Hiring Outlook: Oregon

Oregon hiring managers, the news is good — both job growth and population growth in the state’s biggest metro hubs are looking up. Where the People Will Be Create great jobs, and great candidates will follow. Even if your company isn’t planning an expansion, if you’re in Oregon’s metro areas, you can take advantage of… Read more »

Are You Ready to Hire Generation Z?

Just when you think you’ve got your millennial employees figured out, there’s a new generation of workers to shake up your workplace paradigm: Generation Z. They’re the millennial workforce’s younger sibs, and they’ll be entering the job market before you know it, so learn all you can about managing Generation Z before they enter your… Read more »

Conflicting Personalities in the Workplace

Most managers have a few of the same nightmare scenarios, but at the top of most lists are ones like the know-it-all who does know a lot, but still grates on everyone’s nerves and the two outstanding employees who revert to sixth grade bullying every time they are in a room together. Personality conflicts in… Read more »

Evaluating a Candidate’s Personality During the Hiring Process

You won’t love every single job applicant you interview, that’s a given. But how do you, as a hiring manager or HR director, know when an applicant’s personality is right for the job, not just for you? Evaluating a candidate’s personality throughout the hiring process is easier if you know what personality traits are necessary… Read more »