Company culture is what defines the overall feel, environment, and “personality” of your business. It also is a significant factor in overall employee job satisfaction, performance, and retention. So, if you think all great company culture needs is a pool table, happy hours, or wearing jeans every day, we invite you to think deeper. While these are all certainly factors that improve and entice talent on the surface level, we will share what genuinely great company culture actually looks like. Here at EG, we believe wholeheartedly that culture eats strategy for breakfast, but for this to be fully true, your company culture must go deeper than just offering “perks.”
Your Company Culture Must Have a Foundation
Like we mentioned earlier, great company culture must go deeper than surface-level perks. While these perks are an important part of company culture, they do nothing if they do not have a foundation to ground them. The core aspect of company culture foundation is trust between employees and leadership.
Trust as a foundation is the best way to build a truly great company culture. Start building a foundation of trust in your organization by empowering your employees to set their own goals (with direction from leadership), recognize excellence in your team, communicate often, have transparent leadership, facilitate individual employee growth, and give your employees a voice.
Empower Employees to Set Goals
Letting your employees have autonomy over what they want to accomplish professionally, sets the expectation that leadership trusts their skills and abilities to contribute to the overall success of the organization.
Recognize Excellence
Research has shown that public recognition has the largest effect on trust when it occurs immediately after an employee meets a goal. Public recognition inspires others to try harder as well.
Communicate Often
Having frequent and open lines of communication may be one of the greatest single factors in building a foundation of trust. When employees can count on their leaders to not only clearly communicate their expectations as well as what is happening in the company overall, they are more likely to build employee trust and loyalty moving forward.
Practice Transparent Leadership
Transparent leadership goes hand-in-hand with communication. Leadership should be sharing as much information about the company as possible with their employees to continue building trust and loyalty. Keeping your employees aware and on the same page will help keep them motivated and productive.
Facilitate Individual Employee Growth
Leaders who recognize their employees are interested in personal and professional development beyond specific job-related development will have a competitive advantage over those that don’t.
Give Employees a Voice
Employees want and need the opportunity to give input into the projects they work on, who they work with, and how they work. This autonomy allows them to select projects that most closely align with their strongest skillsets and professional passions.
Trust is not optional for organizations that want to attract and retain the best people and achieve the best results. The impact of foundational trust in an organization include:
– Employees reported an increase in job satisfaction of 60%
– Were 70% more aligned with their companies’ purpose
– Employees felt 66% closer to their co-workers
– Experienced 40% less burnout from their work
Building a solid foundation for your company culture is the best way to create an environment that allows your employees to grow and flourish. Happy employees lead to more productive work and more profitable business! Using your core values and mission to drive your culture is essential to maintaining a healthy company culture that retains your top performers. Do you want to learn more about what good company culture actually looks like, reach out to us, and we’ll share a deeper dive using our over six decades of industry experience.
About EG Workforce Solutions
We’ve been in this business for decades and have developed a deep network of professional connections. Whether they’re companies looking for talent, job seekers looking for work, or an up-and-coming store in need of some temporary help, we know the right people to bridge the gap between the hiring and the hired.
But what’s more, we get to know people. From employers hiring to candidates looking, we take the time to listen and learn. We hear your likes, talents, and needs. We gain an understanding, and with it, we’re able to facilitate lasting relationships between businesses and people.
Your resume lays out the facts of your work history, experience, and skills for a hiring manager, but a cover letter acts as a first introduction, so it needs to stand out. A well put together cover letter guides the hiring manager through the information on your resume while expanding on your career accomplishments. You’ll need to customize for each position you apply to, keep reading to learn how to write a cover letter.
Contact Information
Make sure your critical contact information is front and center on your cover letter for hiring managers to see easily. You’ll also want to make sure you’re using your full name, avoid nicknames or pet names that sound unprofessional. You can format as you would a traditional letter or align your contact information to the left side of the document. Below is an example of both.
Jim Smith
123 Main St. Cityville, USA | (111) 222-3333 | jimsmith@email.com
Jim Smith
123 Main St.
Cityville, USA
(111) 222-3333
jimsmith@email.com
Include the Date
Be sure to include the date of the day you are sending the letter. The date line should be separated from your address and the recipient’s address.
Opening Greeting
Make sure you open your letter with a professional greeting such as “Dear” or “Hello.” Also, it is essential that you do your research and find the hiring manager(s) name(s) and avoid opening your cover letter with “To whom it may concern.” The hiring manager(s) will immediately know you didn’t take the time to see who would be reviewing your cover letter, and it will come across as incomplete, or worse, lazy.
Paragraph 1: Introduction
The introductory paragraph must include the job you’re applying for. You should also include a statement about your enthusiasm regarding the role and company. Note you do not need to go into detail about your relevant work experience or skills just yet.
Paragraph 2: Work Experience Relevant to the Position
The second paragraph should be a brief overview of your career background relevant to the position you’re applying to. You’ll need to include your key work achievements, skills, and abilities that make you uniquely capable of doing the job well. You should focus on one or two of your accomplishments and provide details about your success, including any measurable impacts you made.
Extra tip: pay close attention to the keywords listed in the job description and add them where applicable to this paragraph.
Paragraph 3: Additional Skills and Qualifications Relevant to the Position
The next paragraph should focus on specific qualifications or skills that are relevant to the job. Avoid simply repeating details from your resume, expand on specific stories that highlight your fit for the position.
Closing Paragraph
The last paragraph should recap the reasons why you’re applying for the job and why you feel you’d be a perfect fit. Be sure to keep the conclusion concise and that you look forward to hearing from the employer with next steps.
Conclude with Your Signature
Lastly, sign your name after a professional closing line like “All the best,” or “Sincerely.”
Cover letters are an essential part of your job search toolkit. Make sure yours stands out by crafting a cover letter highlighting your work experience and qualifications as a complement to your resume. Do not dismiss cover letters as optional when applying for jobs, take the time, and do the work to put one together and see how it pays off when you land your dream job.
About EG Workforce Solutions
We’ve been in this business for decades and have developed a deep network of professional connections. Whether they’re companies looking for talent, job seekers looking for work, or an up-and-coming store in need of some temporary help, we know the right people to bridge the gap between the hiring and the hired.
But what’s more, we get to know people. From employers hiring to candidates looking, we take the time to listen and learn. We hear your likes, talents, and needs. We gain an understanding, and with it, we’re able to facilitate lasting relationships between businesses and people.
As we continue to return to work, more companies are returning to their offices or facilities. This return to work will have your employees feeling a mix of emotions; anticipation, fear, excitement, uncertainty, etc. Help ease their transition back by following these tips for how to successfully return to work.
Communicate an Action Plan with Your Team
Make sure your employees understand your company’s plan for returning to the office or facility. Your leadership or HR team(s) must communicate an action plan with your team on what returning to work looks like. Most likely, your employees will be returning in phases; this may already be happening within your organization.
Ensuring your employees are all on the same page for returning to work will make the transition from remote back to a traditional work environment easier and lead to less productivity.
Have Safety Measures in Place
The health and safety of your employees should be your biggest priority as you return to work. Have CDC recommended safety measures in place to ensure your team has a safe and healthy environment to return to – not only for their protection but to help them focus on the job at hand instead of worrying about how protected they are.
Before your employees even enter the workplace, your organization should consider hiring a disinfecting and sanitizing solution, like EG Environmental, to prep the physical space for your team’s return. Your company should also consider having this disinfecting and sanitizing solution available regularly to ensure your workplace remains safe, healthy, and protected.
Your company should also be conducting temperature screenings as your employees return to the workplace. These temp screenings will help mitigate any potential chance of COVID entering your workplace by ensuring each employee who enters is not running a fever. Instead of training and using members of your own team to run these screenings, consider hiring a trusted partner.
Encourage your employees to practice good hygiene habits as well. Leaders should lead by example by washing their hands, using coughing/sneezing etiquette, staying home if not feeling well, routinely disinfecting their personal equipment, and keeping plenty of hand sanitizer available. Companies should also include signage throughout the workplace, highlighting these good hygiene practices as a reminder to employees.
Update Policies & Procedures as Things Change
COVID-19 has been an ever-changing situation, so your organization must be agile in updating its policies and procedures as things continue to change. The way your company does business will most likely not look like it did pre-COVID, so your policies and procedures will need to reflect this shift in business.
First, your company should look at their sick leave policy and include language around COVID-19. Do employees get extra days off if they test positive for the coronavirus? If so, how many? Are you offering leave for employees who live with or care for an infected person?
Second, your company should consider how your employees conduct meetings and interact together. Virtual meetings will still be the norm for the foreseeable future, even if each employee is back in the office. Companies should also re-work office or facility layouts, so there is at least six feet of space between employees. Social distancing practices will still be essential as your employees return to the office or facility to ensure their health and safety.
It is important to have a “marathon, not a sprint” mentality when it comes to these policy and procedure changes. Even as we begin shifting back to “normal,” the threat of COVID will be here until there is a proven cure or a vaccine in place.
Support Employees’ Mental and Physical Health
As we mentioned earlier, returning to work will have your employees feeling a mix of emotions, so supporting their mental and physical health is crucial for a successful return. While of course COVID has threatened people’s physical health, quarantine, and social distancing has caused many Americans to struggle with their mental health. Many have been struggling with feelings of stress, irritability, confusion, and anger as they navigate through the uncertainty of a pandemic.
Your leaders and/or HR teams should gather mental health resources for your employees to use and provide support if someone on your team is struggling. Your company might also consider starting a virtual mental health support group for your employees.
Supporting your employees’ physical health is just as important. Taking measures to ensure the workplace is a safe environment is the first step. Beyond having a healthy workplace, encourage your employees to take care of their physical health outside of work as well.
COVID-19 has forever changed the way we work. Its crucial employers do what they can to help their employees successfully return to work. This includes communicating with their team action plans for moving forward, putting safety measures in place, implementing new policies and procedures, and supporting their mental and physical health. Employers who continue to anticipate and navigate through this pandemic wisely will be more successful going forward.
About EG Workforce Solutions
We’ve been in this business for decades and have developed a deep network of professional connections. Whether they’re companies looking for talent, job seekers looking for work, or an up-and-coming store in need of some temporary help, we know the right people to bridge the gap between the hiring and the hired.
But what’s more, we get to know people. From employers hiring to candidates looking, we take the time to listen and learn. We hear your likes, talents, and needs. We gain an understanding, and with it, we’re able to facilitate lasting relationships between businesses and people.
With the workplace changes brought on as a result of COVID-19, EG Workforce Solutions rolled up our sleeves and put together EG Environmental. What is EG Environmental? We build a service for employers to ensure a safe return to their facilities through our disinfecting and sanitizing solution, keep their employees protected with our cleaning capabilities, and temperature checkers.
Disinfecting and Sanitizing Solution
EG Environmental delivers professional-grade cleaning and disinfecting services that help promote healthy work environments. Our expert staff of certified technicians deploys best-in-class processes, innovative technologies, and quality cleaning products to help you maintain a clean and germ-free environment.
With EG Environmental’s high-touch/high-traffic disinfection solution, we deploy a team of trained cleaners to disinfect and sanitize the hard surfaces within your workplace. Our disinfecting teams clean and sanitize all hard surfaces, including tables, doorknobs, light switches, elevator panels, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, floors, glass, windows, and more! You and your team can rest assured that you’re working in a safe and protected environment, allowing you and your team to focus on getting back to work. Learn more!
Deep Cleaning Solution
When you require a more deep cleaning solution, EG Environmental has you covered. EG Environmental recognizes that basic disinfection and sanitization aren’t enough to adequately protect your employees for some facilities. This is why we’ve expanded our cleaning services with a Deep Cleaning solution. EG Environmental’s Deep Cleaning solution ensures your organization will receive all the disinfection and sanitization, as mentioned above, with the addition of full detail cleaning and disinfection in all areas of your facility. Learn more!
Temperature Checkers for Your Facility
With regulations mandating safe workplace practices, temperature screenings will be necessary as you return to work. EG Environmental will source and hire Temperature Checkers who will check each person coming into your facility, ensuring your employees are safe and protected. By utilizing EG’s staffing expertise, you can focus on coming back to work instead of recruitment. Learn more!
Free EG Environmental Consultation
Interested in how EG Environmental can help keep your company safe, healthy, and protected? Contact us to schedule your free consultation! Our team of experts will work with you to discover how we can customize a disinfecting + sanitizing solution and recruiting temperature checkers package for your business. Learn more!
EG Environmental is here to help you return to work safe and protected. Our services are fully customizable from our basic disinfecting + sanitizing, deep cleaning, and hiring temperature checkers. EG Environmental is a division of EG Workforce Solutions, and our mission remains, Helping People Succeed – let us help you succeed in getting back to work safely.
About EG Workforce Solutions
We’ve been in this business for decades and have developed a deep network of professional connections. Whether they’re companies looking for talent, job seekers looking for work, or an up-and-coming store in need of some temporary help, we know the right people to bridge the gap between the hiring and the hired.
But what’s more, we get to know people. From employers hiring to candidates looking, we take the time to listen and learn. We hear your likes, talents, and needs. We gain an understanding, and with it, we’re able to facilitate lasting relationships between businesses and people.
Burnout is becoming more and more of a workplace issue as the pressure to be “always-on” continues to ramp up. You might sometimes feel you can never truly “unplug” from their work, especially if you’re working from home. Burnout is known as job-related stress resulting in a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also includes a lost sense of accomplishment and identity and comes from overworking. Symptoms of burnout include changes in your sleep pattern, difficulty concentrating, irritability, trouble staying productive, and job disillusionment. If you’re feeling like you may be experiencing these feelings, or are at risk, here are five tips to prevent burnout you can start implementing in your work-life today.
Schedule Free Time for Yourself
Our days are busy; there’s always something to do and activities that fill up your calendar. Combat this stress of “being busy” by scheduling free time for yourself. If that means physically carving out some time on your calendar, do it. Try to set up a break schedule – even if it’s for 10 minutes at a time – to get away from your work and clear your head.
Use your free time to get up from your desk or workstation to take a walk, have a healthy snack, or listen to some music. These simple, mindful activities will help ease stress while clearing your mind to be more productive when you return to your work.
Set Boundaries for Yourself
If you do not set boundaries for yourself, you will burn out sooner or later. Setting boundaries means you have a set time when you “log off” from work; this is especially important if you’re working from home. Boundaries also include taking breaks that let you get away from your desk or workstation to stretch and clear your mind.
By setting boundaries, you allow your mind to rest from the stress or the to-do list that keeps you “just busy.” When you leave work at the end of the day, it’s important to stay offline as much as possible, so your mind and body can relax and reset.
Start a Hobby for Fun
Find something you can do for your personal enjoyment – start a hobby for fun! Whether it’s art-related, working out, gardening, or reading for pleasure, starting a hobby for enjoyment is a great way to de-stress and combat burnout. Doing activities you enjoy will help your mental and physical well-being because you won’t be thinking or stressing about work. You’ll be able to return to work refreshed and recharged!
Meditate Daily
There is a lot of power in mindful breathing. Even if it’s only for 10 minutes, you should meditate daily. Self-care is the ultimate way to combat burnout, and meditation is a great way to put yourself first. When you find your focus, you’ll be able to quietly just breathe, and you’ll actually feel the stress leave your body. Make sure you find a quiet place to meditate where you won’t be distracted; this means leave your phone behind!
Pay Attention to Your Physical and Mental State
Our bodies are always communicating with us; we need to make sure we’re paying attention to our physical and mental state. Instead of shrugging off physical or mental strain, listen to your body. If your mind and body are telling you to take a break and recharge, listen, things will always get worse if you don’t.
When your body and mind are giving you signs you’re overly stressed and at risk of burnout, take steps like we mentioned earlier to reset and recharge. You can also re-align your physical and mental well-being by listening to an encouraging podcast, get more rest/sleep, and repeating positive affirmations.
Beat burnout by taking care of yourself. Burnout is a major issue workers are facing, but you can keep yourself from being overworked by scheduling free time, setting boundaries, starting a hobby, practicing daily meditation, and paying attention to your physical and mental state.
About EG Workforce Solutions
We’ve been in this business for decades and have developed a deep network of professional connections. Whether they’re companies looking for talent, job seekers looking for work, or an up-and-coming store in need of some temporary help, we know the right people to bridge the gap between the hiring and the hired.
But what’s more, we get to know people. From employers hiring to candidates looking, we take the time to listen and learn. We hear your likes, talents, and needs. We gain an understanding, and with it, we’re able to facilitate lasting relationships between businesses and people.