Loving Your Job
Everyone wants a job they love. I’m sure no one has ever said, “I want to spend 40+ hours of doing work I hate” or “I just want to feel mediocre about my career.” Unfortunately, finding a job that you’re passionate about or maintaining your zeal for a job you once loved isn’t easy. A...
Changes Businesses Should Watch Out for in 2013
Changes Businesses Should Watch Out for in 2013 By: Rocky Gill, Franchisee, Express Employment Professionals In September, Federal officials upgraded the economic growth outlook for 2013 believing the economy will improve faster than first expected. Experts, though, still expect slow growth overall in the coming year. In light of these projections, as businesses begin setting...
Overcoming Office Politics
Overcoming Office Politics By: Rocky Gill With the November U.S. Presidential election drawing near, our society has been immersed in political slogans, advertisements, debates and jargon. Election years are prime-time for different sides to expose the other candidates’ weaknesses by exploiting decisions on every political plane and elevating their own strengths in the process. This...
Retaining Top Talent Starts With Company Leaders
Retaining Top Talent Starts With Company Leaders By: Rocky Gill Hiring and retaining top talent is critical to every business’ success. Despite the high number of job seekers looking for work today, many employers are reporting they can’t find the right person for the job. To combat a lack of skilled workers, businesses are recruiting...
Effective Workplace Communication More a Necessity Than Ever
Stop for a second and think about the different ways you communicate every day at work. Cell-phone calls, personal emails, work emails, text messages, work-phone calls, meetings and more. With all these different forms of contacting each other, it seems like communication in the workplace wouldn’t be a problem. But according to a recent...
10 Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
I was recently forwarded an e-mail with this article attached. I thought this was a great article and so very true. Take a look! How first dates and job interviews are eerily similar… January 21, 2011 The HR Wiz So what happens now that you’ve past the courtship phase? You’ve found a potential employer who...
