What are Performance Reviews or Appraisals

If you are concerned about what to expect in a performance review on the job, learn more about what it is in the following post.

Be it the year end review or the beginning of the year goal setting meeting, you might feel as if it is just another meeting to get done with. Think again, your performance management, appraisals and reviews impact you in different ways. It could mean a higher raise, an opportunity for a

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What are Performance Reviews or Appraisals

University of You: Starting Your Own Business in College

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Brandon Bernier is a junior at George Washington University, majoring in computer science. He’s also making financial ends meet as president of Bernier Enterprises, LLC,. How does he run a business while juggling a full-time student schedule? It’s not as hard as you think. Continue Reading

How to Become a Star Performer at Work

In order to be the best you can be on the job, you must have the desire to be.  The following post has tips for anyone who needs some motivation.

The first question my boss asked me was, “What makes our best guys perform so well?” I thought it was a rhetorical question, so I waited for him to continue. After all, what did I know? I’d just started two days earlier. It turns out the answer

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4 Proactive Ways Job Seekers Should Use Twitter

How can Twitter benefit job seekers?  The following post offers four ways the social media site can help those looking for a new position.

If you’re a job seeker, don’t use Twitter to retweet a Kardashian or favorite something equally criminal. Twitter offers much more than snarky trends and celebrity gossip. The platform is actually full of thousands of job posts, rich learning resources, top-notch professionals in your field and much more. With such a smorgasbord

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4 Proactive Ways Job Seekers Should Use Twitter

What Telecommuting Can Do for You

Whether you are an employer or an employee, telecommuting offers benefits to you.  The following infographic shows how working from home can help you personally and financially. Continue Reading

Starting a Business Right After Graduation

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Starting a business is something that most people think comes later—after they’ve worked their way up a ladder, made some contacts, saved some money, spent a few years in the trenches…you get the idea. That doesn’t have to be your story. Starting your own business is one of the best things you can do and there’s no time like the present to do it. Here’s how to make it happen. Continue Reading

Who can Benefit from Project Management Courses?

Sarah Harman, Digital Marketing Executive at White Hat Media

Many types of different individuals may benefit from a project management courses. Mostly these are divided into two types: People looking for a new career and those looking to advance in their already existing career. So, why might you need a course in Project Management? You may wish to take a project management course for a number of reasons. These are outlined below. Continue Reading

Employees Rank Effectiveness of Employee Training Programs

Where do industries rank on the effectiveness of their employee training programs?  Learn more in the following post.

Earlier this year, ON24 announced the findings of its 2013 Employee Training Survey of over 500 American workers, aged 18 and older, conducted online by uSamp.  The survey, which was aimed at revealing how employees regard on-the-job training, found that fully 100% of the respondents say that employee training is important – but that not all industries train their staffs successfully. Continue Reading

What women really want in the workplace (and why men matter)

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If you want to start a fight at the next big family gathering, you could bring up the issue of gender and employment. Since long before the feminist movement hit center stage in the 1960s, social and academic commentators have been arguing over the role of women in the workplace.

The discussion has moved beyond simply should women work to how and why they want to. While it is now a given women can work in virtually any role currently occupied by a man, that doesn’t necessarily mean they are motivated by the same factors as their male counterparts. Continue Reading

Workforce Trends to Watch in 2013

Both job seekers and employers should be aware of workforce trends which may affect them in 2013.  Learn more in the following post.

As we continue into 2013, what trends will drive the workforce and what can businesses and job seekers expect to see in the months ahead? With recent advancements in social media, an increasingly diverse workforce and continued demand for skilled talent, employers and job seekers have much to prepare for in the New Year. Continue Reading