by Beth | Nov 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
As part of A-list Interview’s commitment to spreading our mission and vision for changing the world through hiring people that are a great fit for their job and company, I will be on CompTeam’s podcast on December 7th. As employers head into a new year, they are reviewing their teams and strategy for 2023, and the experts at CompTeam host The People Strategy Forum each week to discuss timely topics.
A little about CompTeam: People are at the heart of successful organizations. Employees need to feel fulfilled and satisfied in order to contribute their full talents and productivity. Talent management is not one-size-fits-all, and this belief is what inspired Sam Reeve to start CompTeam.
CompTeam’s beliefs and expertise fit perfectly with A-list Interviews, and what we try to do each day as we match employees with employers to create a harmonious workplace, where everyone is doing the job they were meant to do each day. We will share the link to the podcast on December 7th, and we invite you to visit CompTeam’s website to learn more about them: https://compteam.net/
And, if you are looking to spread the word about A-list Interviews ahead of 2023 hiring, we love referrals from our best clients! Please have them reach out via phone at 303-818-0555 or email at info@a-listinterviews.com, so they can hit the ground running in 2023 with great people in the right seats. We consider a referral to be the highest compliment we can receive, and we appreciate it every single time.
by Beth | Oct 26, 2022 | Attitude
Halloween has been very hit-and-miss in the workplace, in my experience. Some companies really promote it by buying pounds and pounds of candy and giving out prizes for the best costumes. Some companies don’t celebrate it at all with the mindset of “Please don’t bring candy here! I am trying so hard to stick to my diet!”
But this year, there is something in the air. The fall is so beautiful, the air is calm, and winter is late to the party. Most of my clients are in the mood to do something different, like celebrate.
Here are some of the comments that I have heard from my clients:
“I started buying chocolate mid- September. I NEVER do that!”
“This year, by God, I am dressing up for Halloween. I haven’t done that in a decade.”
We have all been walking around in a Zombie fog the last couple years. In many countries, Halloween is the beginning of the New Year, and it definitely feels that way now. We are all tired of walking around half-dead in a zombie state and looking ghostly.
So, this year, I encourage you to step out of the norm. Make the effort to celebrate in a way that you haven’t done in a long time. Buy the candy and the costume and engage with your employees like you haven’t been able to in a while. After all, the zombie in all of us needs to wake up.
Boo!
Power Thought: Don’t ghost Halloween this year!
by Beth | Oct 19, 2022 | Company Culture
Currently, I am working with an organization to completely re-vamp two departments. They are the fastest growing business in the country in their industry according to Inc. magazine, and they have grown from just 15 employees to over 85 in roughly two years. I had a talk with the CEO/owner of the business, and I asked him what the turning point for his growth was.
“Bloody Thursday” he said, without missing a beat.
“That sounds ominous!” I exclaimed.
He explained it like this. One day, he woke up and realized that about half his staff were the wrong fit for their roles. He gathered his top performers, and he rallied the troops. He said that he was letting go of the people that weren’t pushing the company forward. Then, he developed the 5 company values: grit, live with grace, fear not, quality and excellence, and celebrate. He and his executive team don’t make any decisions without consulting those values first.
From an outside perspective, when I walk into this office, there is lots of laughter. There is intense debate. There is compromise and a drive forward, and it is a pleasure and an honor to have them as a client. Personally, I would call Bloody Thursday a success.
POWER THOUGHT: Sometimes the way forward depends on getting your knuckles bloody.
by Beth | Oct 5, 2022 | Good Management
As many of you know, this past April I became a proud graduate of the Mikki Williams Speaker School. I flew to Naples, Florida and attended three days’ worth of speaker tutelage. In addition, I met some of the most amazing people in my speaker class. I returned to work the following week with a new lease of life and my work and with brand new connections with incredible new people.
Why am I discussing this with you?
Because professional development of your people is one of the most impactful ways to keep your employees happy and working for you. Read this article for the 15 benefits of professional development:
15 Reasons Why Professional Development Is Important?
All of my clients are worried about keeping their good employees, especially in the era of The Great Resignation and professional development is a great way to ensure loyalty to you. In addition, you have employees with new and improved skills, like public speaking. With well- rounded, highly skilled employees on your team, you can accomplish any goal you choose. What could be better than that?
POWER THOUGHT: If you want to keep your people, teach them something new, like how to speak in public. Win/Win
by Beth | Sep 21, 2022 | Employee Hiring
For the past several months I have spoken to 11 groups of CEOs, and every group has asked the same question: “Where are all the people?” “What secret island has all of the employees on it?” AND the unemployment rate isn’t zero, so where are all of the candidates?
In February, The New York Times published an article https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/briefing/labor-shortage-part-time-workers-us.html that talks about part-time workers in this market, and many of those want full-time.
Bottom line: there seems to be a disconnect between workers wanting full-time employment and the employers who want full-time workers. What is that disconnect???
What if it is artificial intelligence? As a certified recruiter for Indeed.com, we have noticed that several of the job boards are sending resumes that are titled “Most Compatible” (even though most applications AREN’T), which means that you aren’t receiving the “less compatible” applications. In other words, some computer program somewhere is deciding for you whose application you get to see, and whose application you don’t get to see.
To be fair to Indeed.com and ZipRecruiter, most job boards have some sort of artificial intelligence to help employers sort resumes. They are trying to solve the problem that employers have been complaining about for years; they are overwhelmed with applicants. In order to pare down the candidate pools, artificial intelligence has been incorporated by most job boards to pre-sort.
From a recruiting standpoint, I am giving my clients these 5 tips:
1) Don’t just rely on job boards for recruiting
2) Utilize your website for applications
3) Utilize job fairs (there are a number of them going on!)
4) Use Craig’s List, because it doesn’t utilize artificial intelligence
5) Use physical job boards outside the office of your child’s school or grocery stores
And finally, keep the faith. This will sort itself out. It always does.
POWER THOUGHT: Maybe the labor shortage is a computer glitch.
