Job interviews are so incredibly common that it might be next to impossible to get a job without going on one. Everybody uses them. But are they effective? What do they tell us about the people who we are going …
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Just when I thought I’d read everything about Millennials (employees born after 1980), along comes Claire Lacroix-Bouchardie from Mercer New York. She wrote a white paper about how flighty Millennials in the workforce bear a striking resemblance to honey bees …
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A reader asks: I recently applied for an internal promotion to be manager of the small team I serve. I was unsuccessful. Two questions. First, I was “let down easy”–the hiring manager said things like “it was close” and “we …
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One of the more stressful tasks that managers face is hiring or replacing employees. Companies are more strict about who they hire today than in previous years because of the economy and the cost of hiring. If you choose the …
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Last year, I conducted a study called “Gen Y on the Job” in partnership with PayScale.com. One of our findings was that 15 percent of Gen Y’s are already managers. In order to learn more about how young managers can …
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The PwC Saratoga’s 2012/2013 US Human Capital Effectiveness Report announces: “As the US economy slowly recovers from recession, several challenges are emerging for HR. Hiring is trending upward, but productivity is declining. The employment uptick has brought higher voluntary turnover …
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If you haven’t been on the receiving end of them yourself, you’ve probably heard about oddball interview questions, like: “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” “What would I find in your refrigerator right now?” “What kind …
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