When the economy gets rough, and profits begin to decline, one place businesses look to make cuts is in the area of employee assistance programs, according to business experts. Most businesses provide such programs on the assumption that it is good for the bottom line – support for employees in their personal lives is designed… Read more »
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Common Workplace Annoyances
The writer Jean-Paul Sartre once said “hell is other people,” which, unfortunately, can be all too true at the workplace! A recent survey by a research firm found that out of 1,000 employees, 43 percent named co-workers’ poor time management skills as the most annoying of traits, while 36 percent reported they disliked office gossipers…. Read more »
Making Networking Fun and Profitable
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
Five Key Steps to an Effective Hiring Process
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 »
