Recruiters are your best friends when they see you as a potential fit for a job. They also can be as elusive as a yeti when you’re trying to get their attention because you believe you’re the perfect fit for a job. We usually think of recruiters as people who reach out to potential candidates, not… Read more »
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Returning to the Workforce After Being a Caregiver
Over the last 18 months, more than 3 million women have left the workplace. Given that women tend to take on the brunt of caregiving responsibilities, be it childcare (including overseeing unanticipated homeschooling during the pandemic) or elder care — or both — many found it untenable to maintain both work and home responsibilities during the… Read more »
Words And Phrases You Should Avoid In A Difficult Conversation
Words and Phrases to Avoid in a Difficult Conversation Summary. When you’re in the middle of a difficult conversation, it’s common to focus solely on yourself: your ideas, your viewpoint, your feelings. But a “me-centric” approach can backfire. To achieve your goal, you need to think beyond yourself. While crafting your message, you: Tweet Post… Read more »
The Best Ways To Communicate with Your Employees During A Crisis
Yes, these are challenging times. We are in the midst of a pandemic, and an economic downturn like we’ve never seen. The fall is here and we’re beginning to anticipate the holidays. If your employees are like most of us, they’re feeling exhausted and stressed even when nothing specific is going wrong. It is times… Read more »
More EEOC COVID-19 Guidance: Testing, Screening, Managers, Confidentiality, and Telework
COVID-19 Testing As COVID-19 testing capabilities and resources have expanded, many employers across the country have been working on establishing testing protocols. Some still have concerns, however, about whether they are permitted to test, particularly considering the general ADA requirement that any mandatory medical test of employees is “job-related and consistent with business necessity.” More… Read more »
Three Key Components Of The Ideal Resume
There are three key components to your resume that gain the most attention of hiring managers. Your resume should possess above the fold content, a value proposition statement, and relevant keywords. Over the last 35 years, we have reviewed literally thousands of professional resumes. Our review allows our recruiters to determine which candidates to advance… Read more »
Racial Discrimination in Health Care Festers
Actress Alicia Cole developed the flesh-eating disease, sepsis, and three life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections after what was supposed to be a minor surgery in 2006. But for all she went through, Cole recalls details of the racial bias she encountered at the hospital as clearly as the physical ones she suffered. The experiences of Cole and… Read more »
Efforts to Recruit Black and Latino Medical Students Stall
More than two in five U.S. doctors will be old enough to retire in the next decade and the pipeline of new doctors remains much as it did a generation ago – not as diverse as the overall population. A recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges underscores two persistent trends in medicine:… Read more »
Employees’ Right to Paid COVID-19 Leave
Employers are required to post notices or e-mail them to current employees The FFCRA, signed into law on March 18, takes effect on April 1, 2020. It gives businesses in the U.S. with fewer than 500 employees funds to provide employees with paid leave, either for the employee’s own health needs or to care for… Read more »
The AGA Group COVID-19 Message
Over the last month or so we have been watching the world news and observed the actions other countries have been taking to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The actions by our state and federal governments show a very strong need for us to control the spread of the virus within our communities… Read more »