No matter what kind of business you have, hiring the right people is the key to making it successful. You need good employees and if you start out with the right group of people, your business will become successful much quicker than if you have to go through a process...
Letting an employee go can make your feel like the angel of death. Here's how three managers cope with the realities of bearing bad news. James Wright Position: Partner at IT staffing firm Bridge Technical Solutions. Experience: In the 1990s,...
Hiring an employee without providing them with proper training is like sending a soldier into battle without any bullets in his gun. Either way, your small business is going to be firing blanks. That's the lesson many small businesses have learned the hard way by not preparing their workers for...
This paper is dedicated solely to the in-person interview process. That sounds like a lot of information, but when you consider that recruiters say many candidates lose the job during this interview process, it bears taking the time to know all you can know. Your first instinct will be to...
Employee training is essential if you want to have a high-productivity level within your organization. New employees must be brought up to speed and old employees need ongoing training to broaden their horizons and grow professionally. This paper offers information on employee training for new and old employees. New employee...
A poor handled employee termination can create a slew of security risks. That is why CSOs need a process for letting workers go. This is a case of Ian Cheeseman, who is president of LVA Communications, a small public relations consultancy headquartered in Niantic. Conn. LVA is a contractor to...
Article discusses few point on how to come up from the situation of downsizing due to layoff. It states that no matter how successful a company might become, there is always room for resizing in a workplace that grows very quickly. This does not necessarily mean that employees will lose...
Article states that immediately after the termination and before an employee has left the premises, there has bound to be tension -- and there may be some risk involved. The employee may not react violently, but he could try to wreak technological havoc. The ex-employee may have intimate knowledge of...
Hiring involves taking up new talent to fill existing vacancies in organizations. Personality of a candidate is one of the most important criteria in hiring a candidate. Personality of a person can tell a lot about his/her thought-process and preferences in life. Therefore, personality of a candidate is an effective...
This paper describes the procedure followed by certain organizations to avoid the wrongful termination lawsuits. It describes Jeff Fausett who took notice of companies that didn't terminate employees properly. Those companies often ended up in costly wrongful termination suits. Fausett decided he wasn't going to let the same happen to...
This paper offers some timeless tips on finding, managing and firing employees. Hire the right employees and 80% of the job is done. Hire the wrong employees, and the problems are multiplied many fold. Letting people go is never easy, but in order for a company to excel it must...
The article discusses various aspects like termination checklist and questions, termination conference, termination agreement. When you have determined that an employee should be fired, there is a final checklist of sorts that needs to be considered. After that the termination conference itself becomes important. In order to handle this termination...
This article describes the way in which one should deal with a problem employee -- or a poor employee -- when it comes to a discharge. At some point in the trial of an employment lawsuit, most jurors will ask this question: Was the employee treated fairly by the employer?...
What is the thing that causes most lawsuits to be filed under these laws? Answer is - the wrong discharge of an employee. The words "you're fired" can be the beginning of a lengthy battle that costs an employer a lot of time and money, including big bucks in damages...
This is a discussion of how to conduct employee discipline including when to discipline, the steps in progressive discipline, and the conduct of an investigation. Learn about the dangers of not disciplining employees and the importance of fairness. Any employee who is not contributing to the organization and it goals...
The article says that firing an employee is never easy. If you're unsure whether or not to fire an employee or if you believe the reason for the firing is open to misinterpretation, it's a good idea to consult with your attorney or a labor-relations specialist. They can offer suggestions...
Whether employed as a human resources executive or a hiring manager, the task of interviewing and hiring staff can be a challenge, especially when training requires significant manpower and company dollars. To ensure employees are a right fit for your organization, it is important to use hiring practices methodically and...
Lots of managers will tell you that you just can't fire people anymore. They think that every time you try to fire someone, you risk getting sued. Fortunately, you can still get rid of non-performers, even in nowadays' lawsuit-happy world. Start by doing a good job as the boss. If...
The reason for any termination is important, of course. You don't want to fall afoul of state or federal laws or stray far from company policies, whether set by past precedent or formally lay out in a handbook. To maintain perspective, picture yourself on the other side of the desk....
Often, bad employees realize that you are starting to build a case against them and they know that they will soon be on the chopping block if their performance doesn't improve. Similar to what you learned in school, when someone feels threatened, it provokes a fight or flight response. If...
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