Ropella 360
Negotiating Acceptance Before Making an Offer
Everyone knows that negotiating an offer can be the most delicate stage in the recruiting process. Done poorly, it can decrease the new hire’s job satisfaction before they have even begun their first day. Even worse, the offer may be rejected – and if it was a prolonged negotiation, that may mean that other viable candidates have […]
A Critical Partnership: Your Employees and Your Business Strategy
Close your eyes and picture a Viking ship. Imagine the long wooden hull; the brilliant red and white sails. Now imagine that ship has the oarsmen sitting on all sides of the boat. Additionally, they are randomly facing different directions What would happen? The ship would go absolutely nowhere – no matter how hard the oarsmen […]
5 Types of People – And the Key to Success
Some people just seem to have “it” – that mysterious, intangible characteristic that lets you know that they will be successful no matter what they decide to do. From selling copiers fresh out of high school to invest in a health club as a young professional to being Chairman and CEO of the world’s leading […]
Workplace Personalities ACED
Assessments are unquestionably valuable, they can be costly and time-consuming. With a little practice and common sense, however, you can learn to recognize other people’s personality types quickly. Want to become more attuned to behavioral styles at work? We suggest you make sure you have ACED these four main personality types: Analyzers, Conversationalists, Energizers, and […]
Hiring Smarter, Faster, Boosting the Odds
Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t hate the phrase “Because that’s how we’ve always done it”? In today’s rapidly evolving marketplace, driven by hard data and analytics, “because that’s how we’ve always done it” is no longer a good enough rationale. Corporations the world over have applied this new logic to their fundamental business processes […]
Ready, Set, Jump! – An Employer’s Perspective
A Candidate’s Market According to the article “Ready, Set, Jump!: How to Profit From the Ultra-Tight Job Market Right Now,” published in the most recent edition of Fortune magazine, “About 6 million jobs are open at U.S. companies, near an all-time high.” Meanwhile, unemployment is near a record low, with Management occupations at 2% and […]