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Land Your Next Job with a Strong Cover Letter
The average corporate job opening brings in 250 resumes. The recruiter has little time to sort through them and choose a handful of worthy candidates to...
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3 SEO Practices to Rank Your Business at the Top
The known internet contains well over 4.75 billion web pages. That’s almost a page for every person on the planet. With competition this stiff, drawing traffic...
Business
The Raise (and How to Get One)
It’s the one thing most people want, and think they deserve, but never ask for: a raise. Even when they possess the business skills to deserve...
Job Skills
Productivity in the Workplace: Tips from the Pros
The average person gets interrupted once every eleven minutes throughout the workday. When these interruptions occur, it can take up to 15 minutes to re-engage with...
Business
The Gifts of Gab—5 Ways Business Podcasts Can Boost Your Company
There are 67 million podcast listeners in the United States alone. That’s 21 percent of the population. Undoubtedly your customers are tuning into something. As prominent...
Business
5 Easy Steps to Thrive from the Employee Feedback Process
Companies that successfully implement employee feedback programs regularly show a 14.9 percent lower turnover rate. When you are in a position to give informal, periodic feedback...
Business
Secrets of Expert Negotiators: 6 Business Negotiation Skills for Sealing Deals
80 percent of business owners take a reactive approach in their deals. The key business negotiation skills for winning these deals is to get on the other side...
Business
3 Crucial Steps to Create a Foolproof Contingency Plan
It’s 3 o’clock on a typical Wednesday at work. Your employees are quietly bustling through their tasks, organizing files to be discussed at the next meeting,...
Learning and Development
5 Ways eLearning Platforms Trump Traditional Learning Methods
Corporate training has been catapulted into a new dynamic with 74 percent choosing learning management systems to integrate virtual classrooms into their training programs. This percentage...
Job Skills
Solving the New Job Learning Curve
A New Job: The Unexpected Curve Amanda is starting her first day in a customer service agency. She’s been working in the industry for the last...
Business
5 Challenges of Starting a New Job
The challenges of starting a new job can be daunting, but they don’t have to be. Recognizing and preparing for them in advance can help you...