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As an owner or hiring manager of a business, you want to hire the top talent, right? If so, it’s in both yours and your employees’ best interest to include a benefits package. According to 2016 statistics , three in five applicants (57 percent) reported benefits and perks being top considerations before accepting a job offer. Image credit: Pixabay

An exit interview is a useful tool for employers when employees are leaving the organization. This get-together is a final meeting to finalize details and obtain feedback from employees who are leaving their job. Generally, exit interviews are scheduled on the employee's last day or two of work. Image credit: Pixabay  This meeting gives both the employer and the employee to tie up any loose ends such as returning IDs, badges, keys, or any other company property. Also the employer has the opportunity to ask their soon-to-be former employee some questions, and the exiting employee can review his or her file to ensure things are in order. Additionally, both parties can finish filling out any paperwork that needs additional information or signatures. The information provided by employees who are leaving can be invaluable information that can help shape the future of the company or agency. The meeting is a good opportunity for the employer to learn since current employees...

Is resume fraud a big problem for hiring managers? You betcha. Falsified information on resumes is a most definite challenge many employers face and is not as uncommon as you might think. Some applicants feel it is acceptable to not only exaggerate their credentials, but some statistics suggest 53 percent of candidates create flat-out fabrications of their past work experience, skills and/or education on their resumes. Image credit: Pixabay What’s a hiring manager to do? It does take additional effort to thoroughly examine each resume of interest, however, by taking a few extra steps and making additional external contacts to obtain confirmed authentication of information given can help alleviate any potential resume fraud and actually be more cost-efficient. There are many different approaches a hiring manager will take to help determine whether the information presented on an applicant's resume is deceptive. Work experience and skillsets Statistics dating back to ...

Cross training employees have become a popular managerial approach. There are many advantages to this kind of initiative but as with anything else, it's of value to recognize the drawbacks too.

Image credit: Pixabay The very nature of business typically calls for change at some time or another. When the need does arise, initiating change in the corporate culture can be a huge undertaking.