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Contact with co-workers involves a high degree of teamwork and requires close interaction for extended periods of time. evaluates scene upon arrival. Drives emergency and/or other fire vehicles to transport emergency/fire personnel and equipment to/from incident scene as necessary from any station. view job details

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drive and operate emergency vehicles and equipment. assist with routine administrative tasks. view job details

Firefighter Ranked #1It turns out that making a lot of money doesn't necessarily make you sexy. In a recent poll conducted by Salary.com, firefighter hosed down the competition and won the title of 'sexiest job' with 16% of the nearly 5,000 votes. These brave, uniformed public servants lit it up over other high paying jobs like doctor, lawyer, and Chief Executive Officer. Take it from the wife of a firefighter: 'How could you not find it sexy when a person is willing to risk his life for another's; literally walk through fire? You can't put a price tag on that. It is not just a job to them, bu... view article details

The work being accomplished at a meeting usually implies who should be on the guest list. But sometimes a little subtlety is called for.Often it is easy to figure out who should be on the guest list for a meeting. For example, a regular department meeting would typically include everyone in the department; a regular project team meeting would typically include everyone on the project team, or the subgroup responsible for the work being discussed.Some meetings are intended to result in decisions, while others are intended to generate ideas. Employees who are more junior often contribute strong ... view article details

Q: I joined my current company (Pre-IPO) right out of school as a junior QA engineer testing our product. Over the last three years, I have moved from that position to one with key responsibilities while the company has gone from 30 people to 50. Although I have been given the responsibilities of a software project lead reporting to the CTO and supervising the work of the others, there has been no official change in my title. I have been given raises quite frequently, but am still getting paid less than those I supervise. This is mainly due to my low starting salary as I have been given approx... view article details

No One Knows Blue Collar Jobs Better than Mike Rowe At one point or another, you've probably seen someone performing a "dirty" job and said to yourself "You couldn't pay me enough to do that." But Mike Rowe, host of TV's Dirty Jobs, gets paid to do exactly that. And, in an interview with Salary.com last week, said he thinks more people should follow suit. Rowe says America is in the midst of a skilled labor shortage, as hundreds of thousands of available blue collar jobs go unfilled because workers lack the necessary training. But even more upsetting, Rowe said, is the attitude of many Amer... view article details

Dear Heather,My husband is a firefighter. His dad and uncle are firefighters too, and it’s all he’s ever wanted to do. He was up for captain and had a good shot at it we thought, but he got passed over in favor of a guy with a little more seniority. My husband is devastated. I’ve never seen him like this. He can barely drag himself out the door to be at the station, and those guys are his buddies. He doesn’t want to do anything. Just comes home and watches TV on his off days. He said he’s not sure he’s cut out for the job anymore. What can I do??Katie Dear Katie,Watching a loved one struggle f... view article details

How much must an employee earn for doing a dangerous job? Working in hazardous conditions can frequently put an employee's life or health at risk. For this reason, companies must offer them extra compensation known as hazard pay. Only a few may be familiar with this type of additional pay. Hazard pays aims to compensate employees for accepting and performing perilous job duties. While the concept seems basic, deciding how much hazard pay is suitable can be complicated. This article breaks down the basics of hazard pay and how companies calculate it. It will explore industries that commonly of... view blog & white papers details

The signs of spring and summer are all around us. The days are getting longer, the grass is getting greener, the trees are starting to bloom, and before long many organizations will see summer interns starting to filter in their doors. Internship programs have many positive outcomes for students. They get exposure to what they can expect if they were to enter a similar job in the future, a realistic expectation of what it is like to work for your organization, and gain useful skills and knowledge that will make their transition to a full-time employee more seamless. These are great benefits, b... view blog & white papers details

Using a compensation ratio to reveal inequity in your company. Step 1. Choose the right ratio. Step 2. Define your reference point. Step 3. Adjust for relevant factors. Step 4. Analyze the results carefully. Step 5. Take action. The compensation ratio is one of the key indicators of fairness in a company. For instance, if two employees, regardless of gender, have similar roles and experience but one is paid more than the other, it indicates a pay disparity that the employer needs to address. But how exactly do you use a compensation ratio to reveal inequity? This article covers everything, fro... view blog & white papers details

When your colleagues barely acknowledge you, when company events are held at times when you need to do childcare pick-up, when you didn't get an invite to lunch because your colleagues "thought you wouldn't like that type of restaurant" -- these are instances when we can feel that we don't belong in our workplace. I can remember a time when I had a similar experience to these examples. Thinking back to the time when many of my direct peers and some colleagues in junior positions were invited as regular attendees to leadership management meetings and I was not, I remember feeling like I didn't ... view blog & white papers details

People want to continuously develop in their careers. They'd like regular upskilling and training. They need to know that they have opportunities to progress in your company. If you don't implement career pathing strategies, you could lose them. A 2019 LinkedIn report found that 94% of employees would stay with a company longer if it invested in their careers. How would you handle losing your top talent tomorrow? The right career pathing strategies can help you retain your top talent. This will also ensure that your company has the skills and resources it needs to remain competitive and releva... view blog & white papers details