February is both Heart Month and the month of love. It’s a good time to assure your employees know you care for them and value their efforts. Appreciated employees are productive. Everyone likes to feel they’re cared for by the people they work with and for. If you consistently motivate and encourage your employees, you’ll […]
Atypical Work
Do you work part-time? Are you self-employed? Do you pick up temporary gigs instead of putting 40 hours a week in an office or at a work site? If your work looks different than the typical full-time position, you do what’s dubbed, “atypical work.” Basically, this means your work agreement looks different than what was […]
Employer Challenges to Tackle This Year
The new year is underway. As an employer, what challenges should concern you in 2019? While there are things specific to your line of business, there also are topics every employer should address to make this year smooth and productive. Federal, State & Local Compliance Some legislation passed last year came is now in effect. […]
What Your Applicants Know
As an employer, you may have noticed fluctuations in what your applicants say and do when they apply for jobs with you. If you wonder why they all present the same phrases and buzzwords in interviews and on their resumes, it’s probably because they all get the same advice from similar online sources. Although there […]
Turning a Side Gig into a Career
It’s often said, if you love what you do, it doesn’t feel like work. People who love their work are envied by those who trudge to the workplace dreadful about what the day might bring. Do you have a side gig that already makes you some money? If you often wish you did a different […]
Employer’s Guide to Help Wanted Signs and Ads
Recruiting the best talent in this Digital Age often means turning to digital outlets. Even if your business isn’t the most tech-savvy, it’s easy to use technology to connect with potential employees. ‘Help wanted’ resurgence The posting of “help wanted” signs in your window to attract the perfect walk-in candidate is largely antiquated, and with […]
Omaha Jobs: Careers in Food Service
Food service careers extend far beyond the servers and chefs you see bustling about an eatery. Plenty of thought goes into the food sold and served to the public, and there are many people behind the scenes who assure everything runs smoothly. Omaha offerings If you’re interested in a food service career, the Omaha metro […]
How to Pursue a ‘Creative’ Career
Pursuing a creative career sometimes invites unsolicited disdain, cautions and criticism from the people in your life. “Make sure you have a back-up plan!” “You know that only a small percentage of people actually make it in that career field, right?” “But don’t you want a real job?” Yet creative people likely find true professional […]
Paid Time Off Benefits Worker, Employers
Omaha Jobs eBlast May 2018 Although it feels we just barely escaped winter to reach spring, most employers know their employees are already focused on summer vacations. For some employees, it means a fun trip. For others, it’s what to do with kids who are normally in school. All the while, employers must figure out […]
Green Jobs in Omaha NE – The Green Omaha Coalition
Bad news, Omaha – the state of Nebraska falls toward the bottom of the Forbes list of Greenest States. It’s number 33 out of 50, although ranked two spots ahead of Iowa. And Omaha is number 78 on Wallet Hub’s list of Greenest Cities in the United States, while Lincoln is 34th. But even if […]