I've shared a few times about the reasons WHY I started Breanna Stephens, HR Consulting. But I haven't shared much about HOW I am doing it, and I think this is such an important topic that bleeds over into our personal lives, and I'd love to share it with you. One really important principle that Caleb and I have implemented into our marriage early on is being debt free. If you haven't heard that story yet, you can watch it in an interview I had with Real Oregon Lifestyle. The

You've posted your job, have a pool of qualified candidates, and have invited them in to meet. Now what? What should you ask them? What should you NOT ask them (to keep yourself out of legal hot water!)? Good question. Let's dig in- Let's start with what you should not ask. There are multiple state and federal laws that protect candidates from discrimination. You want to avoid asking any questions that would garner answers related to these protected classes: Race Color Religi

Coffee with HR was great this week, we even recorded it for you! Tune into this zoom recording with the link below to watch 7 Reasons You Need HR (and 2 reasons why you might not). https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/bd60mSU4QBXqcaOXH58m1zxLxPShIAyBlddCj01XlD3F5c0Prsws7jYMtyZwxG9H.f4vkkMoRYoPAw_UF?startTime=1610560740000 Breanna #business #entrepreneur #management #smallbusiness #startups #begreateveryday #career #humanresources #leadership #breannastephenshrconsulting #coffeew

Recruiting is TOUGH right now, am I right? COVID hit some areas of the job market hard - for example, the airline industry. Nobody was flying for a while, meaning Boeing/Airbus put a halt to producing new planes, and all those people in any industry related to the airlines got laid off (speaking from personal experience here :) ). Other areas though, like "preparedness" areas - Freeze Dried Food manufacturing, are booming. Everyone decided they should buy meals (and toilet pa

Now, more than ever in the weird time of COVID-19 employees are working remotely. How we lead and treat our employees during this pivotal time will set the stage for future remote work, as well as influence how likely your employees will be to stick around. #HRConsulting #BreannaStephensHRConsulting #HumanResources #RemoteEmployees