The owner of a growing small business has a great deal on her mind. A board of directors may not necessarily be one of her most pressing issues. It should be. As a business expands and matures, so does its need for involved direction and experienced guidance -elements that a...
A resurgence and a renewed optimism in the nation's commercial real estate marketing are fueling modest hiring and compensation increases, according to the 20042005 Compensation Report, published by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties NAIOP. The 132-page report, which is conducted every two years, highlights compensation and benefit...
Outsourcing key business functions is a common strategy for information technology and human resources departments. Having other companies do the administrative work or host the technology allows these departments to free up their resources to devote more time to mission-critical functions and special projects. The best functions to outsource are...
When it comes to recruiting, candidate sourcing is one of the largest challenges that employers are facing today?particularly given the abundance of applicants applying for a limited number of positions. HR must be ready to ramp up resources to adjust to hiring peaks including extreme spikes in a very short...
From the executive summary: ‘Outsourcing is a term that has worked its way in to the everyday language of business. Some times it means something as simple hiring an outside firm to work on a project basis. Other times it means something much more dramatic, often with strategic implications to...
The article describes that a basic rule of thumb in interviewing is to focus on job requirements,” says Josh Black, an attorney with law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn and Ferris, and he advised that interviewers “use caution” around questions that elicit information about protected classes. Black spoke at the second...
When an employee is fired her or she is usually upset. And a person in a state of mental turmoil will lash out at the former employer in every conceivable way. The typical outcry is, "I'm gonna get 'em." And one of the first thoughts for such a person is...
The primary distinguishers of Executive Consulting/Coaching and its Executive Consulting/Coaches revolve around a definition of the person being coached, the wide range of responsibilities for which they are held accountable, the breadth and depth of skills that are demanded in their high-level roles, and who the Executive Consultant needs to...
The termination of a long-term outsourcing contract in midstream, before the normal expiration, requires careful legal and business planning. It may also require payment of a large termination fee. In this case study, we analyze such a case involving the termination of an existing EDS contract and the transitioning to...
The article is about hiring the right marketing professional, this can be the difference between sinking and survival to your business. Sales is everything you do to get the prospect to buy your service or product. Sales usually involves tactics and logistics, and involves the prospects actual decision-making process, Marketing...
The top three qualities or competencies to look for when hiring new customer service representatives are strong communication skills, including good voice quality, grammar and articulation, customer service skills and experience, including an ability to work well with the public and an ability to adopt a customer perspective and technical...
A labor e-procurement solution can be of great benefit to the organization if one experience significant costs associated with acquisition of the contingency workforce. The greater the potential volume of hiring needs for the company, the greater the potential cost savings. The adoption of preferred suppliers, reduction in staffing vendor...
As international commerce becomes more important, many U.S firms are shifting from exporting their products to setting up global operations. This encompasses a wide array of activities including establishing foreign offices, hiring employees abroad, and acquiring companies, real estate and other assets in foreign countries. The following article provides an...
From the executive summary: ‘Researches indicate that the choice of real estate agent is most often the result of some personal relationship. This is not rocket science. But, it is an obvious fact that few agents or brokers have understood how to use. There is a lot of money sloshing...
The article states about: Employee pay hikes drop to lowest level in nearly a decade; employees not thrilled. Elsewhere: HMO rates to jump 16 percent next year; employers not thrilled. Plus: Naptime at the office? -- These days, most employees are just happy to have a job. What probably won't...
This years-annual Salary Survey indicates that many organizations view well-rounded warehouse professionals as the unsung heroes of the supply chain. As the economy continues to show signs of weakness, experts agree that upper management has begun to view the supply chain as an invaluable "last frontier" with the potential to...
From the executive summary: ‘For many companies, the decision to outsource their Information Technology IT functions is a natural one. They simply do not have the technical talent to meet their needs. Either the company just does not have a focus on hiring people with the desired IT skills or...
As technology evolves and customers' expectations rise, competitive companies invest in a smarter, more versatile and more demanding breed of call center agent. As call centers are turning into customer interaction centers, support agents and sales agents must represent the company properly. As such, call center agents must be better...
In 1996, 650 employees of the Office of Personnel Management's Office of Federal Investigations OFI became owners of a new private company, US Investigations services USIS. Since the privatization, USIS has done extremely well, already hiring 70 new workers and exceeding sales projections. So far, the process seems to be...
TAMPA, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SALT Payroll Consultants ("SALT"), a subsidiary of Pinpoint Recovery Solutions, Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: PPNT) a provider of payroll tax recovery services, has entered into a strategic alliance with C&I Tax Consultants. The alliance will allow SALT the opportunity to offer...
