October 4, 2025 Compliance

E-Verify is Down

Do you like to be in compliance… Well, you cannot use E-Verify currently with the government shutdown. The pages are shuttered, and help is not available. You cannot sign in or send cases and those in interim status, sorry…. That does not mean that you have to stop the I9 process, however. New employees must complete their Section 1 on Day 1 and the employer must complete Section 2 within 3 days still, same as ever.

So, what happens now? Well, while everything is on hold and E-Verify is unavailable, there will clearly be a backlog of cases including those already in process waiting for confirmation. Once the government is back up and running, they are saying that there will be extra time to submit the cases and catch up. In the meantime, keep verifying IDs, taking copies, and keeping paper or electronic folders until the system is back where you will then be able to input.

Questions? Let me know in the comments or reach out!

October 3, 2025 Talent Management

The Recruiting Brand- The Key to Candidate Interest and Engagement

Just some initial thoughts on this topic before going into an in-depth dive in a later post.

I once worked at an unnamed company that had a great presence in social media and online from a business perspective, as well as a fantastic overall perception in their industry. (Perception is a loaded word here as we will discover.) Yet somehow, they still managed to have job postings that were open and unfilled for years… Yes, you read that right, years!! Other requisitions/postings were open for months and longer, with maybe a couple of applicants, some with NOT A SINGLE APPLICANT, and no hires, and no talent pool in sight.

After a search into why this was, I discovered that there was no Recruiting Brand at all for this company. Or I should say, at least no effort into making one, there may have been a couple of half-hearted posts or random, weak attempts, but no strategy and certainly no champions for the topic.

Okay, so how do we think a candidate learns about a company that they are considering working for? Step one: Google them. Step two, (in this case) move on to the next company that has results that speak to a quality culture, a company that shows days in the life of an employee, a company that has positive employee reviews, current and former, and finally just has a presence beyond,” hey this is what we do here”……While details about your company are important, and what you do is critical to my search…. I sort of already know what you do, or I wouldn’t be looking to apply… I want to know the intangibles and the general feeling of your company before I submit my application, go through the process, and ultimately commit my time and energy to working for you.

This post is just to get the juices flowing and make us think about how we get quality candidates for our open roles. In an upcoming post, I will share some strategies that have been used to do this successfully. Looking forward to hearing from you all as well. Please leave a comment and/or reach out to share your stories 

December 1, 2019 General

Workplace Negativity and it’s Effect on Morale

All it takes is one…. One negative Nancy to bring us all down.  Sorry, Nancy, I mean no disrespect. Is it the Titanic or your workplace that’s sinking, talk about the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

The question is how do you handle this situation and are you working to fix the underlying issues or are you actively  part of the problem.  Many  leaders in business put their blinders on and only look one direction instead of looking at the issues and difficulties facing their employees which in turn impact the success of the business goals.

If I ignore the issue or focus soehwere else it will go away eventually, thats the hope, but this rarely ever happens,  Instead the issues continue to fester, your negative employee  infects others  in the workplace and the poison spreads and spreads.  This impacts morale, productivity and the trust your employees have placed in you to run a successful business.

Stay tuned for ways to address worplace negativity and deal with the poison that could be affecting your organization.

December 1, 2019 General

Are you working for your employees? If you’re not, they are certainly not working for you.

Does it seem hard to find and keep good people? What does your business presence and style say about you? Being a good manager and a good leader are not the same thing. Managing is about “the what”; the things and processes. Leading is about “the why”; the people and their motivations. The goal is to help business owners, business leaders, and their people how to be productive and also find the right motivations.

What kind of leader are you, do you even know? Have you tried to find out? Do you direct with authority? Do you try to get everyone on your side? What drives your success, if anything, are you successful at leading?

I can tell you this… If you haven’t even taken the time to find out what kind of leader you are, chances are you also don’t know what your employees need and desire. Chances are you continue to use the same leadership style over and over and over and it may even work most of the time. But it’s likely to be a disaster when it doesn’t work or a morale destroyer at best, making your employees unproductive, less motivated and possibly even bitter.

Tune in here to experience a variety of different and positive ways to make an impact on your team and business by being a better leader, a better person and most of all a successful motivator.