I gotta be honest here. No matter how many times you tell me that affirmative action and quotas in hiring and school admissions are a good idea, I will never agree. “But aren’t you for equality?” Of course I am. “Don’t you want things to be fair?” Well, yeah, duh. But the only way hiring — or anything else, for that matter — will ever be completely equitable is for people to give no regard whatsoever to race or sex and focus solely on the credentials of the applicant.
Before we go further into this topic, let’s take care of …read more

The year will be over in less than 2 weeks, and it’s that time again: Time to assess how the previous year turned out. For the rest of the month, your favorite biz chicks will help you figure out what satisfies you about your current career situation and what you want to change. And beginning in January, we’re going to walk you through making those changes step by step, one month at a time. Keep your eyes peeled for more details.
For every job situation…
This is a good time to assess your goals for this year and how you did with …read more

Check out the fourth installment in the Business Channel’s ongoing Apprentice-style challenge. We’ve been divided into two teams and tasked with helping the fictional apron and hat maker Kay with her new business. This time, we guide Kay though the incredible demand she has to meet during the holiday season. Read the ACES team advice at Project Management 411, and leave your suggestions for “Kay” as comments on the post!
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Yesterday,I talked about the challenges that one can face when they are seeking qualified, skilled help for their companies. Today I want to go into that a little further and look at some other reasons that the employee sees that can make it a difficult task for them to be hired. In other words, what can make a company less desirable to a potentially skilled employee?

The company does not provide clear, concise instructions on what their hiring needs are or what they expct from their employees. Why should an employee choose to work for a company if THEY don’t even know …read more

Hiring effective employees is not an easy thing to do. Just ask any hiriing manager or person in charge of Human Resources duties. The old adage, “good help is hard to find” is very correct, especially when it comes to skilled, qualified help.
I got a kick out of Darlene’s post at Interview Chatter. The woman on this YouTube is classic and a major reason why hiring effective employees isn’t easy to do. When you have to find professional and skilled people to help you run your company, what should you look for?

People who are passionate about what they do and not those who …read more