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How To Handle Leave Management For Small Businesses

There are many different areas of operation that a small business owner and CEO is required to manage. Often, small business CEOs are tasked with managing HR processes entirely on their own. This is due to the limited HR budget small businesses typically have. Unfortunately, there are many nuanced human resources tasks that can be difficult to manage if you do not the proper expertise.

Employee leave request.

Thankfully, there are posts like this one available to help you familiarize yourself with tricky human resources management processes, like leave management. If you want to know how to handle leave management at your small business, keep reading below to learn the HR strategies that will make your job much easier.…

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A PMI-ACP Certification is an Excellent Tool for Project Managers – Here’s why

In Project Management Agile Scrum practices for cross-functional tools have become catch-lines today. When becoming an Agile Certified Scrum professional doesn’t need a technical degree, and many Agile practitioners are in-house assets, the certification can empower you, your resume and your career in Scrum Agile suites.

PMI-ACP Project management certification

Here is some room for thought about the certifications.

The Pros and Cons of Certifications

Pros:

  • Certification validates the point that you are industry ready and have both the conceptual and practical skills required
  • HR Managers and screening assessors of your resume treat certification as necessary validation for the job. It adds the professional touch
  • It validates your skills and tells the world you have the practical skills of an ace in your field
  • The process of certification allows you to touch base with new developments and revises what you have not practised on for ages

Cons:

  • Certification is no guarantee of a job.
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4 Things Employees Look for When Job Hunting

It could be because an employee is leaving, or perhaps you’re scaling up your business and want to attract the top talent. No matter the reason, when recruiting for your company, it’s about more than crafting the perfect job description and promoting the advert.

Job hunting

When job hunting, prospective staff consider more than just the job role. So, to appeal to future employees, consider the following.

Ethics and Values

Commonly, when searching for a new position, prospective candidates will research company ethics and values. This is becoming particularly important with those entering the workforce for the first time, with recent research revealing that values rank second in importance with millennials.…

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How to Find Skilled Workers During a Labor Shortage

The key to getting any job done properly is to have workers that are skilled, experienced and if necessary qualified. Unfortunately while a low unemployment rate is generally good for the economy this can make it very difficult to find an appropriate skilled worker for your needs.

How to attract skilled labor during labor shortage.

Fortunately, it is possible. You simply need to follow these tips to find the right skilled worker.

Use An Agency

The most obvious approach is to use a reputable agency such as Brix Projects. They will have skilled unemployed workers and skilled workers that are currently employed but are keeping their options open.…

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Why Employee Benefits are Important for Businesses

Employees are the lifeblood of every company. Without them, it would be hard for a company to achieve its mission and enact its vision. But with a huge number of businesses from powerhouse brands to startup companies vying for the attention of the working populace, it can be very hard to stand out.

Happy employee, smiling broadly

This is where employee benefits come in. While salaries can be a guiding force in talent acquisition, the landscape has largely changed. Employers need more than just a monthly salary to get the talent they want, they need to keep up employee engagement and morale to ensure that they do not burn out and resign.…

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Diversity In The Workplace And Its Effect On Well-Being

It is safe to say that whether recruiters are convinced by the argument for equality or not, there is a tangible effect a diverse workforce has on the well-being of the workplace in general and the individuals it comprises. In fact, in purely business terms, research from McKinsey have found that diverse businesses deliver 35% better results than non-diverse business.

workplace diversity

A diverse working environment promotes acceptance, respect and teamwork, despite differences in race, age, gender, native language, political beliefs, religion, sexual orientation or communication styles among employees.

Effort is required to get it right.

It takes a deliberate effort to achieve a diverse workforce, given the landscape of the workforce and the availability of labour.…

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5 Reasons Why Keeping Your CSRs Happy is Important

If you are in a position where you generally hire people and enable them to earn a source of income, it is also very important that you put effort into keeping these employees happy as well, and this includes putting in additional effort in order to make sure this is so.

Customer Support Representative (CSR)

If you have customer support representatives it is even more important that you put some effort into keeping them happy. Here are some reasons why this is so important:

#1 Their Mood Affects Tone

A customer service representative who is not happy with the way things are going down is going to have a tough time modulating their tone and making it so that customers feel comfortable talking to them.…

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4 Business Factors Concerning Employees

You might be tempted to think that your product or service is the essential backbone of your business. However, you could be missing a critical factor in creating a better culture of success. And that factor is your employees! Without the right people working for you in the right way, the rest of your business can very quickly start to lose meaning and financial solubility.

Busy employees

Several factors come to mind right away. How good is your employee turnover rate? Are your workers generally happy and satisfied with their jobs? What’s the workplace energy feel like on a daily basis? And, are there open feedback lines for employees to talk about the good and bad aspects of their workdays?…

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How to Find and Hire Employees Who Can Think Critically

If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you have a need for employees who are able to think critically and make smart business decisions. Why does it seem like those people are increasingly rare and hard to find? How do you go about recruiting them and putting them to work for your company?

Let’s discuss viable strategies for finding critical thinkers and adding them to your team.

Hiring employees with critical thinking skills

Ask Interview Questions That Require Candidates to Demonstrate Their Critical Thinking Skills

It’s easy for job seekers to prepare scripted answers to the most frequently asked interview questions. If you want to get a valid idea of how candidates think, avoid asking the usual questions like “tell me about your greatest weakness” – a question that most applicants will have prepared a canned answer for.…

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5 Signs Your Business May Need More Employees

There are a few employees that companies and corporations need to function properly, without turning to bankruptcy in a few years. Being a good employee, at a good job, is the ultimate dream; as business owners, are we hiring the right type of employees?

New job applicants to fill in new positions

Let’s take a look at 5 signs we need to watch out for to ensure our business has the right type of employees.

1. Not Enough Diversity

Take culture, race/ethnicity and gender out of the equation. One of the signs your business needs more employees to do their job… is to hire employees with as wide and distinct skill-sets as possible.…

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