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Caring and motivating your team is one of the most important tasks any business owner has. Fortunately, it is not always necessary to 'pull checkbooks' to create a good work environment that encourages productivity. There are several other methods that are equally effective and yet ignored by many.

One of the main challenges of every SME that is growing is to try and maintain a good work environment as the number of employees increases. It is not a simple task, so it is usual that, from time to time, conflictive or 'toxic' workers appear that can pose a real problem for the internal operation of your business.

So you’re a Training Manager, Learning & Development Manager, or have a role that oversees the growth and development of staff and employees within an organization. However, in today’s downtrend economy your work may be constrained by unrealistic budget limits. In that case you need to have a sound game-plan on board, so that you can keep giving results.

But this doesn’t mean that you have to give up, there are still several easily implementable and inexpensive strategies that you can employ to take your department’s training to a whole new level. Thus ensuring that corporate goals are met and even exceeded thus ensuring that both you, as a manager, and the department you deal with are noted at the highest level within the organization!

The employer-employee relationship, like any other, is more or less attractive depending on what the parties give and receive. In other words, an applicant weighs-in the various pros and cons of a job offering before going through with its acceptance or rejection.

Maintaining a stable and motivated workforce is one of the main axes for the productivity of any company so that it can achieve its desired levels of success. And all companies want to have the best workers in the profiles they require in their organization. But then the question arises as to how to attract talent to the company in today’s saturated job market, and how to make the jobs more appealing to potential applicants?  

The H1B visa is a visa issued by the United States Department of Immigration to individuals who are looking to work in the United States on a specialized assignment. Unfortunately, due to the stringent US visa policies in recent years, many applicants are denied an access to the H1B on several grounds. One of the main reasons is the denial of the sponsor’s petition – when the pertinent US department believes that the prospective employer hasn’t fully demonstrated their case. The following are some of the most common reasons which lead to such a denial.

Hiring staff is a defining aspect of the operation of your business, but having a specialized team may sound expensive. However, for professionals, the salary is no longer the most important factor to consider. 

The staff selection procedures are aimed at assessing the characteristics and circumstances of the candidates for a job.

The person most suited in professional profile is then chosen among a crowd of applicants to fill the post. 

The human resources department is one of the most important contributor to success as the company begins to grow. Here, let us at look ten basic functions that needs to be performed within the HR department of any organization.