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2014-03-26

Reduce employee turnover in the first 90 days

By Joel Garfinkle

Don’t spend all that money training new hires just to see them leave for your competition. When you follow these five steps, you can reduce turnover in the first 90 days and retain your valuable employees for years to come...

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2014-03-19

The ‘moneyball’ approach to business hiring

By Drake Editorial Team

Great coaches not only consider an athlete’s talent and heart when they’re building a team, but they consider group dynamics too. It’s not just a matter of getting the fastest, strongest, and smartest players on your side.

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2013-09-18

Hiring is not easy

By Drake Editorial Team

Before conducting any interview, you first need to establish the objectives of the selection process. Interviewing should not be just about filling an open position.

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2013-08-21

Eight rules for hiring smart

By Drake Editorial Team

Hiring smart is productive, not doing so is unproductive. The most common, and fatal, hiring mistake is to find someone with the right skills but the wrong mind-set (attitude) and hire them on the theory, "We can change them."

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2013-04-29

Internship journal: benefits of taking on an intern

By Corne van Niekerk

My name is Corne van Niekerk and I am the Communications / Public Relations Intern at Drake New Zealand. I am currently completing my Bachelor in Communication, majoring in Public Relations. 

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2013-03-22

How to instill behaviour that supports your corporate strategy

By Drake Editorial Team

If you have never considered how your employees’ behaviours affect your company’s overall success, perhaps you should. Your employees may have widely differing views of your organization...

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