| Imagine Your Surprise … |
| It shouldn't be unexpected when an employee decides to quit. |
| They’re Not You |
| Managers should treat workers as individuals, not mirror images of themselves. |
| What Do You Think About My Candidate? |
| There are good and bad reasons to have others interview your top candidates for any job. |
| A Really Bad Hiring Idea |
| Asking a job applicant if he or she can do the job isn’t likely to yield an objective answer. |
| The Right Way to Do Reference Checks |
| This is one time when it is best to focus on the past instead of the future. |
| The Ugly Truth of a Bad Hire |
| It costs more than you think when you hire the wrong person for a job. |
| Please Shut Up |
| Talking less and listening more during interviews is key to making the best hires. |
| The Summer Vacation |
| Proper planning is the key to some uninterrupted and well-deserved R&R |
| The Other First Impression |
| Job applicants are evaluating you as much as you are evaluating them. |
| Interview for the Future |
| A successful hire is someone whose personal and professional goals for the future align with what you have to offer. |
| Should You Hire Someone You Don’t Like? |
| A true story from the hiring front sheds light on this common HR dilemma. |
| Common Hiring Mistakes |
| Guarantee a bad hire with these eight tips. |
| What’s NOT Happening? |
| At a time when so many of us are stretched thin, it’s important to make sure “must do” tasks aren’t being back-burnered. |
| Formula for a Lousy Manager |
| All too often, new managers are set up for failure. Here’s how to improve the odds of success. |
| The Future of Turnover |
| Now’s the time to figure out how you’ll keep your best employees from taking a better job offer. |
Janna Mansker is vice president of client services for Berke, a human resources consulting firm, where she leads the company’s education initiatives and advocates for clients.
She can be reached at janna@berkegroup.com.
