20 Apr

Posted at 07:00h in Job Seekers
The Internet. Smart phones. Text messages. Email. We have so many ways to communicate, get information, be organized – but sometimes this just feels overwhelming, not streamlined. If you find yourself longing for the days of a rotary phone and carbon copies – don’t despair. You may just need to find a way to organize your day for better time management at work. better time management

We suggest these tips for better time management and a more efficient workday:

13 Apr

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups
We can’t avoid the team meeting, the one-on-one feedback session, or the companywide annual call. We’re humans, and we like to interact. Business meetings are simply a fact of American corporate life. But they also can easily disintegrate into unfocused, undisciplined wastes of time. How do you make sure that you run an effective meeting that is worth its conference room hour? Run an Effective Meeting

Here are tips on how to run an effective meeting:

06 Apr

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It might seem like it’s barely spring, but summer is closer than you think. For most college students, this means getting ready for final exams and looking forward to a break from classes. But it also means thinking about opportunities to learn about different careers over the break. Depending on your interest, your experience, and your financial expectations, there are a lot of ways to get a summer internship.

How to get a summer internship

Here are some ideas to help you get a summer internship:

30 Mar

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups
We have discussed in the past how LinkedIn is a must-use resource if you are looking for a job. But it is also incredibly valuable as an employer looking for new hires. With more than 400 million members, there’s a huge pool of talent available. And if you take advantage of the extensive features available, you can easily design a search where you are using LinkedIn for recruiting that is productive and not overwhelming. using linkedin for recruiting

Here are some tips to using LinkedIn for recruiting:

23 Mar

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups
You’re a growing business, and you suddenly realize you need a lot more support in areas like IT or accounting. Or maybe you have a short-term project that needs a lot of people, but not forever. Or you have a lot of temporary support from a variety of agencies, but its time-consuming to manage them all. One solution could be using a managed service provider. Using a Managed Service Provider

Things to know when considering using a managed service provider:

16 Mar

Posted at 07:00h in Job Seekers
You’ve got the new job. Congratulations. But how do you become a great new employee? After all, you’ve already been a great recruit. You’ve put together the great resume, or LinkedIn profile. You made it through one interview, or several. You negotiated salary. You moved across country, or started a new commute. But – now you’re the new guy (or woman) at the office. How do you start to become more than just the unknown face? great new employee

How to be a great new employee:

09 Mar

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups
People look for new jobs for a variety of reasons. If they’re just entering the job market, say, straight from college, their primary motivation might be to just get experience, even if the pay isn’t great. For others, they might be looking for more flexible work hours, or an opportunity for promotion. But whatever the reason for looking for a new job, one of the ways to keep people at the current job is to keep them encouraged. It's important to know how to motivate employees, not just lead them. Often feeling encouraged at work can be more important than an incremental raise, more vacation days, or other purely economic benefits. For most of us, the paycheck matters, but money isn’t everything. Motivate employees

Here are some ways to motivate employees:

02 Mar

Posted at 07:00h in Job Seekers
Whether you have been in the market for five minutes or five decades, you're constantly sifting through what's important to remember in future decisions, and what's additional noise. The truth is, everybody has an opinion. Everybody has advice. Not everybody is right. They can't all be. And what's important information to you, will be useless to someone else. But we offer some pearls of wisdom that resonated with us, and we pass them on to you here. It's up to you to embrace them or discard them.

 career advice

Here's some career advice to consider:

24 Feb

Posted at 07:00h in Employers, Small Business Owners, Startups
Everyone under 40 is entitled. Or is it ambitious? A self-starter? Or addicted to social media? If you want to hire millennials, you might have to get past the sound bite and learn more about this segment of the workforce. What motivates them, what value they bring, how to engage them might not be as intimidating (or frustrating) as it sounds. How to Hire Millennials

If you want to hire Millennials, consider this: