First, congratulations! You’ve been promoted to your first management position, probably because you excel in the skills necessary to make a significant contribution to the success of your organization and, even better, your talents have been recognized and rewarded by your superiors. Now, the bad news: The skills you need to succeed as a manager may not be the same ones that helped you excel as an employee. How do you acquire the skills you need to optimize your employees’ skills? It helps to be aware of the obstacles you’re most likely to face in your new role. … [Read more...] about How to Navigate the (Potentially Choppy) Seas of a Management Promotion
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How Can Inner Restructuring Transform Your Career and Life?
Career is of paramount importance for anyone who aims to live a luxurious and successful life. When a graduate exits from college and enters the corporate world, he is full of new ideas and enthusiasm to change the business scenario and carve a niche. But soon everything changes, once the passionate and optimistic guy turns hostile and lacks the motivation to even go to the office every day. Ever wondered why? He gets a taste of reality and understands that he just another employee who has to deal with demanding bosses, employees with a different mindset and amidst all the chaos he has to meet the targets. … [Read more...] about How Can Inner Restructuring Transform Your Career and Life?
Student Job Hunting for New Freelance Writing Gigs
Being independent is the boldest step that every student takes after a certain point of time. They desire to be financially and socially independent and do things what they want to. In this scenario, freelancing is an interesting mode of work which can be done by any student from anywhere in the world. … [Read more...] about Student Job Hunting for New Freelance Writing Gigs
General Guidelines About Getting a Job After College
This essay is about getting work after college. In general, the theory is straightforward enough; you graduate from college, you begin applying for work, you get a call or an email from a prospective employer, you go to an interview and you get it or not. … [Read more...] about General Guidelines About Getting a Job After College
The Future Is Here and it Is in Florida
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Enterprise Florida. All opinions are 100% mine. Florida is hot. And no, we're not talking about the temperature. We're gauging the climate of the Sunshine State's rapidly developing, expanding and evolving business climate. The more my business travels send me south, the more impressed I become with the evident technological renaissance the state of Florida is experiencing. Florida Business is booming. Florida is also rife with manufacturing, financial and government-related work opportunities. Much of this growth can be attributed to the impressive talent pipeline that's been created thanks to partnerships between Florida's colleges and universities and major business innovators. Here are a few of the many high-tech businesses that are contributing to the state's meteoric hiring frenzy and a testament to the Florida Talent pool. SpaceX: Founded by Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk, and with the lofty goals of reducing space … [Read more...] about The Future Is Here and it Is in Florida
How To Attract Top Employees To Your Call Center
If you have a high turnover at your call center, then you may feel frustrated at how to attract top employees to your call center. While it’s easy to place the blame for this high turnover rate on the nature of the call center industry, the poor work ethic of Millennial employees, the economy, and many other factors that may or may not be true, this is not a productive way of thinking. … [Read more...] about How To Attract Top Employees To Your Call Center
Why Every Blog Needs Reliable Web Hosting
Beginner bloggers too often make the mistake of believing the behind-the-scenes elements of their web presence don’t matter so much at the onset. Design the website to attract readers, create interesting content, update regularly, and that’s about the extent of the plan. What’s keeping all that going around the clock - that’s an afterthought. … [Read more...] about Why Every Blog Needs Reliable Web Hosting
5 Steps to End Negative Internal Dialogue
"I'm too old to change." "It's too late." "I need to finish (insert your excuse here) first." "I just have bad luck." "The timing is off right now." "Someone has already done it." "I deserve this." "Karma's a bitch." Defeating yourself is lame. But some people make a hobby of kicking their own ass. We're not gonna tell you what your internal dialogue should be - but if it's any of the above statements - you need an attitude adjustment. The tips below should get you on the right track to ending negative internal dialogue. Don't wait for January 1 - start today! -Write down your self-talk. Whether it's you wishing your boss dead as he drones on and on about your errors from the past year, or you getting angry at yourself for missing a traffic light - put it on paper. After a week or so look back at your self-talk. Seeing the words in print can be a real eye-opener. -Analyze what you've written. Ask yourself the following about your automatic self-talk: Is it rooted in … [Read more...] about 5 Steps to End Negative Internal Dialogue
Why Mobile App Development Has Big Potential
Technology moves fast, like really, really fast; its velocity is somewhere between the speed of light and how fast the line forms outside a Ben & Jerry's on Free Cone Day. Regarding technology, what we considered "cutting edge," just a few years ago, now resembles fossils leftover from the Mesozoic Era. Keeping up with every technological advance can be a challenge, which is why businesses know the importance of trying to focus on the trends that promise longevity and big returns. One such trend that has gained (and continues to gain) a lot of attention from businesses and consumers alike is mobile app development. Your immediate thought of a mobile app might be the bird-flinging, candy-crushing games you play when you catch a little downtime. … [Read more...] about Why Mobile App Development Has Big Potential
Job Vacancies on the Rise Despite Slow Growth in the UK
Brexit's effect on the economy has not been entirely positive, but it has led to one especially big advantage for jobseekers: a greatly increased number of job vacancies. Recent research cited by Insight found that there were 1,179,586 advertised openings, but a mere 0.44 jobseekers per vacancy. This has been despite signs of slow growth in other aspects of the UK economy. … [Read more...] about Job Vacancies on the Rise Despite Slow Growth in the UK