Hiring store level staff can be just as perplexing as hiring a store manager. Many feel no matter how much homework, it’s still a gamble or calculated risk. In a recent online question, a few successful retailers known to us were good enough to offer a couple of suggestions: We have a simple skills test […]
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Managing People
Don’t Forget Taking Personality Into Account In theory in a conventional chain-of-command organization, Those at the top set the vision and issue the directives. Those in the middle interpret those directives and ensure that they are understood and followed. Those at the bottom do the work. If everyone buys into this, things run great and […]
Interview tips
Last month we covered job-hunting tips; let’s assume you’ve heard from an interested company that wants to interview you in person. There are a number of steps you can take to increase the probability that a job interview will be successful. Being well prepared will increase your self-confidence and peace of mind, which will in […]
