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Company culture can help your firm recruit and retain top employees. Just as any group has shared values, beliefs, rules and practices, so does a company. Company culture or the “company vibe” spans the voice, values and practices of members of a company.

It’s often said that kids today aren’t what they used to be. But is this next generation of young workers really so different than previous generations?

Job reference checks may seem like old hat to some hiring managers. After all, job reference checks tend to be done at the last minute, after an employer has already decided on a candidate. But, by incorporating reference checks into earlier parts of the interview process and planning ahead, it’s possible to avoid making a poor hiring decision.

Most of the contemporary literature on hiring and gaining corporate advantage stresses the importance of recruiting top performers to drive companies forward. In the upcoming “war for talent”, so the story goes, successful companies will be the ones who are staffed with “thoroughbreds” who can quite simply out-perform other employees and competitors.

Employment assessment test tools help employers select top performers – from entry-level workers to high-flying executives. With an employment assessment test, it’s possible to screen for knowledge, personalities, past behaviours, and job fit.

Hiring people with disabilities can help you overcome the challenge of finding skilled workers. By hiring people with disabilities, you can tap a unique group of non-traditional employees who are often unrecognized.