Employment Agencies Worcester MA (Page 3)

Oct 26, 2017-4 min read

How amazing is visual communication? Skype, Facetime, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts – these are all awesome until we are accidentally photo bombed by a half-naked little brother during an important sales call. Or, we create a perceptual problem defending our work-at-home hours to our boss while our husband loads the jet skis in the background. […]

Oct 17, 2017-4 min read

Marital status, kids, nationality, medical status, age, faith – most hiring managers know that asking job candidates questions about any of these topics violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Act, which helps to protect workers against discrimination and barriers to job opportunities, can be complicated, which is why HR and anyone involved […]

Oct 10, 2017-3 min read

When you’re fresh out of college and entering the job market, the last thing you want is a job that would force you to live on your meager student budget for any more time. You want a high paying career that rewards your hard work, lets you show off the skills you spent years acquiring, […]

Sep 29, 2017-4 min read

If your company is in the process of transforming itself into a sustainability-oriented enterprise, you are not alone. According to a 2016 GreenBiz report, 51 percent of U.S. companies have disclosed greenhouse gas reduction targets (The State of Green Business, 2016). But part of sustainability management includes a human resource component, not just...

Sep 19, 2017-5 min read

At the risk of being in the hot seat as readers try to discover errors in this blog, it is important to remind job seekers, particularly recent graduates, that writing proficiency is ‘top of the list’ for most recruiters. Well, that’s good, you say because I am writing all the time. Yes, written communication has […]

Aug 29, 2017-4 min read

Monday is going well, until your boss announces she wants you to head up a new project team. Memories of college team assignments flood your brain: you did all of the work, one did all of the complaining, and the others got a free ‘A’. Why me, you ask? Companies appoint teams because diverse skills and abilities […]

Aug 17, 2017-3 min read

IQ and EQ – intelligence and emotional intelligence – much has been written about these cognitive skills, but when disaster hits, leaders will know just how much of it both they and their employees have. However, it is the power of emotional intelligence including self-control, adaptability, confidence, initiative, and optimism that will determine the...

Aug 1, 2017-3 min read

Schools out, you’ve got that new diploma in hand and you’re ready to start earning some of that sweet cash that you were promised by the career office. You’ve landed an interview (congrats!), gone through the whole hiring process (congrats again!), impressed the manager in the interview (let’s go!), and been given an offer by […]

Jul 25, 2017-4 min read

Not looking forward to Monday? According to a 2017 Gallop study, neither are nearly 70% of workers, including 60% of Millennials, who make up 38% of the workforce. Besides the obvious things: a perpetually cranky boss, low wages, long hours, and lack of opportunity, could the workplace environment deserve some of the blame? Aesthetics, functionality, […]

Jul 14, 2017-4 min read

Summer’s Here – Get Your Team Out of the Office A perfect summer corporate event might consist of staff leaving for an early Friday afternoon off, kicking back on a patio next to a local river or scenic area, with the boss picking up the tab for drinks and nibbles. With everyone relaxed and having […]