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Browse thoughtful views and opinions about staffing topics from The Nagler Group’s perspective.
How to Explain a Gap on Your Resume to a Hiring Manager
Is the gap in your resume causing you to panic that you won't get a good career? If so, don't! There are many employees just like you who have taken time off during their jobs who have valid reasons such as caring for a sick family member, getting a degree, or raising...
Organization Habits to Set You up for Success in Your Office Manager Role
Working as an office manager comes with many responsibilities. One is keeping the entire office organized. Although you may be focused on other tasks, if you don’t keep the area orderly, productivity will decrease. When staff have a difficult time finding the...
Nailing the Interview: How to Not Over Prepare
Ever heard of those pesky little things called behavioral interview questions? You know, the questions that start out with, “Tell me about a time when…” or "Give me an example of…” These questions are meant for the interviewer to get to know how your experiences match...
6 Alternatives to Saying “I Hope This Email Finds You Well”
“I hope you are well” is not a great opening line for an email. This is especially true if you don’t know the recipient. If you say you hope they’re doing well, it sounds contrived and insincere. Although you want to establish a personal connection, there are much...
Using the Rules of Improv at Work
The rules of improv aren’t just for comedy scenes on a stage. They’re a great guide for moving ideas forward and creating an environment that fosters listening, respect and innovation. As Robert Kulhane of Duke’s Fuqua School of Business said, “Improvisation isn't...
Fired? How to talk about it in an interview
Heading into a job interview knowing you’ll be asked a question that reminds you of a bad time in your work life can add an extra degree of difficulty to an already stressful process. There are ways you can prepare, though, that will help you frame the issue as a...
Goals Setting Obstacles
Once you’ve moved on from outside considerations, fear may kick in. That number is way too high...What if I fail? What if my co-workers resent me? What if… Sometimes, fear just is. And when you’re looking at a big, end-of-year numbers, it can be overwhelming. So...
To Tell or Not to Tell: Salary History
It turns out that one of the most stressful things for Americans to talk about isn’t politics or religion or even death – it’s personal finances. So when a prospective employer asks for a salary history, you may find your blood pressure rising. If you are comfortable...
Better Employees
One of the things managers often struggle with is how to get their employees to perform at a higher level. Not because their people aren’t doing good work, but because they can do better work. And getting better work is part of a manager’s job. It’s easy to chalk it...
Happiness at Work
We spend more of our waking hours at our jobs than doing any one other thing. So being happy at work matters - a lot. And what makes us happy at work is in our control. The results of a recent CareerBliss survey of ‘happiest’ jobs may surprise you. Database...
Helpless vs. Resourceful
Over the last several years of hiring people for our company we have tried to come up with some profile or some marker to look for how to determine who has a better chance of success. We have used traditional hiring methods, behavior analysis, evaluations and multiple...
Terrible Job, Great Career
One of the first things I ask candidates is, “Do you want a job, or do you want a career? Because this can be a terrible job, but a great career.” There’s no right or wrong answer to the question. But the paths are considerably different and it’s important to know...