The pros and cons to labor unions in the US Labor unions play a huge role in the construction industry today, but the biggest question revolving unions is that are they worth the dues and restrictions? In every job site that I have been on, required every trade to be union in order to receive…

Week 9 Blog After recently taking the life stress inventory, stress skills test and the personality survey I really learned some things about myself that I didn’t notice. For the life stress inventory quiz I scored a 115, which is in the >150 category meaning that there is a low amount of change in my…

Week 8 Blog: Compensation and pay usually has a bigger effect on employee output whether individuals want to say it or not. I have personally experienced loss in job satisfaction due to low rates and I have also known individuals who have left companies for better pay. In my situation, I was working for a…

Training is an essential tool that companies use to ensure proper knowledge in the work place and make the environment much safer. I have had many encounters with various training methods in my career, these different methods ranged from presentation training, hands on training and group-building. Each one of these methods has advantages and disadvantages,…

Implicit Bias Implicit bias is apart of everyone and every business whether you believe it or not. It simply is the attitudes and stereotypes that we have that effect our decision making (OSU.edu). This can be showed in a business perspective when hiring managers interview candidates for a position. This could potentially impact the reliability…

MGMT Week 5 Blog The interview process for any company is such a vital aspect of a companys succes and future success in their industry. I have had many interviews in my career that varied from unstructured interviews to very structured interviews. I have also experienced interviews that I felt were relatively effective vs interviews…

One of the most important aspects of potential opportunities for jobs in an industry is the exact roles and responsibilities in which that role will endure. These job descriptions are what the potential employee will look at before applying to a position so it is very important for a company to have clear communication with…

Human Resources Management: I decided to review 3 different companies that were all in the fortune 100 best companies to work for. I analyzed the Cheesecake Factory(12), American Express(9), and CarMax(20). One thing in particular that stood out to me is the tenure time that people were at the companies as well as the employee…

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