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Quality human resources are the foundation of a successful business, and with a range of How Tos on employee recruiting, training and retention as well as answers to compensation and benefits questions, eHow is a fantastic source of employee relations info. Offering up a wide variety of How To articles on crucial aspects of business such as team building, hiring employees or holding a performance review, eHow’s got the advice you need to keep your workforce happy and productive.

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How to Make Your Work Relationships Succeed

By Althea DeBrule

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People play an essential part in any business. The activity they engage in is called work. Work occupies about one-third to one-half of our lives. Those who work are called employees or workers, and those who manage or oversee these workers are ... more »

How to Pass a Hair Follicle Drug Test w/ video

By labtech

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How to pass hair test w/ drug removing hair razor @ passitkit and the inside knowledge they share... more »

How to Prepare Your Business for the Unthinkable

By eHow Business Editor

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Disasters? Not here! No one wants to think about horrendous events that can turn an ordinary business day into the lead story on the evening news. From earthquakes to hurricanes, tidal waves to terrorist attacks, the unthinkable usually remains ... more »

How to Reach your Goals for Success with Visual Affirmations

By BellyBuster

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*****Are you one of those people who find it difficult to have the discipline and find the time to visualize your goals?? Maybe you find it hard to visualize and attach emotion to your goals. ***************************************** I have ... more »

How to Recognize the Authoritarian Personality

By Michael Motta

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While much has been written regarding the authoritarian personality, most follow authoritarian leaders. More attention should be paid to authoritarian followers. Read on to learn how with information drawn from key contributors on the subject, ... more »

How to Rent Clothes for Work

By eHow Business Editor

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If you don't want to invest a large amount of money in buying clothes, you may want to consider finding a place where you can rent clothes for work. If you job involves occasional dressing up or calls for a particular suit of clothes that has a ... more »

How to Save Money with FREE Skilled Help for Your Small Business

By Limowreck

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Need part-time skilled help for your small business? Don't let a tight budget stand in the way of growing your business. Here's how to get free help in the office or on a job... more »

How to start a meeting

By LaurenSwan

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Starting and running a productive meeting takes a little bit of planning. Learn how to start a meeting with these tips... more »

How to start yoga at your workplace.

By bloomingmt

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You will learn the important steps of starting a yoga class at your workplace including who to talk to at your company and how to choose the company to teach the yoga... more »

How to Survive the Politics of Your Job

By Bethchapman

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The "politics" of your job are often bigger than the politics of the political arena. Learn to survive the politics that exist in business... more »

How to Tech Job Interview

By D-Munney

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Tech job interview or interviewing for a high tech job. Interviewing for a new job can be a scary task. You want to nail the interview and make an impression on the hiring manager, but you haven't had to do it in a long time. Maybe you were ... more »

How to Tell if an Employee Is Under Stress

By eHow Business Editor

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Do you have a good employee who seems to have gone bad? Stress, not a bad attitude, may be the culprit... more »

How to Treat an Employee With Dignity

By Aimee30

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My article is about how to give employees respect. I see that at this point in time that a lot of businesses focus on the customer and forget about their employees. I think that this should have a lot to say to those who focus too much on rules ... more »

How to Understand an Employer

By happyman

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Remember, all employers tell you rubbish. And the reason they're so convincing is they're prone to lie even to themselves. Here in simple step fashion is a translation of what the job ads and the human resources departments tell you when you join ... more »

How to Understand Performance Evaluation

By happyman

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It happens every year, the dreaded annual performance evaluation that determines whether you get a 2 percent, 2.5 percent, 3 percent raise or whether you get buckus. Usually employees are graded, given points, for performance in a number of areas ... more »

How to Understand the 4 Stages of Learning

By Althea DeBrule

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I am a big proponent of lifelong learning. By its very definition, lifelong learning is a continuous process of acquiring knowledge and experience, and converting them into wisdom. Learning occurs over time and is a process rather than an event. ... more »

How to Use a Strategic Staffing Plan

By Althea DeBrule

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The value-added Human Resources function must fundamentally alter the way it thinks about the workforce and employment relationship. One of the ways it accomplishes this is through the development and implementation of a strategic staffing plan. ... more »

How to Use LinkedIn to Recruit Employees

By eHow Business Editor

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Advances in the way we communicate and share information have shaped everything we do, from communicating with employees to posting jobs. Employers can tap into the power of the Internet by using LinkedIn to flex their recruiting power online... more »

How to Use Wilderness Survival as a Team Building Event

By eHow Business Editor

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Decision-making skills when the conditions are not ideal are highly prized in today's corporate world. You expect your team of professionals to be able to think on their feet and act in the best interests of your company. A survival exercise in ... more »

How to Use Work Experience to Maximize Career Success

By Althea DeBrule

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Research indicates that we retain only 10% of what we hear; 20% of what we see; 65% of what we hear and see; but 90% of what we hear, see, and do. Every day at work we demonstrate what we hear, see and do when we use a combination of our ... more »

How to Work in a Difficult Environment

By Bethchapman

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Business - They say, "It's a jungle out there." Sometimes it can be. Learn to work in a difficult environment... more »

How to Write a Previous Employment Verification Form

By eHow Business Editor

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Performing background checks on job applicants helps companies ensure that they are hiring qualified candidates. Streamline the task of verifying a potential hire's job application by writing a Previous Employment Verification Form. Check state ... more »

How to Write a Workplace Dress Code

By Rebecca Mazin Mazin

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Employees won’t know how to dress for work if they aren’t given clear guidelines. At the same time, you can’t write a dress code that has a list of everything an employee should or should not wear. A good workplace dress code has guidelines, ... more »

How to Write an Operational Guide for Highly Technical People

By Lindah

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When you are faced with the opportunity to write an operational guide for technical people. You have to step out of your way of thinking and think of things in a more structured way. Unless you are able to explain how a well oiled machined works ... more »

How to Write Survey Questions

By JPaint25

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Surveys are a quick and easy way to poll an audience and gather data. If you need to measure the results of a training program or class, a survey can gather information necessary for evaluation. Survey results can be used to change delivery ... more »