"Our lack of an interview process has led to some of our hiring problems. We know interviewing done right takes time & practice. Can you help?" Thoughts of the Day: Interviewing is a valuable business skill not to be overlooked....
Recruiting results are not good enough. We’re growing, and because we're not recruiting good employees fast enough, we struggled during our busy season. Nothing that our clients saw, but we lived with the stress. And we plan to continue to...
I interviewed an "A" player but the team passed on her. In retrospect, I should have brought her in. How do I get my team to recognize and embrace bringing on high-quality talent when recruiting employees? Thoughts of the...
Our shop manager is a doer. His hands are on the machines because the right people aren't working for him. He doesn’t give out enough warnings, says he doesn’t have time to look for people to hire. He’d rather do...
Millennials want flexibility and work-life balance. They are very guarded about their time, but we need flexibility. Any suggestions? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Remember when you had a work-life balance life before you got totally wrapped up in the business? Make...
Thoughts of the day: Hire for passion when searching for new hires. Lead with what your business is all about. Find job candidates who are passionate about what your company does. Stop looking for last-minute job fillers. Make sure...
I need a strategy for managing millennials. I’m getting a lot of applications from millennials, but it seems like millennials are just looking for the next best thing and are not willing to work as hard as generations before....
Do I need to hire more salespeople? Our organization is growing. I want it to keep growing. We’re starting to plan for next year and the year after that. How do we figure out how many salespeople we will...
Pay off debt or invest in hiring? I want to hire, but I get pushback because of cost. We do have a lot of outstanding bills to pay. If we owe people money we can’t hire until our debts...