Making Networking Fun and Profitable

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Did you know that business networking — either for client or for a new job — can be fun? Yes, it really can. Networking has gotten something of a “bad” rap because too many people don’t do it well. They think the only reason to network is to get more business or find a job…. Read more »

Working Remotely Alleviates Employee Stress

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Those employees who work at home at least three days a week are more satisfied with their jobs than their colleagues working at a company’s job site. A study from the University of Wisconsin found that telecommuters reported less friction between an their work life and their personal life. In addition, researchers found that remote… Read more »

Questions to Ask at the End of Your Job Interview

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So, you’re at the end of your interview. It’s gone well. Finally, the interviewer asks that concluding question of all concluding questions: “Do you have any questions for me?” Here are some suggestions you may want to ask (and, here’s a hint, none of them have to do with vacations, pay rates, benefits, etc.): How… Read more »

Job Stress Increases Chances of Recurring Heart Problems

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Recent research has shown that people who have had continued stress on the job after returning from a heart attack had double the risk of having a second one. While there has been a number of studies that have shown a connection between stress at work and developing coronary heart disease, there has been little… Read more »

Who Plays Hooky and Why

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With the holidays fast approaching, do you find that more of your employees get “sick” the day before a holiday break? And have you ever called in sick when you really weren’t? (Come on, tell the truth…..) If your employees do (or if you’ve ever done so yourself), you and they are not anomalies: A… Read more »

Working With a Recruiter

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If you’ve decided to go to a recruiting or staffing firm to help you with your job search, congratulations! Staffing firms such as StaffEx often know about openings before the general public. In addition, many Tampa Bay-area firms use StaffEx to bring in workers on a temporary basis, which is a great way to get… Read more »

Wasting Time at Work

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If your employees waste  time at work (yours surely don’t, right?), they’re not alone. A recent survey reported that, out of  2,000 workers in a variety of jobs, two-thirds said they wasted time while on the job. How much time? On average, workers said they wasted almost two hours of work out of an 8.5… Read more »

Generational Differences in the Workplace

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Companies tend to believe stereotypes when it comes to how Baby Boomers and Generation Xers work, according to a study by the University of Illinois published earlier this year in the Academy of Management Review. “Our message is the problem isn’t that simple and there are no one-size-fits-all solutions,” said one of the study’s authors,… Read more »

The Right Way to Handle Mistakes on the Job

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Everyone makes mistakes on the job. Everyone. From the president, to your manager, to your colleagues, to you — we all make mistakes. The key to making mistakes “successfully” is to own up to them as soon as you know — either on your own or by someone telling you — that a mistake has… Read more »

Five Key Steps to an Effective Hiring Process

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With the challenges present in today’s employment market, it’s a great time for companies to find quality employees. But even with a considerable talent pool to choose from, how do you figure out who among them is the absolute best fit for your business? Having a simple, repeatable system in place for your hiring practices… Read more »