JobCon – Getting a Job When You’re Just Average by Suzanne Lucas from XPR Labs Inc. on Vimeo. Public speaking is my favorite part of my job and the pandemic basically destroyed that, so when JobCon 2021 asked me to keynote their virtual event, I jumped at the chance.
UPDATED with the correct link! What do you, as a business owner or HR professional, when you have an employee claiming that their sincerely held belief prevents them from receiving the Covid-19 vaccination? It’s not easy, but here is what you need to do. Have a standardized form. This is
“What’s your greatest weakness?” “Where do you see yourself in five years?” “Why did you leave your last job?” These are all standard, generic interview questions. I’ve asked them. I’ve had people ask me. You’ve asked them. And everyone lies in their answers because if they told the truth, the
We’re officially in the fourth quarter, so that means that if your business is giving out holiday or year-end gifts, now is the time to shop. But, we still have a lot of people working from home. What do remote workers want? Besides a bonus, of course. Everyone wants money.
We talk a lot about questions hiring managers and recruiters should ask, but we never talk about the questions that the job candidates actually want to be asked. If you want to find the best people for your open positions, try some of these questions: “What makes you angry?” It made me
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. 18.5 percent of American Adults suffer from some type of mental illness every year. That’s 43.8 million people or almost 1 in five. Take a look around your office. There’s a good chance that there are several people in your office who
Have you had a job applicant whose resume wasn’t up to snuff and had huge gaps between jobs (not explainable by the pandemic alone)? Was she not polished and poised? And did you turn her away–even though she could do the job–because if she cared, she’d be wearing
Now that the federal government is requiring contractors to be vaccinated in order to work on a government contract, how do I ask about someone’s vaccination status without running afoul of HR laws and can we safely not hire for that reason alone? To read the answer, click
United Airlines has an impressive 97 percent vaccinated workforce, but six employees who sought accommodations are suing, saying the offered accommodations are essentially a termination. The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) clearly said that companies could require mandatory vaccinations as long as they offer accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities
I received the opportunity of a lifetime when Katarina Moy-Gard, picked me to do a thorough Marie Kondo cleanout of my home. Moy-Gard was completing a certification (which she now has) to be an official KonMari method organizer and needed a volunteer. I’ve never volunteered so fast in my
