Archive for May 2013
How To Start Your Own Business
Starting a business is all about solving a problem. Find a solution and you can make a million dollars. Post-it Notes from 3M solved a problem. It has made 3M billions. So here is the world’s quickest, fool-proof guide to starting business. (Provided you aren’t too much of a fool.) Find a problem to fix…
Read MoreStarting A Career In Sales
Sales… it’s like a 5-letter dirty word. Everyone thinks that they hate sales. Which is kind of funny since everyone sells, all the time. Politicians sell themselves for votes. Teachers sell learning to reluctant children. Plumbers sell themselves for work. Children sell future good behavior for a night at Chuck-E-Cheese (“I will be good, I…
Read MoreSummer Employment for Educators
So you have the summer off? Of course, everyone thinks that summer for teachers is all pina coladas and beach parties. No one ever notices how you come back from summer tired and squinting at the sun. Since you are probably going to work through the summer anyway, here are some ideas for work that…
Read MoreEmployers: The top legal issues that you need to review this year
For most employers, they never really review what they are doing with their compliance with employment laws until after someone questions them. This is a short list of things that you should take a look at before continuing through the year. Rewrite the handbook for “at will” states – Many states have gone to an…
Read MoreMust Have Apps For The Employed
Congratulations! You go the job. Now, what you need are some tools to keep you on time and working well. The one device you will need is a smart phone, either an android phone or an iPhone. You need a car charger and an extra wall charger so you always have power. There are a…
Read MoreEight Things you can do while you’re Unemployed
Don’t just sit there. Do something. There are lots of things that you can do while you are not working. This is a short list that can get your juices flowing. 1) Start a blog – Blog about what you know. If you’re an auto mechanic, blog about that. If you are an engineer, there…
Read MoreCan’t Find Work? Try Freelancing
We know it can be hard to find work. Even though the economy is improving and things are looking better, lots of things have changed since the Great Recession and the collapse of Wall Street, again. Lots of the old type jobs are gone. Manufacturing is moving overseas. Technology is out-pacing most people’s ability to…
Read MoreHints to Job Hunting Success in 2013
The job market is changing. Every year there are subtle changes that affected the job market. The cumulative effects are much more visible this year than in years past. This is a quick guide to finding a job in 2013 by understanding how these slow changes have come to a head. The Visual Job Hunt…
Read MoreThe EEOC – What You Should Know
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is one of those quiet offices of the Federal government that no one talks about, but is out doing good work every day. The EEOC is designed to protect workers, using the courts and Federal laws. Why is this important? If you ever need them, you should know that…
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