St. John Health implemented pre-hire employee testing and interview systems about a year ago. The systems focused on patient-contact jobs ranging from porters to nurses and therapists. Follow-up studies have shown that these systems successfully identify employees who are empathetic, patient-oriented and effective. Significantly, these systems also reduce turnover among new hires by over 40 percent.
It’s not hard to understand why there’s more stress in the workplace now than in the past. Technology has sped up turnaround time, access to information and receipt of payment. More than ever, time is money and quicker work equals more dollars in the bank. But the effects of stress haven’t changed with the times….
As with many questions regarding employment law, the answer is that the employee’s right to view his or her personnel file depends on the law of the state where the company is located. (There is no federal law requiring that employees have access to their personnel file.) By law, in 18 states (as of 2006),…
Introduction to Motivation At one time, employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. What perhaps changed this way of thinking about employees was research, referred to as the Hawthorne Studies, conducted by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 1932 (Dickson, 1973). This study found employees are not motivated solely by…
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Employee turnover is a ratio comparison of the number of employees a company must replace in a given time period to the average number of total employees. A huge concern to most companies, employee turnover is a costly expense especially in lower paying job roles, for which the employee turnover rate is highest. Many factors play a role in the employee turnover rate of any company,…
Most companies have it all wrong. They don’t have to motivate their employees. They have to stop demotivating them. The great majority of employees are quite enthusiastic when they start a new job. But in about 85 percent of companies, our research finds, employees’ morale sharply declines after their first six months—and continues to deteriorate…
2011 will see a tough competitive job market, MSNBC reported. The 9.8% unemployment rate and about 84% of employed workers planning to make a career change will make a very interesting year for many. Marisa Di Natale, an economist with Moody’s Analytics, estimates that it’s going to be until 2012 until the unemployment rate recedes.
Most all auto dealerships and even corner car or truck lots have websites or webpages. Newer type ventures from large dealerships have social media Facebook & Twitter in order to eschew their local niche market groups.
The global economic deluge has significantly changed the world of work. Now, if you are still using old ways to keep yourself afloat then sooner you’ll be surprised that you’ll suddenly drown into the sea of unemployment.