Category: Software

November 25, 2020

Completing an I-9 can be more complicated for employees who are working remotely due the COVID-19 pandemic. The Form I-9 is used to verify a new hire’s identity and work authorization. Employers must ensure that each employee properly completes the […]

November 23, 2020

Early impressions are crucial in any relationship, and work is no different. For better or worse, staff’s first impression of a team member, subordinate, or supervisor can have a significant and lasting consequence. Unfortunately, for many who are new to […]

November 20, 2020

The virtues and values of an organization are tested during key events—for example, how new hires are onboarded, how they are treated when they need time off, and how they are supported when they are let go. These moments express […]

November 19, 2020

Remote meetings were a brilliant solution to social distancing. Meet virtually, stay connected, run things by each other—it worked. And then suddenly, it didn’t work so well. The enthusiasm in connecting and getting things done soon gave way to fatigue—tired […]

November 18, 2020

It’s been a very stressful year for most recruiters as they navigate the ongoing pandemic, according to the annual Recruiter Nation survey from Jobvite. The talent acquisition software company surveyed 800 U.S.-based recruiting and HR professionals on how COVID-19 has […]

November 17, 2020

Every company needs leaders, and senior managers should continuously be on the lookout for those with the potential to one day take on a leadership position within the company. Identifying leaders when there is an open leadership position is too […]

November 17, 2020

Recently, a senior HR generalist wrote to me about a complex series of issues with his job search that he needed to address. His e-mail was one full page of text without a single paragraph break and with numerous typos […]

November 13, 2020

The old, archaic way of thinking is to have an all-business, serious, and sterile work environment, with humor reserved for the break room or over after-hours cocktails. But this perspective has since gone the way of Blockbuster and Circuit City, […]

November 13, 2020

Most managers have probably heard the phrase “praise in public; criticize in private.” It simply means that when you have something positive to say about a team member, make sure others are aware of the praise, but if you are […]

November 12, 2020

Even though I spent Halloween in my apartment watching Hocus Pocus with my children and had precisely two trick-or-treaters that were pre-arranged, I saw hundreds of costumed children in my Facebook feed. You no longer have to do things in-person […]