Tag: Culture
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How to Create a New Hire Welcome Letter
Have you ever wondered how to send a new hire welcome letter to get the employment relationship started on the right foot? I started sending a letter to new hires last year, and I’ve tweaked it over time to cover more questions, beef up explanations, and pretty much share as much information as I possibly…
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Field Tested-Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans (Book Review)
I work for a government contractor in the defense industry. We have a large number of veterans working for us, so I am always looking for ways to understand them better. Recently I received a review copy of this book, and I was really excited to dig in. As usual, I read with an eye…
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Cash wrapped in bacon (and other recruiting goodies)
It was true in 2011 and it’s going to be true in 2012 as well. Companies are realizing competitive pay isn’t enough and that they need to compete on culture. That’s why I was drawn to this old CNET post detailing how one company offered these special goodies as a hiring bonus: A briefcase filled with…
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Finding the Right Cultural Fit
Ever play Tetris before? The goal is to line up geometric figures in complete lines to earn points. Making things fit is the name of the game. The image on the left is a joke, because it’s simply not possible to complete a line with the rounded bottom. In other words, success is impossible. As…
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Fitting the job to the person
I’ve been talking a lot about Pinnacle lately, but there are so many neat things we can do as a smaller company that I’ve never even considered in the past. A great example of that is the tendency to fit the job to the person on our Operations Team. Instead of rigidly defining what the…
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Competitive pay isn’t enough
Think offering competitive pay to candidates is a winning strategy? Think again. Sure, it might get someone in the door, but it won’t keep them for long if you don’t have a work environment that appeals to them on some level (more on what motivates employees from Daniel Pink). As compensation budgets tighten and perks…