Michael Mercer

5 Phrases Job Hunters Should Never Use

Important job search advice: Job hunters must avoid using five phrases when communicating with potential employers in job interviews, phone calls, and letters. Job seekers who use these phrases risk appearing lazy or ludicrous and, worst of all, reduce the likelihood they will get job offers. 1 ST Phrase to Avoid = “NO PROBLEM” Job hunters who say “No... (posted by Michael Mercer 304 days 18 hours ago.)

Charlie Sheen's Great Advice for Job Seekers

Charlie Sheen uses two wonderful phrases that offer wise advice for job hunters. If people put these phrases into action in their job search, they will write better resumes, excel in job interviews, and get more job offers. 1. “WINNING, DUH” First, job searchers absolutely must apply Sheen’s phrase, ‘Winning, Duh.’” Job hunters do this by... (posted by Michael Mercer 317 days 20 hours ago.)

Pre-Employment Tests Help You Make Safe Workplace

Pre-employment tests plus other techniques may help you avoid hiring violent, perhaps even murderous, employees. You do not want to hire potentially violent employees and you need to create a safe workplace. Recent news reported a company's employee murdered co-workers, and then committed suicide. A surveillance camera caught him stealing. The company was firing him when the massacre began. So, how... (posted by Michael Mercer 1 year 176 days ago.)

What Are Pre-Employment Tests and What Do you Need to Know?

What are pre-employment tests? They are tests that organizations give to job applicants to help them hire employees who are productive, dependable, and low-turnover. What does research say about pre-employment tests? Research on pre-employment tests and other prediction methods indicate pre-employment tests are the most method to accurately predict how an applicant may perform... (posted by Michael Mercer 1 year 276 days ago.)

6 Ways You Can Hire Employees Who “Do It Right The 1st Time”

Companies using pre-employment tests I devised want to hire the best. They want to hire employees who will be 1. highly productive 2. low turnover Summary: They want to hire the best. So, I tell them about something I saw. TRUE STORY on HIRING THE BEST I was in a restaurant with a company was holding its holiday party. The company hired a DJ from a radio station be... (posted by Michael Mercer 1 year 356 days ago.)

7 Jokes About Employees You Wish You Didn’t Hire

Every manager hired some employees they wish they never hired. To make light of and also put light on hiring losers, I now give you a special gift: a. Jokes about types of employees you wish you never hired b. Solutions: Methods you can use so you avoid hiring such creeps Solutions include pre-employment tests, special interview tips and more to help you stop putting lousy employees on your... (posted by Michael Mercer 2 years 19 days ago.)