tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17672328477588413222024-03-05T01:54:10.093-08:00Technical Headhunter.net Resource for Technology ManagementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-88380015224778773162018-05-24T09:02:00.001-07:002018-05-29T08:16:34.348-07:00A Manager's Worst Nightmare
A manager’s worst nightmare.
8 Ways To Reduce Employee Turnover
Your top-performing employee asks to talk with you, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, she lets the news drop: “I’m putting in my two-weeks notice.”
That’s when your mind fills with questions. How did this happen? Is this my fault? Who else is leaving? Is there anything we could have done to prevent this?
It takes so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-92222959981431964342017-08-17T07:31:00.003-07:002017-08-17T07:31:37.601-07:00Turnover Does Not Have To Be Inevitable
Unemployment is now at 4.3%.
More businesses are planning to hire.
Your staff begins to get those calls. You know
which calls I mean – the ones from recruiters.
Managers and executives have to face a fear
that they have been procrastinating for some time, the moment they realized
that they aren’t ready for any
upturn in economic activity.
As unemployment lowers, this is great news for
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-72226047121336766112017-04-21T16:30:00.000-07:002017-04-21T16:31:18.637-07:00Five Characteristics of a Great Manager
A company that does not appreciate the value of employing great managers
will pay the price down the road. That price can ultimately result in going out
of business. Managers impact the bottom line for better or for worse. They have
a direct impact on the success of a business in a myriad of ways. One example
is employee turnover which has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-76798111691135739012015-03-05T17:19:00.001-08:002015-03-05T17:19:32.376-08:00
What Makes a
Great Engineering Culture?
The
benefits of a great engineering culture breed great bottom lines. If that isn’t
enough to impress the importance of fostering and developing a great engineering
culture within your company, also consider; increased product development, and engineer
retention. Happy, challenged engineers stay on your team. Here are some
successful methods to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-27406019042564405492014-11-18T13:50:00.000-08:002015-11-17T19:12:09.414-08:003.5 Tips for Technology Pro’s Who HATE Social Events
3.5 Tips for Technology Pro’s
Who HATE Social Events
by Gary Perman
"Hello, I'm Gary Perman. I'm a headhunter;
an industry insider in the field of Technology. Transportation and Electronic
related companies hire me to find their next executive, manager, salesman or
engineer."
November
and December are times filled Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-47116692017822541172014-04-21T20:05:00.003-07:002015-11-17T19:14:56.356-08:00Getting the Most from the ACT Conference When You are an Introvert
I am not a Type A personality.
In fact, I’d much rather be sitting behind my desk at the office than attending
a conference with thousands of people. Yet, like you, I realize the importance of
attending and networking at conferences – not only are you there representing
your company and your product/service, your take-aways are invaluable. You’ll
meet new people; potential colleagues, new Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-19441118878106513042013-11-24T21:36:00.002-08:002013-11-25T13:20:46.192-08:00
Social media will continue to be a key influence in the
hiring decision, not only do companies use social media to vet candidates, they
also use it to find and surface potential employees.
consciously or unconsciously,
We are ALL prejudice and we all carry our own bias, and that fact is not going
to go away no matter how much we try to legislate it or “peer pressure” it
away. It’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-35737730024671986662013-06-03T08:52:00.002-07:002013-06-03T08:52:49.369-07:00Interview "What is your greatest Weakness"<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Higher Education Required for Future Jobs
A new joint survey
from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Achieve, a
nonprofit dedicated to improving education standards, revealed that technical and educational requirements are increasing across job categories.
The results were based on the responses of 4,695 HR professionals in
nine industries. It was released Oct. 3 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-47748889073986654602012-09-04T19:04:00.000-07:002012-09-04T19:04:10.347-07:005 Reasons Why Your Team May be FailingWhy do teams win? In sports or business teams win because they have
structure, guidance and support. Winning teams have a coach who is there
to lead, guide, and instruct them. Did these teams just magically
appear? No! Each player is assessed for their talent, skills, abilities,
strengths and weaknesses. More importantly, coaches also look at how
each player communicates with one another. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-25729813755215461032012-08-17T16:03:00.002-07:002012-08-17T16:03:50.787-07:00
Company Cultural Change with Results
by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen,
and Caroline Kronley
Good article in the Harvard Business review about a very relevant management topic:
http://hbr.org/2012/07/cultural-change-that-sticks
In the early 2000s Aetna was struggling mightily on
all fronts. While on the surface revenues remained strong, its rapport with
customers and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-70109602411826228582012-07-03T19:46:00.001-07:002012-07-03T19:46:09.224-07:00Why Team Building Exercises Don’t Work<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-29177674122199887832012-05-18T21:24:00.001-07:002012-05-18T21:24:09.124-07:00"The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender, it's you,"This is a good article that applies to anyone desiring to succeed in business.....Men or Women....
By JOHN BUSSEY
Our recent recounting of how Jack Welch clashed with a group of female executives over how best to advance to the top of corporate America touched a raw nerve in the business world.
Readers fired off a barrage of comments. "He's right," one wrote about the former CEO of General Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-52381065144696138462012-03-23T00:25:00.000-07:002012-03-23T00:26:03.091-07:00Recruiters look at a résumé for an average 6.25 secondsPublished in Wed. Wall Street Journal:Bad news for anyone who has spent considerable time polishing a CV: Recruiters look at a résumé for an average 6.25 seconds before deciding if the candidate is a potential fit, according to job-search site TheLadders.Recruiters primarily look for six key pieces of information in the following order: name, current title and company, previous title and company,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-37718380392377500802012-01-02T16:51:00.000-08:002012-01-02T16:55:16.249-08:00Learning LeadershipIn an article written by Karl Moore, Contributor with Richard Pound explains practical ways for young managers to increase their management and leadership skills in an ever competing world."By volunteering for projects in nonprofit organizations, experienced executives can hone their supervisory and leadership skills, and aspiring executives can gain the experience and networking opportunities Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-7276633047458372142011-12-05T11:21:00.000-08:002011-12-05T11:22:08.622-08:00Brain Hubs creat jobs for middle skilledAUSTIN, Texas—As the nation grapples with stubbornly high unemployment, Texas's political and high-tech capital shows one way to create good jobs for people who didn't go to college: Attract highly skilled entrepreneurs, and watch the companies they start hire lower-skilled workers.[MIDJOBSsub] Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesThe Texas state Capitol in Austin, a city that in the past decade has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-70984477581777423422011-11-03T11:23:00.000-07:002011-11-03T11:25:12.588-07:00Majority of American Workers Not Engaged in Their JobsMajority of American Workers Not Engaged in Their JobsHighly educated and middle-aged employees among the least likely to be engagedby Nikki Blacksmith and Jim Harter WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Seventy-one percent of American workers are "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" in their work, meaning they are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and are less likely to be productive. That leaves Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-6233562616593208192011-09-03T16:49:00.000-07:002011-09-03T16:53:24.896-07:00Innovation - Every company needs new ideas to stay relevantA recent article written by Rachel Siverman of the WSJ outlines the need and importance of innovation....
"Not every company is led by a visionary like recently retired Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs. But nearly every company needs to come up with new ideas to stay relevant.
Developing new ideas involves a certain amount of experimentation and failure, as well as prioritizing of the most Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-77320979706635257022011-07-11T23:21:00.000-07:002011-07-11T23:26:35.429-07:00EV's will need infrastructure before they succeed.Infrastructure is coming soon than you may think. Thousands of chargin units are being installed across the county as more companies start up and other move in with their strategy and answers to rolling out networks."The U.S. automobile industry of the 20th century flourished based on a gas station infrastructure that at one point numbered in excess of a quarter-million locations. For electric Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-45509732879376853352011-07-04T08:48:00.000-07:002011-07-04T08:49:24.089-07:00for Engineers Who Hate NetworkingBY GARY PERMAN"Hello, I'm Gary Perman. I'm a headhunter; an industry insider in the fields of electric vehicles, alternative energy, and electronics. Technology companies hire me to find their next executive, manager or engineer."Sometimes it seems like I hit two or three networking events a week. One might think that since I do so much networking, such events would come natural to me. Some mightUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767232847758841322.post-91577135615922103162011-05-30T11:08:00.000-07:002011-05-30T11:10:12.412-07:00Venture Capitalist Advice: Startups Need To Hire A Recruiter...NowVenture Capitalist Advice: Startups Need To Hire A Recruiter...NowJeff Bussgang is a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist at Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston www.businessinsider.com The unemployment rate in America is hovering around 9%. But if you are a competent engineer, sales executive, online marketer or general manager in Silicon Valley, NYC, Boston, or other startup hotspots, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0