"We found that there was a cause-and-effect relationship between the two; that it was impossible to maintain a loyal customer base without a base of loyal employees; and that the best employees prefer to work for companies that deliver the kind of superior value that builds customer loyalty... building loyalty has in fact become the acid test of leadership." Frederick Reichheld, The Loyalty Effect and Loyalty RulesFor most organizations, the...more
When it comes to your employment, things have gotten a lot more difficult over the last couple of years. Before the great recession there were a lot more jobs on the market almost to the point where employers were begging for good employees. After the recession hit things changed and it became a lot more difficult to find a good job. Employers had less money for jobs and when they did hire someone they were paying them less than what they paid...more
There is an inevitability that you will have to disclose the details of referees when applying for any training program, hospital, GP job or locum position. Common questions which arise when doctors ask us about referees: -who can be my referee?-how recent do they have to be?-what can I do if I get a bad reference?Employers and recruiter use reference checks for a myriad of different reasons. It can be used to scrutinise company fit and personality, the need to confirm skills and experience or just to suss out what has been put forward on the cover letter or resume. A large majority of cases, these referee checks are used as a differentiator between candidates with similar skills and attributes.When you do provide a potential employer your referee details, think of the following:1. Has there been a past working relationship?Try to acquire referees who have worked with you in the past few months, at a maximum of up to twelve months ago. A referee from a decade ago is lot less likely to provide supportive, meaningful information in comparison to a recent colleague. 2. Were they in a supervisory role or a peer?It is important to make clear to your potential employer how your referee...more
Over the past two decades, I have been fortunate to work in major companies, medium-sized firms, and with my own Project Management consulting organization. As a business owner today, I have a clear idea of how I can go under: fail to deliver on the work I promised to my clients. In fact, small business owners must be on their toes...more
But there are some opportunities out there for people to supplement their earnings by adding a part time job to their schedule. Obviously, there are many constraints that may not make this possible. People may have commitments that they have to adhere to, like family or social circumstances. Many will also argue that there just isn't...more
If you just need some features of discrete manufacturing and do not really have to account for such hi-end functionalities as Manufacturing Floor Planning, Quality Assurance, we recommend you to review distribution version of Bill of Materials. Simple or small-scale manufacturing oriented businesses might need to pay more attention to such features as Warehouse Management System with Barcode scanning, some elements of Supply Chain Management, and plus often integration with custom know-how application (programmed and designed in small business oriented software, such as Microsoft Access, FoxPro, Paradox, FileMaker, Excel, etc.). In this small paper we are trying to review the options and give you some case studies, where small or mid-size production company implemented Microsoft Dynamics GP and historically older versions of Great Plains Dynamics and even Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows or Macintosh:1.How to recognize that you are not a huge manufacturing mill? Well, if you just do assembly on order and there are several orders per day, where production is fairly simple, or maybe too unique for each order, chances are high that you are mid-market manufacturer with...more
Are you looking for a job? Are you amongst hunderds of thousands of other people who have lost their jobs and seem to not be able to find a job? Or are you in the market to find a better job, perhaps a job which you actually enjoy doing?No matter...more
Great job vacancies for psychiatric nurse practitioners are offered by healthcare institutions around the nation, and healthcare staffing organizations bring them to the notice of candidates. Nurse practitioners perform a wide range of services in...more
2 Non-Cost Changes Organizations Can Do to Boost their Employee Perks Over nightCompanies today are looking for approaches to improve their employee benefits in the best cost-effective manner and get an edge in recruiting the best...more
The Hitachi C10FSH is opted by a lot of contractors because of its capacity, reliability, cutting accuracy and its use of the latest technology of laser. When you open the container for the first time, most probably you will be mesmerized at how...more
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----> Instant Employee Manual Review (latest version)Your policies and processes are a important portion of your job physical process noesis. This cognition must be wielded to be effective. * Do you spread your insurance policy and...more