A written employment contract is a document that you and your employee sign that sets forth the terms of your relationship. In addition to clearly describing what the employee is going to do for you and what you are going to do for the employee. The contract should include: the term of time for the employment period (one year, two years, permanent or short term) the employee’s responsibilitiesthe salary (hourly salary, annual salary) and pay period (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly)the benefits offe…
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Planning the Interview
May 20th, 2010 
admin Before the interview, the interviewer has to prepare in advance to ensure that they can remain focused and in control. Use this checklist as a guide: Tell your staff that you will be in an interview and unavailable for at least 1 hour Ask the receptionist to take your phone calls Prepare the presentation of your environment and yourself Read the candidate resume and application and make notes on areas you wish to explore Review the interview questions you have preparedBefore you start the interv…
Read Body Language to Improve Job Applicant Assessment
May 20th, 2010 admin The study of Body Language during interview, also known as Kinesics, teaches that most people have little control over the silent messages that are sent by their bodies. Gestures, mannerisms, expressions and movements can all betray true feelings. It also teaches that in most people, the body can absorb and display the discomfort people naturally feel when they lie. These signals can tell us a great deal about the truthfulness, confidence and attitude of applicants. Some of the most commonly acc…
What is an Exit Interview?
May 20th, 2010 admin Some companies make a practice of having a formal interview with all employees who decide to leave the company (or are fired). An exit interview is typically a meeting between human resources personal and a departing employee. Exit interviews can clearly mark a company’s competitive strengths or weaknesses and allow company to answer to several questions as finding out why the person is leaving, if voluntary, getting feedback on company to spot any needed areas of improvement and reminding the e…
How to Check Job References
May 20th, 2010 admin When you are making hiring decisions, you need more information than your applicants provide you. Checking candidate’s references is one of the most important procedures in the hiring process.Generally, it’s good business policy to do a little checking before you make a job offer. Create a company job application can help protect you from a dishonest applicant. We recommend candidates complete a job application. The application should contain a statement that points out the existence of any untr…
How to Create an Employee Handbooks
May 20th, 2010 admin Employee handbooks are basic human resources tools used for communicating information to employees. Handbooks are a publication that all employees receive when they start working for the company. Although there are no federal or state laws requiring employee handbooks, employers are well advised to create an employee handbook for their organization and to include company policies, company history and information, and other critical elements. Writing an Employee Handbook:The most important reason…
What Compensation Policy Should Includes
May 20th, 2010 admin This is usually the single largest component of a compensation package. Salary should be tied to a person’s skills and experience. Subsequent increases need to be based on an employee’s performance, value and contribution to an organization. Typically, companies perform annual performance evaluations. Each position should has its own discrete salary range which follows from the job evaluation. The range has a minimum, which is the lowest rate the company will pay an employee in the position; a j…
Getting Your Office Green-Ready
April 16th, 2010 admin 
Just in case you do not know yet, April 22 is Earth Day. To celebrate it, get your workplace become aware of the environment and do its share in saving our planet’s limited resources. However, there is more to environmentalism that just recycling paper or using recycling products. Here are some tips to get your office started.Keep room temperatures right in the middle – Do not turn the air conditioning too cold or the thermostat too warm. Keep the temperature of your workplace at 68 degrees dur…
What Causes Job Stress
January 28th, 2009 admin Work-related stress, referred to simply as job stress, is an inevitable occurrence where career and work life is concerned. This kind of stress is almost always part of the deal, whether we were able to snag the job of our dreams or we’re stuck doing something we don’t enjoy. In a nutshell, we may say that job stress is no big deal. Or so we think. But is it, really?By definition, job stress is our negative physical, emotional and psychological response to a job that we find lacking in terms of …
Dealing with Difficult Employees
January 6th, 2009 admin Whatever company you are in, there will always be employees who break the rules. But how do you deal with these rule breakers?Despite what most employers believe, disobedient employees can’t be fired simply because they did not follow company rules. Small companiesSmall companies usually do not have an HR department which understands employment laws. Small companies who fire an employee because he/she broke the rules can get entangled in wrongful termination lawsuits. Big companiesBig companies …