You’ve probably read hundreds of articles regarding Millennials by now. So you might be thinking, are Millennials really worth all the effort? In fact, they are—and not just because they are rapidly growing into the majority of the workforce. Before we get into how to manage your Millennials, let’s first look at some reasons why Millennials are worth the effort.
“I’m surprised at the number of students who can’t easily articulate why they drove six hours to visit our campus. Was it our reputation? Did you like our mail? Grandma told you about us? You’re on your way to our chief competitor?” This is a grievance voiced by David Kogler of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. He, as well as several other college admissions counselors, are floored and fed up with the absurd lack of interview skills among college students. Take note of these interview tips so you don’t end up like the clueless college kids when you go for a job interview.
Organizational leadership can be structured in several different ways. Each organization is most successful with one structure over the others. So which structure of organizational leadership works best for your organization? Take a look at these 3 main structures and the pros and cons of each to see which one works best for your organization.
The Center for American Progress found that employee turnover costs companies an average of 21 percent of an employee’s salary. Not to mention the amount of time and effort it takes to groom new employees for their roles, and the time and effort it takes to find new employees. With that said, it would be in your organization’s best interest to get your employees to stick around. Here are 4 tactics to make that employee retention happen.
Effective performance management is an important and necessary factor in any business. Inherent in its importance comes a paradox: the desire for a top-notch managerial style, and the confusion on how to accomplish this desired style. Management can be difficult, here are some tips and common misconceptions great managers must know.
Every successful project has a blueprint—workforce planning is the blueprint for a successful organization. A major component of workforce planning is setting goals. But sometimes we overestimate or underestimate ourselves, making it difficult to set attainable goals. Here are 5 ways to set effective team goals so you can get down the road on your workforce planning procedures.
Acquiring talent for your organization is half the battle—the other half is retaining and developing that talent. Obtaining talented employees carries no weight if said talent isn’t developed and harvested. Fortunately, there are 3 unexpected talent development secrets that can help develop your organization’s talent into success.
With more individuals joining the workforce every day, 2016 is going to be a busy year for hiring and HR managers—that means new hiring techniques and trends. A rapidly emerging trend is a shift toward cognitive tests. With this new pre-employment screening process, organizations are understanding that personality and cognitive testing combined can predict whether the person can learn the job tasks quickly or think critically. With the average tenure of a 25 to 34-year-old employee at a mere 3 years, finding a successful job fit is crucial.
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Although it is often a forgotten responsibility of organizational leaders, employee development plans are an underlying necessity for harmony and success in the workplace. By greatly reducing turnover, thereby reducing the need for hiring processes, having an effective employee development program in place is an easy way to ease the strain of hiring processes. Here’s why: