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Top 5 Workplace Blogs of the Week: Hiring Edition Whether you’re hiring for a very specific group of people or you’ve been tasked with hiring a large workforce these blogs will give you advice and tips on hiring smarter. Welcome to this week’s Top 5 Blogs: Hiring Edition. Blogging4Jobs Top Blog of the Week: May 20th [...]

May 24, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

6 Tips for Virtual Onboarding

With constant changes in technology in the workplace, more and more companies are hiring virtual employees. According to a survey last year, 46 percent organizations used virtual teams. This number is bound to have increased since. Virtual employees present a new challenge for companies. How can companies effectively onboard these workers? Here are six tips [...]

May 24, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

New Civilian Internships Available for Military Service Personnel at the End of Military Service

by Mary Wright

With Memorial Day just a few days away, I thought I’d take this opportunity to let HR managers, recruiters, and employers know that the there is a brand-new special internship available for employers and military service personnel who are nearing the end of the military service (“EOS”). The program is available to special operations forces [...]

May 23, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How Can a Powerful HR Department Help Your Business Expand/Evolve/Grow

by Eric Friedman

The Human Resources department is one of the most vital and influential departments within any organization. They are tasked with hiring and managing multiple levels of staff from your hourly worker to a salaried manager and in some cases a c-level executive. Even though this department doesn’t have employees report to them, they’re in charge [...]

May 23, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Live Wisely and Remember

by Ray_anne

My Grandpa As far back as I can remember, he had always shuffled as he walked. I watched and knew as he passed that he would somehow make fun of me and ruthlessly tease me or pop his teeth out just to scare me. I was fascinated by his bottle collection, the variety and size of his garden, the [...]

May 23, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Driving Personal Productivity Through Goals or Objectives

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Tiffany Kuehl on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. The beginning of the year often serves as a time for reflecting on what we have accomplished during the previous year, and identifying our plans and [...]

May 22, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Updated 5/24/13 – May 20th Oklahoma Tornado Donation & Assistance Guide

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

*This post was updated last at 12:53 PM CST on 5/24/13. My goal is to provide at least 2 updates per day going forward as new information and resources become available to me. Follow the Twitter hash tag, #mooreisok for specific updates and changes to blog. May 20th Oklahoma Tornado Forever Changed Me If you’ve [...]

May 22, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

My Point of Difference and How it Changed Everything

by Ray_anne

Diversity - change, difference, variation, dissimilarity Diversity can mean a lot of different things. Hiring a diverse group of people. Learning to like different foods. Embracing different cultures. Choosing an unusual set of rules to solve problems. It can also mean developing a new way to think. Over the last few years, I have been lucky enough to learn [...]

May 22, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Be Careful about using “Creative” Interviewing Methods

by Mike Haberman

I came across an article in Entrepreneur Magazine written by Gwen Moran, where she described 3 Unique Hiring Techniques to Find the Right Person for the Job. You often come across articles that describe these kinds of methods of finding people that are out of the “ordinary” way of interviewing. While these are interesting you [...]

May 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Surviving Moore

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

If you are able, please donate to my community. Visit the Red Cross and donate to help rebuild and support Moore, Oklahoma, my friends and community or call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit http://t.co/Gt0MtitO1J to donate. I didn’t sleep much last night, but I’m thankful to be alive. Living in Oklahoma, a place I’ve called home for nearly 8 [...]

May 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

When You Could Have Avoided it: The Worst Kind of Failure

by Ray_anne

The Intersections of Life I have given birth four times and each of those four times has been a completely different experience. My last delivery was probably my toughest, as I had multiple complications throughout the pregnancy that resulted in issues during a very dramtic delivery. My doctor and I decided it would be best [...]

May 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Three Ways to Leverage Your Internal Brand

by Lisa Bonner

Top companies are harnessing the power of an organization’s culture to build a strong brand and leveraging their employees to deliver their brand promise to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Are your employees “living your brand?” Do they believe in your product and services? Do your internal communications keep them energized and up-to-date [...]

May 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

8 Low Cost Ways to Elevate Your Brand and Increase Job Visibility

by shannonsmedstad

According to many experts, employer branding is not what HR or your leadership think it is; it’s what your employees and job seekers say it is. Their perception is your reality. What we do in employment branding is develop and share messages intended to influence or change perceptions. We’re content creators and storytellers purveying glimpses [...]

May 20, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Summer Jobs: 3 Tips For Hiring The Best Workers

by JoshTolan

As the weather heats up, it’s time to start thinking about finding the right people for your company’s summer jobs. Summer workers are a good way to assist your regular employees at a time when more temporary labor is available in the workforce. The forecast for summer hiring is heating up just as much as [...]

May 19, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Top Blogs of the Week

by Blake McCammon

Top 5 Workplace Blogs of the Week for May 12th – May 17th Not on the list? Do you think you have what it takes? If so, email me! blake@xceptionalhr.com. Are you wanting to expand your skill in blogging? We’re accepting new bloggers! If you are an HR, workplace leader or recruiting practioner you should shoot me [...]

May 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Interviewing Candidates for Customer Service Jobs

by Stephanie Hammerwold

Companies like Google and Microsoft have made difficult interview questions famous. Why is a manhole cover round? How would you design an evacuation plan for San Francisco? These questions can be good for tech companies and other places that want to hire employees who can come up with creative solutions to complicated problems; however, such [...]

May 17, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

6 Reasons Why Work Is Making You Sick (And How to Fix It)

by Jody Thompson

In today’s business world, there are plenty of things to be sick about. Urgent deadlines (even when some aren’t urgent), constant interruptions (how many times do you need to hear about Steve’s weekend?!), way too many meetings, endless politics that waste precious energy that could be aimed at the actual work – not to mention [...]

May 16, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Spoken Word In Decline: Mobile Communications

by Ray_anne

the decline of the spoken word: mobile communications

Mobile Communications I love my mobile device, LOVE it. I am happy to live in a time when any kind of communication can be achieved at any time. My mobile carrier is AT&T and for the most part, I have been very happy with the service – as a matter of fact, it seems to [...]