Interviewing potential candidates is about more than just the questions you ask. Other elements should be taken into consideration: presentation, mood, flow of conversation, and the comfort levels of the participants, to name a few. These demands have always been awkward and challenging to meet, and now the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the ideal classic interview out the window. Most businesses are now hiring, onboarding, and training candidates virtually. It’s another challenge altogether to … [Read more...]
Understanding Procrastination and Reducing the Habit
Procrastination is often a top contributor to delayed projects, inconvenienced customers, and poor work quality. It’s also a symptom of burnout and stress, both of which are becoming more prevalent during the pandemic. Understanding the root cause of procrastination and how it works can help us stop it from wreaking havoc on our workdays. Procrastination is a particularly unique problem, as most people agree that it works against their best interests. When we are actively … [Read more...]
Traits of Successful Remote Workers
If you’re hiring for remote positions during the pandemic, it’s important to recognize which candidates will be effective when onboarding and working from home. Businesses should work to support all employees—including those who may not thrive in remote environments—but it’s useful to know the handful of traits that will lead a new hire towards success without intense supervision or a strict schedule. Self-Discipline Employees with good self-discipline typically do well in remote work … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Workplace Wellbeing During COVID-19
During the past few years, promoting workplace wellbeing has been a way for companies to retain top talent and maximize productivity. However, since the pandemic began, many companies have been forced into sudden work-from-home setups, and boosting employee wellbeing remotely is another challenge entirely. Data shows that COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in general anxiety and lower job satisfaction among employees: This increase in stress can cause catastrophic damage to all … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
In the past several years, emotional intelligence was frequently listed as a top skill that employers sought in their new hires. The onset of the pandemic - and its resulting changes to everyday work life -has only increased the need for workers with high emotional intelligence. It’s a trait that can help us stay resilient, adapt to constantly evolving circumstances, and manage relationships with coworkers to the best of our ability. Outside the workplace, emotional intelligence can also … [Read more...]
Creating a Reskilling Process During COVID-19
We’ve spoken of reskilling before on our blog, but the onset of the pandemic and a shift in hiring priorities has changed what a reskilling process can accomplish for businesses. Before COVID-19, industries across the nation were experiencing record-setting low levels of unemployment, and staffing agencies struggled to find and retain top talent. During this time, reskilling was an alternative to hiring new talent, a strategy that focused on giving current candidates a wider range of skills and … [Read more...]
Three Exercises for Improving Focus
Distraction can destroy our workdays and productivity, and it has unfortunately become a daily habit for many of us. The stress of the pandemic and global events does not help, and neither does our increasing dependence on devices that are often specifically designed to pull our attention away. However, it’s possible to exercise your mind and retrain yourself into a habit of deep focus. Here are three practices you can try to get you started: Build Awareness This will take some practice, but … [Read more...]
Leadership During A Crisis
Strong leadership is often at its most valuable during a crisis, especially one as global as COVID-19. Where structure and solid business operations guide companies towards success in typical economies, leaders are essential in times of strife, when quick actions and clear directives are needed to guide companies through unchartered waters. As we move through the motions of the pandemic, we see successful leaders often sharing the following core traits. Transparent Communication Companies that … [Read more...]
