Author: admin | Filed under: Career Advice | Tags: bonus, Employee Satisfaction, employment | 3 Comments »
If you are hit into situations that your company is not making money, and if you are staying on with the company, there is pretty nothing much you can do. Everyone should be in the same shoes when the marker conditions are bad. However, if you are not getting what you should be getting or believed to be getting even when times are good, it may be time to do something about it. But if you choose to stay with the company and targeting for a good next year bonus, it maybe time you do things to keep you in the recommendation list, which result in a higher chance for a better bonus! Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Employee Satisfaction | Tags: bonus, Employee Satisfaction, employment, Workplace Survival | No Comments »
There are factors that can affect your performance bonus. Some things are out of our control. That is the current economy outlook, the business outlook, the company performance and any profit (or lost) in the year. Of course, anyone of us would not settle for a small bonus after working like hell for the year. But at least, you know the reasons behind it and may feel better after knowing it. Find out the reasons why your bonus is small this year. Read the rest of this entry »
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It is easy to measure performance and rewards in an organisation that is profit-driven. The more money the company make, the more bonuses the employees get (especially the banks!). The more sales the sales person clocks for the year, the more bonus he gets as commission. Without profit-driven, it can be rather difficult to measure the performance of an individual. That is a common problem in non-profit driven organisations, such as the government sector or those that supports the sales function (e.g. administration, operations, etc). Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Career Advice, Job Search & Application | Tags: Career Advice, employment, interview, recruitment | 1 Comment »
What we weren’t taught in school is the skills to get a job after you leave them. This is the most crucial and life survival skill that you need to get a job but it wasn’t taught! Strange isn’t it!? Therefore, in this post, we will provide a dummies guide for fresh graduates when they are applying for a new job and know what to expect in their application and interview process. This does not apply just only to fresh graduates. Even professionals will find it useful when they need to apply for a new job! Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Career Advice, Workplace Survival | Tags: Career Advice, employment, recession, retrenchment, Workplace Survival | No Comments »
Yes, we know the recession is (almost) over. Some analysts said that we are recovering but of course, not all of them are in-sync with the same sentiment. Employment and consumer statistics are still hovering at pre-good time level and we may not see the “light” soon (yet). But beyond the discussion of market and economy and the fat pay cheques the Wall Street CEOs are getting, will there be another recession (most likely yes)? If it does happen again in your life time, will you be able to survive possible retrenchment? Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Employee Satisfaction, Employers | Tags: Employee Satisfaction, Employers, employment, unhappy | 1 Comment »
Having identified the reasons why employees are unhappy at work, be it pay, bosses, office politics, favouritism, etc, it’s time to do something to get your happy level back again. As simple as it seemed, emotionally negative employees that we usually see and speak to are always entangling themselves with negative feelings and never ending complains. We need to work on the problems to achieve happiness at work for ourselves! Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s not difficult to recognize the good effort and performance of your employees. It’s just a matter of taking the time and effort to do it, and being unambiguous in communicating the link between performance and rewards. By linking a direct performance to reward has always been effective the employer (manager) and employee relationship. When employee receives appreciation, the desire to reciprocate comes into action with a continued higher performance. Read the rest of this entry »
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Everyone wants recognition at work. When employers recognized their employees, it’s like a supercharger that boosts their performance beyond their normal level. Such booster is almost viral to the performance of the individual. The recognition and appreciation creates a desire to even perform better than what their previous level was attained. Remember, encouragement is a needed to boost your employees every now and then. But behind the recognition comes with fairness in recognition of your employees. Every employee should have the opportunity to excel and be appreciated on their performance. Are you practising workplace fairness in the office then? Find out more what it takes to be a fair employee! Read the rest of this entry »
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