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Remote Control: Smart Ways to Manage a Virtual Office
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Posted by: SBOC Team, Mar 29, 2012

By Erin McDermott. Once upon a time, small business owners gathered their staff in one location from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  They would dial all 10 digits on landline telephones and get charged a hefty price, await the latest batch of tasks once the mail arrived, and sometimes even meet  at an actual watercooler to chat. Remember those old days—you know, the early 1990s? Today, technology has made it easier than ever to run a small business and manage employees from afar. Inexpensive Web...
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Tell Me About Yourself
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Posted by: SBOCTeam-KhWmv, Feb 19, 2009

Great interview questions that get to the heart of a job candidate's capabilities By Reed Richardson Be prepared You would never run right from a conference call into a job interview if you were trying to get hired, so you shouldn't engage in the same, careless behavior if you're going to be the one doing the hiring. Instead, spend at least 15 to 30 minutes before an interview going over a job candidate's resume so you can prepare some intelligent questions specific to their background and...
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How Many Current Employees are in Your Departure Lounge?
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Posted by: SBOCTeam-KhWmv, Jan 29, 2009

By HRExpert Nobody likes to talk about it, even though it is happening in workplaces all across America - employees who have decided it is time to fly the coop. Departure lounges are overflowing with these types of employees - all waiting for their final boarding call. Employees rarely start a job thinking they will tour around the company for a while and then seek greener pastures, and yet it happens all the time. Here are five things you can do to prevent employees from taking flight:...
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Campus Candidates
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Posted by: SBOCTeam-KhWmv, Jan 20, 2009

Hiring recent college grads makes great business sense. Plus, given the chance, they could even teach you a thing or two By Max Berry Despite what some recent figures from America's job market would have you believe, companies of all sizes are hiring new college graduates at a higher rate than in years past. A recent survey conducted by CollegeGrad.com found that 60% of American companies surveyed plan to recruit more grads in 2008 than they did last year. The reasons for the upswing are...
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Firing the Right Way
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Posted by: SBOCTeam-KhWmv, Oct 28, 2008

How To Make a Difficult Task a Little Bit Easier By Christopher Freeburn There are few tasks less pleasant than firing an employee. There are bound to be hurt feelings and often emotions can run high. As difficult as losing a job is for the soon-to-be-former employee, however, informing him or her of that fact can be profoundly upsetting for the employer as well, particularly in a small business setting. Worse, terminating employment can produce more than simple emotional risks. Wrongful...
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Engaging From Afar
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Posted by: SBOCTeam-KhWmv, Oct 8, 2008

Keeping remote employees engaged can be a difficult task for a small business owner. But when managed well, your off-site employees can be just as productive as the ones you see every day. by Max Berry Sometime during the 20th century, the water cooler assumed a crucial position in the American office-it became a trading post not only for gossip and recaps of last night's television shows, but also for ideas and advice. With a growing number of 21st-century employees working remotely, the...
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