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Interviewing for administrative assistant positions usually entail questions regarding your prior experience, personality, and work style. The key to a successful interview has to do with preparation and staying true to yourself throughout the whole process. The more ready you are to use your answers as tools (rather than passive responses), the higher your likelihood of receiving a position and getting started with work in a new company.

As a manager who oversees one or more employees, you will eventually be called on to offer a reference check for someone who has worked for you in the past.

Looking for a new job can end up feeling like a full-time job itself. Since the job search can be notoriously difficult, it's important to get a good start on your search and stay organized. Here are some things to focus on as you start of your job search:

There are more than 20,000 staffing agencies in the United States alone, and those agencies are responsible for hiring and employing nearly 17 million temporary and contract employees per year. With a growing number of qualified candidates making their way into the job market, it's easy to see why hiring managers are beginning to look to these agencies for help sourcing employees.

Initially, reactive hiring seems to make sense. With reactive hiring, you hire when you know you need a new team member, such as when an employee puts in their notice or the company is ready to expand. Most companies have worked on a reactive recruiting model for years.

IT job descriptions can be tricky to write, especially if you lack significant experience in the industry. With a little guidance, this task can be made simpler.

The temp-to-hire process has advantages for both candidates and employees. Instead of hiring a full-time candidate for a position, an employer looking to fill a temp-to-hire position hires a candidate that they feel will be a good fit for a short-term position. This position is often restricted by a specific time frame.

What are some of the factors leading to high staff turnover in the healthcare setting and what can be done to better improve healthcare employee retention? We’ve broken down common challenges to healthcare retention and possible solutions.

Interviews can be daunting, no matter what industry you're interviewing in. If you're interviewing for a job in the financial sector, you'll want to spend some time preparing answers centered around why you want to be in that particular industry--what is it about finance that you find fulfilling, and how can your experience and knowledge benefit your employer?