Seven Steps To Career Development

Are you happy with your career as it currently stands> Would you like better opportunities or would you like to advance your career? The obvious answer to those questions is Yes. In order to take control of your employment trajectory, you need a plan. You can not develop your career without a proper plan in…

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How To Use Interviews To Employ The Best Candidates

How many wrong hires have you made this year?  Did you conduct interviews for them? Interviews are a popular means of choosing between candidates or deciding if a candidate should get the job. However, it is very easy to interview wrongly and hire a candidate that would fail. How do you get the best out…

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How To Reduce Your Hiring Costs

Every business is faced with costs. Production costs. Employee compensation. Customer acquisition costs. And of course, hiring costs. Companies spend money to employ workers and in some competitive industries, these costs can be as high as the salaries the employees are going to receive. If you want to make profit, you would of course be…

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Need To Hire Fast? Consider A Staffing Agency

You come to work one day and find out that three of your employees have sent in notices that they would be quitting. Another two employees would be going for maternity leave. Your business needs immediate replacements. What would you do? Hiring new workers can be very easy–if you have months to plan for the…

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How To Decide If A Job Is Right For You

If you have been searching for a job for long and you finally get one, you might be tempted to jump into it. Many people do not think well enough before accepting job offers. Your career is an important aspect of your life. There are many people leading miserable lives because they took wrong career…

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Just Been Fired? Things To Do And Not Do

Consider this scenario: Victor Sterringhom (not a real name) was fired form a tech startup. Instantly, he went on twitter and let out a series of rants where he badmouthed specific people at his former company. Without knowing the specifics in the above scenario, do you think what Mr Steringham did was professional? Most people…

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Why You Did Not Get That Job

Majority of job seekers have received a regret letter at one time or the other. Usually, these regret letters are received with feelings of derision and disgust, then discarded. However, it is of great benefit if you know why you received a regret letter rather than an invitation to come resume work. You would be…

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How To Use Interviews To Employ The Best Candidates

How many wrong hires have you made this year? Did you conduct interviews for them? Interviews are a popular means of choosing between candidates or deciding if a candidate should get the job. However, it is very easy to interview wrongly and hire a candidate that would fail. How do you get the best out…

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How To Survive A Terrible Boss

Do you have an arrogant boss who does not think of your feelings before attacking you for some wrong you are not even aware of? Do you report to a boss who doesn’t care about your contribution to the team? For many people, the answer to those questions is yes. They have terrible bosses and…

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How To Make Your Employees An Asset

If you are a small business owner who has been in business for a number of years, you would already be aware that employees can make or mar your business. As an entrepreneur, you want your employees to contribute to the success of the business and to justify your faith in them. The success of…

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