by Rikka Brandon | Jun 8, 2015 | Leadership
Ever walk into a room or situation and just feel like you “don’t fit?” Most of us have had the experience of realizing this is just NOT our crowd.That is an uncomfortable enough situation if you are at a 2-hour networking event, but it is significantly more painful to...
by Rikka Brandon | Jun 2, 2015 | Management
Did you ever think the secret to success at management could be as easy as a simple conversation? Amazing, huh? With just a few words, you can learn a ton about the progress your employees are making on their projects, and whether or not you need to step in. You might...
by Rikka Brandon | Jun 2, 2015 | Interviewing
Ahh, yes. That awkward money question that everyone’s wondering about but no one wants to ask. We all know that we’d never point blank ask someone we just met at a party – “So, what do you earn in a year?” Yet, as a recruiter, I ask that question many times a...
by Rikka Brandon | Jun 2, 2015 | Interviewing
Someone clever and well known once said “There’s a reason you have two ears and one mouth. You should be listening twice as much as you’re talking.” If you want to master the art of interviewing, you need to know when to talk and when to listen. In direct hire...
by Rikka Brandon | Jun 2, 2015 | Hiring
Are you running background checks on new hires? If you aren’t – you really should be.I get it. It might seem too complicated, or pricey to run these kinds of tests on every fresh face joining your team. You want to believe you’re a good judge of character, and that...
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