Why Your Next Performance Review Will Suck
According to Jonny Rejholec, senior product manager atBambooHR, employees aren’t asking for much when it comes to performance reviews. https://www.recruiter.com/i/why-your-next-performance-review-will-suck/
How to keep your job hunt a secret
Make sure your job search activities happens outside work hours. So you’re unhappy at work for a number of reasons. You think it’s best to look for another job. But you know your boss will freak if he finds out you plan to leave, right? That’s okay. Keeping yourjob hunt a secret is common practice.
5 Tips for Beating the Return-to-Work Blues
Some people come back from their vacations feeling energized, refreshed, and raring to go — but, as it turns out, these people are the fortunate few. The reality is that within three days of their returns, more than half of employees feel their stress levels are as a high as ever — as if they had never even been on
Can you really “fake it till you make it”?
Faking it until you make it has its upsides and downsides (Shutterstock) Life is all about perception. You know it, your colleague sitting next to you knows it and so does your boss. That’s why you come across people who’ll call themselves pros at SEO when they’ve only just grasped the basics, or people who
What to wear to a job interview
A successful interview is the result of many key ingredients, one being your outfit. What you wear is an important representation of who you are and the message you’d like to portray to the interviewer. Follow these tips to increase your chances of getting hired. http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/interview-tips/you-are-what-you-wear-20140701
How to handle salary negotiations like a pro
If you have to list the most nerve-wracking situations in your life, salary negotiations will most likely be one of the top five. How do you ask for a better deal? Will they turn you down or bend to suit you? What if you come across as greedy and only in it for the money?
The only managerial advice you’ll ever need
Setting clear goals is crucial to managing performance, measuring success and adapting for improved performance going forward. (Shutterstock) As a manager you carry many responsibilities. Your team looks up to you for guidance and support, your own supervisor has high expectations of you, the business relies on you to effectively and efficiently get things done
2 employees you need to fire immediately
Is it time to let an employee go? Dismissing an employee is never an easy decision but often a necessary one. http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/management-advice/2-employees-you-need-to-fire-immediately-20150718
Why company culture is management’s problem
Provided the culture created is a positive and attractive one, your employees will attract like-minded peers to your company. (Shutterstock) In order to stay ahead of the competition, businesses need to hire and retain the best minds in their industry. Because talented, sought-after employees are also able to pick and choose where they will be
13 productivity hacks to get more done
(Shutterstock) Productivity (noun): The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. synonyms: efficiency, production, productiveness, work rate, output, yield, capacity, productive capacity http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/work-life/13-best-tips-to-maximise-productivity-20140703
3 Powerful Ways to Rescue a Bad Hire
Everybody makes bad hires on occasion. According to a CEB study, more than one in five hiring managers say that “20 percent of their team shouldn’t have been hired in the first place.” Similarly, a 2012 CareerBuilder study found that nearly 70 percent of employers said they had made a bad hire in the last year. https://www.recruiter.com/i/3-powerful-ways-to-rescue-a-bad-hire/
Career Quiz – discover your dream career
Shutterstock Some people know what they’d like to be from a very early age while others are clueless about their career well into their 20s. If you’re still unsure, why not take this quiz to get an indication of what you like. Do you ever feel you still don’t know what you want to be
6 steps to beat the mid-year slump
Can you believe it’s already July? Half of 2015 is gone, in the past, it already happened. The year is flying but don’t worry, you aren’t the only one stuck in the misery that is the mid-year slump. Maybe it’s the cold weather, maybe it’s the load shedding, but all of a sudden everything in
4 Simple Ways to Ace Your Interview Every Time
So, your resume is buttoned up and the interviews are starting to roll it, but you have yet to seal the deal. Perhaps you think the interviews are going well, but the bottom line is you aren’t getting job offers, and there is always room for improvement. https://www.recruiter.com/i/4-simple-ways-to-ace-your-interview-every-time/
Lessons learned from a horrible boss
Can having a horrible boss really be good for your career? Candice thinks so! (Shutterstock) When Candice* left university with a degree in Language and Communications, she had the world at her feet. She landed an amazing permanent job at a prestigious retail corporation and full of optimism, headed off to wok. http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/graduate-advice/lessons-learned-from-a-horrible-boss-20150709
Here’s how to stay healthy in an office job
Adopting the “all work no play” attitude may sound like a great idea at first, but dwindling energy levels and cravings soon catch up. http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/work-life/top-tips-to-stay-healthy-in-an-office-job-20141009
Does Your Company Take Too Long to Hire?
One would think it a simple enough question to answer: What has your experience been? How long does it take your employer? Opinions differ greatly when answering this question, even when the number of days a “fast-hiring” organization takes to hire may be the same amount of time that it takes for a self-confessed “slow-to-hire”
How social media can make or break your career
(Shutterstock) Once you have uploaded something to the web, it could very well be impossible to remove it. You’re lucky if it hasn’t yet been downloaded or screen grabbed and reshared. http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/career-growth/how-social-media-can-make-or-break-your-career-20150209
5 simple changes to make you happier at work
If work is getting you down, try our handy tips to make your day better and brighter. No one likes a grouch, after all… http://www.careers24.com/career-advice/work-life/how-to-be-happier-at-work-20140701
How Candidates Can Impress Influential Colleagues Who Aren’t at the Interview
Have you ever been sure that you aced an interview — certain that you and the interviewer shared a great rapport — only to find that the company has decided not to move forward with your candidacy? https://www.recruiter.com/i/how-candidates-can-impress-influential-colleagues-who-arent-at-the-interview/