Sunday, February 06, 2000
SMALL-BUSINESS DIARY
Rehiring an employee can be OK
There are several things to keep in mind about boomerangs, Management Recruiters International advises.
Boomerangs, of course, are the prodigal souls who seek greener pastures at another company, only to return to their original employer when they find the grass at the new firm needed a lot more tending and was not so sweet after all.
An epoxy-tight job market means companies are more willing than ever before to take back employees as long as some issues are satisfied, said Allen Salikof, president and chief executive of MRI, a Cleveland subsidiary of Philadelphia-based CDI Corp.:
• No bridge at the old company can show any sign of fire. Any former employee who left on acrimonious terms should remain a former employee.
• The returning employee should have kept in touch professionally and socially during time at the new job.
• The returning employee should be humble and possess new skills from his or her “sabbatical.”
• At least a handful of current employees must have favorable impressions of the former worker's skills, the company advises.
“In today's tight recruiting environment, more and more job changers are seeing that going back to a former employer is an attractive option,” the company said. “Handled correctly, it can be the best option for employee and employer alike.”
Speech to discuss
overcoming obstacles
Entrepreneurism and overcoming hurdles will be the topic of Linda Horn's speech at the February breakfast meeting of the National Association of Women Business Owners Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati Regional Chapter.
Ms. Horn, owner of Capital Concepts, will speak at Tuesday's meeting, which begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m., at the Metropolitan Club, 50 E. RiverCenter Blvd., Covington. Ms. Horn's story has been included in a soon-to-be-published book, Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul.
Seminar offered
on business valuation
The Goering Center for Family and Private Business at the University of Cincinnati is offering a seminar on business valuation March 1 at center offices on the campus. It is hosted by the merchant banking and corporate finance group of Legg Mason, parent company of Bartlett & Co. The 8-to-11 a.m. session is free. For information, call 556-7185.
Business bookshelf
What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen At Work by Charles E. Watson (Career Press; $15.99): “The next time you contemplate an important action, don't ask yourself "Will it be praised?'Instead, ask "Should it be praised?' No amount of favorable responses to the former can justify a negative answer to the latter.”
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