Jobs are important; they help you survive day-to-day and provide a source of income. However, your career is a step beyond a simple job. Careers are the direction all of your efforts go towards. Choosing a career means choosing the professional skills you’ll develop, the industry you’ll be in and the type of jobs you
Read MoreSmall businesses may not have as much funding or history as large conglomerations, but they can still level the social media playing field by managing their brand, being creative, targeting the right audiences and staying on track. Expand your online reach and build your followers with these social media tips for small businesses. Stay Consistent
Read MoreIn order to succeed, businesses must be able to recruit top talent and find the best and brightest in their fields. Below are a few different ways you can find your next star employees and stand out from the sea of employers trying to snag them. Colleges. Find your top talent early–look for the potential
Read MoreEven the most creative marketing campaigns will fall on deaf ears if you fail to target the correct audience for your concept. Learn to define your target audience with 4 easy steps. 1. Define the Problem You Solve Before you can define your target audience, you must define the purpose of your product. Understand exactly
Read More1. Be Data-Drive and Creative “Nowadays everyone wants to be data-driven. That’s great but your competitors will have the same data, so you’re all going to come to the same conclusion. That’s why you always have to infuse some element of creative thinking.” – David Silverstein, CEO and founder of Colorado-based consulting firm BMGI (via
Read MoreThere are some weeks where staying focused at work isn’t a problem, then there are others wherein the hours seem to drag along. These three tips will help you turn those daunting tasks and endless unmotivated days back into productive and efficient progress. Manage your time wisely This trick sounds like common sense, but there
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced world, most companies simply don’t have that much time to dedicate to recruiting and hiring. Although employees are the backbone of any organization, companies often end up with a haphazard process of finding and hiring top talent. In most cases, this occurs through no fault of their own—finding good employees is hard
Read MoreBuilding a cohesive, high-performing team is vital to business success. Below are things business leaders need to keep in mind when hiring and managing employees in order to build a successful work team. Communication Communication is at the center of all successful work teams. It’s what enables a team to function properly, fulfill goals and
Read MoreJoin us from September 16 to 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for our Leadership Series: The Professional Supervisor workshop. In today’s changing workplace, many new supervisors are unsure of their roles and responsibilities. They have little experience dealing with the challenges of managing work through others. They haven’t had the opportunity to develop those critical
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