Startups: How to Compete Against the Big Boys for Qualified Job Candidates

Startups hold a definable recruitment edge over their larger counterparts in several key areas. By exploiting these advantages, a small but savvy business can scoop up promising talent that is sitting right under a bigger competitor’s nose. These tips can help your startup recruit the best and brightest workers

7 Things to Do on an Employee's First Day

To help your business out, here is a list of the seven things you should do on an employee’s first day. Follow these guidelines, and you’re sure to win over your new employee, starting him or her off on the right foot and building a foundation for a successful, productive career.

7 Things to Do on an Employee's First Day

To help your business out, here is a list of the seven things you should do on an employee’s first day. Follow these guidelines, and you’re sure to win over your new employee, starting him or her off on the right foot and building a foundation for a successful, productive career.

25 Ways to Reward Employees (Without Spending a Dime)

We talked to management consultants, HR pros, career coaches, book authors and bosses from a range of industries to glean the 25 best ways to reward employees without breaking the bank. Here’s their hard-earned advice.

25 Ways to Reward Employees (Without Spending a Dime)

We talked to management consultants, HR pros, career coaches, book authors and bosses from a range of industries to glean the 25 best ways to reward employees without breaking the bank. Here’s their hard-earned advice.

Solving The Onboarding Conundrum: The solution starts with exit interview

While most companies are aware of the onboarding conundrum, there is a little awareness behind the solution to the challenges. Though, many experts and business leaders agree that technology and people analytics is the solution to achieve effective onboarding, not many choose the right tools for onboarding. And, fewer are successful in changing the onboarding process.

Legally Speaking: When is an Independent Contractor an Employee?

Often small business owners hire workers on contract and classify those workers as “independent contractors” not employees. This distinction between “independent contractor” and “employee” is crucial to the establishment of an employer’s liability for payroll taxes during the relationship and severance pay when ending the relationship with a worker. Our courts, and Revenue Canada, often find employers have wrongfully classified employees as contractors.

Effective Hiring for Smaller Businesses

Is the candidate you are considering the right person for your job? Due to haphazard hiring procedures many small businesses have a 20% chance of hiring the best person. Considering how expensive and time consuming it is to hire employees, those are not good odds.

Hiring Your First Employee

Expanding your business to include outside employees can be a daunting task for business owners. When you hire someone you take on added responsibility. Yet you are also taking an important step in moving beyond being self-employed.

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