Offboarding

There is a single offboarding experience that sticks out in my mind as one of the most positive work experiences I’ve ever had.  While these days we have technology and alumni networks to help us out, successful offboarding is more about the people than about the technology or process. As usual, I had not been […]

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Communicating with a Millennial (Part 4: The Transition to Work)

So what are the right expectations for a millennial just entering toe workforce? Ryan states “I find that managers are not giving me the appropriate guidance necessary for me to grow in the company. They’re too concerned with what’s going on above them to look at what’s going on below.” And “Some of my best […]

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Communicating with a Millennial (Part 3: Getting to Know You)

This wasn’t supposed to be a series. Both the Recruiting Animal and “Ryan” have brought up interesting points that I’d like to comment on. Is it possible that all of this “adjusting” going both ways (to the Millennials and for them to work) is really just workforce entry angst? Recruiting Animal: If that’s true, it […]

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The tie in: Onboarding and Commitment

Vertitude put out this article that addresses some of my previous posts. It’s interesting to me how many people think that onboarding starts with day 1. Without some enphasis immediately after offer acceptance, you miss major opportunities to influence and shape your new hire’s concept of your culture. Anyway, here’s an excerpt: The minute a […]

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