Helping Your Employees Set SMART Goals

Helping Your Employees Set SMART Goals

Business writers never get tired of cute phrases, abbreviations, and pneumonic devices. From the “KISS” rule to B2B paradigm shifts to The Peter Principle to “pivoting to video,” generations of careers have been made coining and popularizing buzzword-y ways to describe management and recruiting trends. While these often exist as eye roll-inducing advertising for corporate…

Leveraging Job Rejection

Leveraging Job Rejection

You thought you did everything right. You micro-targeted your resume to impress this company. The interview allowed you to present yourself at your most impressive (and at your most charming, if you do say so yourself). But they picked someone else. And now you’re left staring into the void of rejection … an abyss of…

Bad Week or Burnout?

Bad Week or Burnout?

You’ve had a bad stretch – the professional equivalent of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Except, it’s lasted longer than a day … it feels like you’ve been overwhelmed for as long as you can remember. And it’s starting to affect you. You’re tired. You’re irritable. You’re starting to spend…

What Should Your Policy Be on Tattoos and Piercings?

What Should Your Policy Be on Tattoos and Piercings?

When your grandparents first entered the workforce, many companies had bans on tattoos and significant restrictions on piercings. The prohibitions were common and not something hiring professionals had to think much about. At the time, tattoos were mainly for sailors and bikers, and piercings anywhere but a woman’s earlobes might only come up when casting…