The Top 5 Qualities of a Good Administrative Assistant
If you’re an executive, you rely on your administrative assistant to keep you on course. After all, they’re the secret behind every successful office.
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Should You Reduce Hiring Requirements to Fill Positions Faster?
It’s early Monday morning and you’ve received the infamous meeting invite, noting “We need to talk.” You learn that you’re about to lose one of your best employees in two weeks. How quickly are you able to fill their open role?
Bad Habits That Get in the Way at Work (and How to Fix Them)
Bad work habits, like any other bad habit, can creep up on you. Before you know it, you find yourself stuck in a behavior that is unhelpful or even damaging.
5 Ways Employers Sabotage Their Candidate Experience
You’re struggling to fill positions and wonder why more candidates aren’t completing the hiring process. Responses to your job ads are low. Some people don’t even finish the application. You schedule interviews, but candidates don’t show. What’s going on? It could be you’re making mistakes that disrupt the candidate’s experience.
How to Attract Younger Workers to Skilled Trades
Wanted: Young workers to fill positions in construction, manufacturing, electrical, HVAC, welding and other skilled trades. Must enjoy using cutting-edge technology. Looking for creative problem-solvers who work well as part of a team. In this role, you will benefit from a sense of accomplishment, a positive work environment, excellent pay and opportunities for professional development. On-the-job training available. Gen Z applicants welcome!
How to Discuss an Employment Gap in a Job Interview
If you’re looking for a job but haven’t worked in a while, you have what is known as an employment gap in your work history.
International Employee Payrolling
Back in 2013, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson authored the book “Remote: Office Not Required”, praised by critics as a “compulsively readable case for a radically remote workplace”. While “Remote” was a concept that we at TPD gravitated towards early on, generally I’d consider it before its time. It has only been since the COVID-19 pandemic that we’ve seen a significant shift in organizations adopting the remote-first approach.
5 Ways to Reduce Digital Distractions at Work
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Understanding the New Pride Flag and Being a Better Ally at Work in 2022
You may have noticed a few new colours in the Pride flag and are wondering what it means. Digital designer Daniel Quasar created a new flag in 2018 that is starting to gain traction as it expands the scope of LGBTQIA+ inclusion. It is now referred to as the Progress Pride flag and incorporates Black/Brown for People of Colour and White/Blue/Pink to include the Trans community. The colour white is specific to those who may categorize themselves as outside of the gender binary, in the process of transitioning or are intersex1.
Is Quality Control the Right Career for You?
When we purchase a product, we expect certain things. We want our medications to contain a consistent dosage. We want our cereal to taste the same, box after box. We want our new car to meet specific safety requirements.