Playing Well With Others

Hi Bonjour Hello Hola Aloha!   Do you remember back in grade school, when your teacher would sit your desk next to someone you didn’t like? Naturally you’d complain, and the response would be something along the lines of, “It’s just a seat, you don’t have to be best friends.”   For these few minutes, think of the office as your old classroom… grade school for adults. Hi everyone! Jaime Marie here again, and this week I’m writing to you about playing well with others in the workplace - from seating arrangements to sharing, here are some tips on how to survive and strive in your adult classroom.   The key to being a good employee is to be the coworker you wish others were; clean, prompt, considerate and positive.   Squeaky Clean   Monday through Friday you spend at least 1/3 of your time at your workplace, and are…read more...

Staying Fashionable While Staying on Task

Hello, Hello!  Fashion! From top hats to jumpsuits, I’m obsessed with it all. If I were to make a list of my five favorite things in life, “fashion” would make the cut. Hello again, Jaime Marie here, thrilled to be writing to you all about one of my biggest passions: Fashion in the work place. Trends Are Meant to Change: How Did We Get Here?  Americans began the 20th century in bustles and bowler hats, and ended it in velour sweat suits and flannel shirts. This was the most radical shift in dress standards in human history. With this shift came major changes in working-world fashion as well. “The slippery slope may have started as a gentle incline way back in the 1970s… But today we are speeding down it at breakneck pace.” Says the New York Times. In 1966, on the islands of Hawaii, the garment industry began a…read more...

The Company Picnic

Hello!   Jaime Marie here, back again.   It’s summer time! The sun is shining bright, the grass is soft and green, and people are hankering for a little fun outside with friends. Sounds like the PERFECT time for a company picnic. Whaddya say?   Why a Company Picnic?   Company picnics are a fantastic way to show appreciation for the efforts of employees. What says “thank you” better than some free (for them) food and fun activities on a nice afternoon?  A picnic can be a great venue in which to introduce employees’ families to your company and each other, and to forge new connections in an enjoyable, relaxed way. These picnics entertain all age groups through a variety of events, such as carnival games, music, employee matches and so much more!   Here’s What You Need…   The BIG stuff Food The FUN stuff The IMPORTANT stuff Venue…read more...

The Beauty of Internships

Hello HR Strategy Group Blog Readers! Welcome to our Blog!  This is Jaime Marie here, soon-to-be freshman business major at Grove City College, avid doodler, and lover of all things fashion. This summer I have the awesome privilege to intern for HR Strategy Group and I am having a BLAST! I was approached by the owner of the company who offered me this incredible opportunity in early May and I just couldn’t turn it down. In the past two months, my knowledge of the HR world has expanded further than my knowledge of which blazers are best for an evening meet and greet. Some companies battle back and forth over whether they want to take on the responsibility of hiring a nonprofessional to work in their office, while some students find the idea of spending their summer working at a job that may not pay or requires more experience than…read more...

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