by Slye Joy Serrano | Nov 5, 2015 | Career Advice, Career Management, Work-Life Balance
In the Workforce Retention Study of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2012, there is a number of reasons cited why employees stay with their current employers. And the second top reason why employees stay with their employer is work-life balance. Yes,...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Nov 3, 2015 | Employer Zone
Organizations set goals and objectives to accomplish the overall business strategy and create and sustain a high performance workforce. By employing an appropriate performance management approach (PMA), organizations aim at establishing a ‘shared workforce...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 29, 2015 | Career Advice, Work Relationships
Have you heard the expression “If you do not have the salary you deserve, you get what you’ve been able to negotiate”? That is the harsh reality. Reflect for a moment about your current salary. How much do you earn? How much do you think you should...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 27, 2015 | Acing the Interview, Job Search
Benedicto enters the room, shakes hands with the interviewer, sits down, and wears his sweetest smile. Then, comes the first question: “So, why don’t you tell me about yourself?” Benedicto might have seen that coming. While we anticipate that question, most of us...
by Slye Joy Serrano | Oct 22, 2015 | Acing the Interview, Job Search
Most of the time, job-seekers find it difficult to prepare for a job-interview, thus come to interviews ill-prepared. It is a general expectation among job candidates that the employer will be the one to ask all the questions. Well… that is logical, since the employer...