Keeping your staff engaged and productive during the summer months can be a challenge for managers in any line of business, and the oil industry is no exception. Employees take vacation time; those still at work can become distracted, and your organization’s operational efficiency suffers as a result. A study by the Captivate Network reveals… Read more »
The hiring process remains costly for many companies. It takes significant corporate resources determining needs, advertising an open position, perusing résumés, interviewing the best candidates, and finally deciding on the best candidate. In short, you need to make the right decision, since the wrong hire adversely affects your firm in a myriad of ways. They… Read more »
It is absolutely vital to keep your company’s workforce engaged and happy in their current positions. Nothing hampers an organization’s operational efficiency more than constant employee turnover. It is a challenge affecting many parts of your company — from the leadership responsible for managing your workers to the HR staff charged with finding and onboarding… Read more »
The summer season offers you a great opportunity for taking stock of your company’s overall efficiency. If you catch yourself thinking that your employees operate like everyone is on a different page, maybe some teambuilding exercises are in order? The good weather during the summertime provides many opportunities to bring your staff closer, so don’t… Read more »
Not surprisingly, the interview remains the most vital part of the job search process. Even with a great résumé — complimented by a cover letter that supports its contents — if you fail during the job interview, your chances at a second interview, let alone a job offer, remain bleak. While it is important to… Read more »
Did the person who invented the Monday morning meeting regularly enjoy a quiet and peaceful weekend? These standard business meetings are traditionally difficult for many workers still trying to recover from the events of the previous weekend. Making sure your staff pays close attention during the week’s first meeting can be a challenge. With that… Read more »
“Perfect is the enemy of good” is a common saying from the 1700s, and it also relates to many organizations’ hiring process in these modern times. Is your company finding it difficult to fully staff your office? Maybe it’s because you are passing over qualified candidates in the hope of finding that perfect new employee?… Read more »
Checking through résumés and interviewing the most compelling candidates are obviously vital parts of the hiring process, but it remains equally important to perform background checks on any potential employee before a job offer gets extended. Skipping this part of the process puts your company at risk. You don’t want the specter of employee theft… Read more »
Optimizing your organization’s hiring efforts plays a large role in determining your firm’s overall operational efficiency, and ultimately its profitability. Making the wrong hire at the wrong time might end up costing the extra resources spent on training and HR, not to mention any wasted salary and benefits. This point also applies to choosing the… Read more »
Keeping the team at your office running smoothly and productively plays a large role in your company’s overall success. A sense of teamwork and camaraderie within your staff helps to separate the best organizations from those merely treading water. With that said, it is important not to let malcontented employees adversely affect what you’ve built…. Read more »