An archive of Vertical Bridge’s monthly newsletter, View from the Bridge.
The Manager’s Role in Employee Retention: 4 Key Strategies
Discover effective strategies for business owners to support employee retention and boost productivity.
Performance Reviews: Are They Still Relevant?
Historically annual performance reviews have played a crucial role in assessing the performance of employees and providing feedback on their strengths and areas for improvement.
Explore Succession Planning as a Key Strategy for Ensuring Talent Retention and Nurturing a Resilient Workforce
Succession planning is one strategy that businesses are taking to address their talent risk, build a resilient workforce and plan for the future.
Best Questions to Ask Candidates in an Interview
You’ll note that all the questions below are behavioural based questions; meaning that you are asking for examples of things that the candidate has done in their past jobs. These types of questions eliminate a “yes” or “no” response and provide you with insight into how the candidate has handled “real life” situations at work.
What are Personality Assessments and How Can They Help Your Team?
Personality assessments can give us the final green light we need when hiring new talent, or the reverse, solidifying why a team member hasn’t been meshing with the rest of the team and needs to be let go.
B.C.’s New Legislation About Pay Transparency Will Affect How You Hire
Employees will gain new rights to information which should help them learn more about the pay offered for a job when they first consider applying. But the new rules will prove impractical for some employers and may not ultimately provide much useful pay information for some job postings.