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Overqualified and Interviewing

Office Dynamics

Several years ago, I found myself in a position at a company that was facing budget cuts. I knew with my experience and overqualifications the interview committee would want to know why I would be willing to take a pay cut and less work responsibilities. Ask questions during the interview.

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Unlocking the HR Secrets of Hybrid Work

Allwork

He believes that blanket policies mandating set office days could backfire, leading to decreased morale and potential attrition. She has implemented an operational calendar and a comprehensive hybrid/remote work policy. René Allen has taken a more structured approach to operational adaptations.

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How This LGBTQ+ CEO Nurtures Workplace Diversity From The Inside Out

Allwork

Implementing DEI strategies has long played a role in workplace politics, but there continues to be limitations in how effective these policies are. . A good starting point for companies is the questions they ask in interviews. For example, at Bambee we’ve outlined up to a $10,000 budget for Pride Month.

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

Bonnie Low Kramen

As a part of our interview series called “How Employers and Employees are Reworking Work Together,” we had the pleasure to interview Bonnie Low-Kramen. Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023. Policies around bullying and sexual harassment?—?Workplace

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How Your Non-Profit Can Benefit From a Virtual Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Here at Worxbee, we have several non-profit clients and one thing we’ve found is that many assume an executive assistant will be out of reach, outside the budget of the organization. In fact, there are ways to get an executive assistant without blowing the budget, which we’ll get into here.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation

Office Dynamics

Serve as department liaison and attend or participate in company-wide committee meetings to stay up to date on new policies and announcements and report back to manager and department. Discuss the importance of a calendar time block for your manager to focus on emails, presentations, budget, etc.

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Sound and vision – Nigel Oseland makes himself heard for the IN magazine profile

Workplace Insight

Interviewing people involves trying to tease out a bit of personal colour. The measurement of success is still often about whether it was delivered on time and within budget. Transfer policy Another dilemma is understanding the context in which people respond to post occupancy questionnaires about workspace. But it’s changing.

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