to be the real start of the economic recovery
As a hiring manager, you understand, all too well, that no one enjoys being rejected for a job. That's part of the reason it's so difficult to write a rejection letter to candidates that simply aren't a good fit for the position you have available. It's not fun being the bearer of bad news, after all. This leaves many businesses skipping the important step of touching base with job candidates who do not "fit the bill" for whatever reason to [...]
CNN Money recently released a list of the top employers of 2011. If your company did not make the list, it is time to find out why. The winners were those companies that offered great benefits, big paychecks and created an environment people wanted to be a part of each day. Many of these companies are hiring. For those who are their competition for talent, it pays to find out what they are doing and what you should be doing [...]
The recent economic downturn initially hit Arizona hard. In fact, areas like Phoenix were hit with a nine percent loss of area jobs. Phoenix was among the hardest hit cities in the US. Phoenix certainly wasn't alone in taking on huge losses of private sector jobs. Among the nations 938 metropolitan and micropolitan areas, 91 percent of them experienced job losses during the heart of the crisis in 2008 and 2009. Fourth Quarter 2011 Job Growth But things are beginning [...]
