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Your Logo Speaks a Thousand Words
Close your eyes and think about logos that you associate with products. All of us can name several such products in just a few seconds. The most popular logos for me are the golden arch of McDonalds and the Chevy emblem. Both have stood the test of time, allowed the company’s to change with market demands, and stay imprinted in the minds of consumers all over the world. Coming up with a logo for your business can be very difficult. You want i

er ready to go. There can still be bugs in the system though.

It Could Happen to You
This is a true story.I was 25 years old when I answered an ad in the Toronto Star one day.It read "GROUND FLOOR OPPORTUNITY". The content of the ad basically discussed the fact that the company was new,willing to train managers in every facet of the business and would promote successful candidates into their own office.As well they had large ,international intentions.I walked into a cramped ,shabby interior of an office smack dab in the hear

We’ve all been there. You submit your application for a job you would be perfect for, but don’t hear from the company for three weeks. They call to invite you to an in-person interview, but the earliest they can see you is another two weeks away! You think that the in-person interview has gone well, but considering that you don’t hear from the company for another month, you think that you’re out of the running—until they invite you back for another interview. Is this the newest version of Chinese water torture? Are they so disorganized as an organization that they can’t show you some respect? Does this mean that they are a bad company to work for?

I know that it can seem like hiring managers have absolutely nothing better to do than drive you slowly insane. I am here to personally assure you that as a hiring manager for 10 years, I definitely had much better things to do than torture job applicants. Let’s look at the hiring process from the company’s perspective.

A job opening comes about one of two ways, either someone has left the position, or a new position is being created. If it is an existing position, and proved over time that it is an essential role that needs to be filled within an organization, the hiring process can go relatively smoothly. The job description is in place, the budget is in place, and there is even a desk and computer ready to go. There can still be bugs in the system though.

The Adventures of Wolley Segap -- Lifesaver
I was sitting at my walnut desk in my faux-wood paneled den on a sunny Saturday morning, staring at a stack of mostly white and a few, multi-colored, papers. I had decided to evaluate my current insurance situation and was working my way through the various policies for my car and myself. But with all those terms and all that fine print, my poor head was swimming. There were items like deductibles, co-pays, minimums, maximums, blankets, umbre

he company for another month, you think that you’re out of the running—until they invite you back for another interview. Is this the newest version of Chinese water torture? Are they so disorganized as an organization that they can’t show you some respect? Does this mean that they are a bad company to work for?

Why Bother With Distributed Leadership?
I'm an alumni of Boston University Graduate School of Management, so I receive the Alumni magazine Bostonia. To be honest, that doesn't mean I read it faithfully at all. But this issue was different. George Labovitz, a professor in organizational behavior at the school wrote an article recently on his research into the application of alignment to achieve extraordinary results in organizations.He caught me with the first sentence: "More

ike hiring managers have absolutely nothing better to do than drive you slowly insane. I am here to personally assure you that as a hiring manager for 10 years, I definitely had much better things to do than torture job applicants. Let’s look at the hiring process from the company’s perspective.

Recruiting Methods to Help Find Ideal Employees
If you are trying to fill positions within your company with the highest quality personnel that are the best match for your team and company there are some recruiting methods that will yield more positive matches and more successful recruiting endeavors.Recruiting methods vary from field to field and business to business. Some companies have strict rules when it comes to recruiting new employees for their business. Other companies ar

, either someone has left the position, or a new position is being created. If it is an existing position, and proved over time that it is an essential role that needs to be filled within an organization, the hiring process can go relatively smoothly. The job description is in place, the budget is in place, and there is even a desk and computer ready to go. There can still be bugs in the system though.

Five Questions for Improving Business Reports
Have you ever asked for a report based on data in a database? Or have you ever been asked to create such a report? Starting a report can sometimes feel like a mind reading trip into uncharted territory. I have spent over 5 years creating reports and I found it was often necessary to go back and redo reports because communication was not clear. Sometimes the party requesting the report didn't know what they really wanted. Sometimes the pa

er ready to go. There can still be bugs in the system though.

First, the hiring manager has to have time to submit the job posting, and review the applications. The Human Resources department can help, but in some cases, HR is not a full time function in an organization, or many not even exist in smaller organizations. If the hiring manager is doing what they were hired to do, as well as fill the shoes of the person they’re looking to hire, they are doubly swamped and will have trouble carving out time to search for someone. Second, depending on the hierarchy of the organization, the hiring manager might have to schedule the applicant to interview with several other people in the organization. Getting that much time on a set of people’s calendars is difficult to juggle. Vacations, business meetings and unexpected family emergencies wreak havoc on conducting the interview process in a timely and efficient manner.

If it is a new position chances are that the hiring manager and HR department have put together a job description for their “ideal” candidate. Since they have never hired anyone for this position before, it’s a little bit of guesswork if there will actually be candidates who meet their set of criteria. They could post a job description, bring in candidates, but realize that the types of candidates who are answering the ad are not exactly what they are looking for—so they have to start over. Also until a person is actually holding a position, there is always the chance that the budget could get cut at the last minute, or the search gets put on hold indefinitely.

Bottom line—it’s not always your fault. There are many, many other internal forces at work throughout the hi

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