Cuyahoga Community College is committed to creating opportunities for students and employers to meet. We are proud to announce our annual Spring Job Fair: Leap into the Talent Pool on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 1-6 pm at Tri-C Western Campus in Parma. We welcome you the opportunity to exhibit at the job fair and meet over 500 Tri-C students, alumni, veterans, and job seekers throughout the community who are interested in either full-time/part-time or summer internships/Co-ops.
3 Things Managers Do That Disengage Employees
Engagement is often viewed as just an “HR thing” when in fact, managers play an even more important role in engaging employees day-to-day. Managers, however, may not realize how their actions engage or disengage employees and how that affects their team’s performance and productivity. Here are 3 things managers do which can unintentionally disengage employees.
To Pay or not to Pay Interns?
It’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about hiring an intern to build your business’ talent pipeline or support some special projects. As you start to begin the hiring process for an intern, you may be asking: should you pay or not pay the intern? If you do pay them, you may be wondering what should you pay interns to be competitive?
4 Ways to Become a Manager Employees Want to Follow
Are your managers people who your employees want to follow? Do your managers regularly encounter resistance and wonder why they can’t achieve the results they want or why their employees won’t follow their lead? More importantly, are employees just following managers because they are the boss, or because they are genuinely inspired and motivated by their leadership?
Salary Talk: Tips for Talking About Pay with Employees
Salary conversations – such as negotiating an offer with a job candidate, confronting an inquiry about a pay increase from a current employee, or dealing with a complaint about pay – can be uncomfortable and difficult for employers. Pay is personal. It affects employees’ ability to pay their bills, support themselves, and provide for their families. Salary matters, however, need to be discussed with objectivity and frankness by managers. HR can help facilitate these conversations in the following ways.
7 Strategies to Find Extraordinary Local Talent
Is your organization looking for extraordinary talent and thinks it needs to search outside of your local community? Not so fast. Many employers think they can’t find talent locally and pursue their search elsewhere, but local talent is at your fingertips if you use the right strategies.
Why You Can’t Find the Right Hire
Many employers are facing what is perceived to be a “talent shortage” – many applicants, but few qualified candidates. Even though this perceived talent shortage may be real, here are some other reasons why your organization may not be able to find the right hire.
How to Pay Your Executives
Executive pay is very different from other compensation practices you administer, involving greater pay-mix complexity, more components, and consideration of various business and legal factors. Here are executive compensation basics that you need to know to drive your business results as well as attract and retain key executive talent.
ERC Announces New International HR Resources for Members
In 2012, ERC surveyed our members on their need for International HR resources and support. Due to our members’ growth of international operations and questions about how to manage employees outside the U.S., ERC is excited to announce the addition of several new global HR resources available to ERC members through our HR Help Desk.
5 Myths About Workplace Communication
Employers constantly find themselves battling communication issues between employees and managers in the workplace. These issues commonly stem from not understanding the basics of good communication, mistaking frequency for quality, and making inaccurate assumptions about how much information others want and need to know. Here are 5 myths about workplace communication that your organization should consider “debunking” to improve communication.
Just Promoted to Supervisor? Why to Consider New Manager Training
Every organization faces the challenge of new manager training: transitioning an employee from team player to team leader. This transition from employee to supervisor is one of the hardest an employee must make in their career. After the promotion occurs, what should you do to make sure the transition goes smoothly and that your new supervisor is successful in their new role?
Additional Resource
The Ultimate Guide to Training Your Supervisors and Managers
Learn how training your supervisors and managers will help them overcome challenges, motivate those around them, and be more effective in their roles.
Survey Shows Trends in FMLA Usage
The ERC/CareWorks FMLA Practices Survey shows trends in FMLA usage. The majority of employers (71%) cite that between 1 and 10% of employees took FMLA in the last 12 months. Ninety percent of organizations reported that 20% or fewer employees took FMLA in the last 12 months.
