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8 Remote Work Tips for Every Worker in the Time of COVID-19. Remote work suddenly becomes the “new” professional lifestyle of businesses around the world.

8 Remote Work Tips for Every Worker in the Time of COVID-19

Now, the world is upfront with a dangerous virus, employees are striving to continuously make a living to survive. The global pandemic of COVID-19 rattled the lives of people globally. The looming virus changed not only the healthcare system but also the way everyone has been living their lives. From being able to freely go out, enjoy the sun, go to work, travel and other leisure activities to immediately being quarantined. 8 Management Books You Need for the Millennial and Gen Z Workforce - Outsourcing Philippines.

Julia Zhou goes in-depth about the struggles of being a leader for the first time!

8 Management Books You Need for the Millennial and Gen Z Workforce - Outsourcing Philippines

This promotion definitely deserves a celebration with champagne and a dinner out with friends and family. But despite the glamorous and enticing perks of a promotion, this position also comes with being responsible for your and your team’s actions. You are now, in-charge of leading your team towards achieving the next business goals that come your way. INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog 7 Questions to Redefine Your Career Path this Decade.

7 Questions to Redefine Your Career Path this Decade Posted by Guthrie-Jensen Consultants In this fast-paced world, rarely do you get to stop for a moment and reflect.

INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog 7 Questions to Redefine Your Career Path this Decade

As a result, you end up stumbling through life, riding on the waves that come your way. But, could there be a better, larger wave in sight? Perhaps you want to get out of the water and try something different. INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog 5 Communication Techniques to Take Control of the Conversation - INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog. INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog How to Be a Great Sales Professional in Today’s Market. INSIGHTS: The Guthrie-Jensen Blog 6 Tips to Think Fast and Talk Smart During a Presentation.

The Missing Advice I Needed When Starting My Career. Advertisement Today, too many websites are still inaccessible.

The Missing Advice I Needed When Starting My Career

In our new book Inclusive Design Patterns, we explore how to craft flexible front-end design patterns and make future-proof and accessible interfaces without extra effort. Hardcover, 312 pages. How Confident Are You? Take the Self-Confidence Quiz. 10 Things High-EQ Leaders NEVER Do. Why You Should Not Take Your Work-Related Rants to Social Media. 7 Time Management Hacks for Busy Professionals. Managing Millennials: How to Train Fresh Graduates. 6-Point Checklist for Successful Sourcing (With Infographic) - Send and Receive Automated Call and SMS Text Campaigns.

Candidate sourcing is a time-consuming and costly process for any recruiter or employer, from the moment a seat or position opens up to that time when the perfect candidate signs on the dotted line.

6-Point Checklist for Successful Sourcing (With Infographic) - Send and Receive Automated Call and SMS Text Campaigns.

These days, recruiters employ different platforms and use an automated recruiting system to streamline their process and reach their target candidates. But, the bigger argument is – how do you know if your candidate sourcing campaigns are successful? Here’s a checklist you can follow to ensure the success of your candidate sourcing efforts. 1. Have a Sourcing and Channel PLAN. How to Run the Most Effective Meeting Possible.

A Millennial's Quick Guide to Success in the Workplace. 7 Bad Workplace Habits Millennials Need to Stop Making. How Good Are You at Business Writing? [Take Our Quiz] Your Career Q&A: 6 Practical Career Resolutions. This column receives many questions about specific issues related to career management, but careers don't happen in a vacuum.

Your Career Q&A: 6 Practical Career Resolutions

You have to put these issues in the larger context of an overall career management strategy and the tactics that will turn your dreams into achievable goals. Last week we discussed the current state of career management. This week, we will look at career resolutions to move your professional life forward. Often, we make New Year's career resolutions: to get back to work, change employers or careers, win a promotion, become more successful, and so on. Yet all too often we forget to harness these dreams to the activities that will bring them to reality. 1. As technology changes, so do the skills you need to stay on top of your job. The Best Career Advice to Succeed In 2018. This Simple Note-Taking Method Will Help You Read More (and remember what you’ve read)

Warren Buffett is undoubtedly considered one of the greatest investors of all times.

This Simple Note-Taking Method Will Help You Read More (and remember what you’ve read)

His empire, Berkshire Hathaway, is worth $355 billion, an increase of 1,826,163 percent since 1964 when Buffett took over. He owns (or owns big chunks) of some of the biggest brands in the world including GEICO, Dairy Queen, NetJets, half of Heinz, and significant holdings in companies such as American Express, IBM, and Wells Fargo. But Buffett’s very best investment — responsible for literally billions of dollars in profits over the years — was very cheap.

Because it was a book. That’s right, a book. In his 2013 letter to shareholders [pdf link], Buffett explained that a single book, The Intelligent Investor, written by his mentor Benjamin Graham was, “of all the investments I ever made…[it] was the best.” In my own life I can say I had similar books. The first came when I was in college in the mid-aughts and I was invited to a small, private summit of college journalists that Dr. Read it. How To Invest In Yourself. — The Mission. 4.

How To Invest In Yourself. — The Mission

The things you need time for. Deciding that the things you want to do are worth your seconds, minutes and hours. For me, that includes finishing a novel. Doing a podcast. Those things that I absolutely have the skills and the abilities and the resources to do – but I just haven’t got around to yet. If you didn’t accomplish anything on your list, and you looked back on your life, these are the things you’d feel the worst about.

Because they were so possible! …And then you watched cat videos instead. Putting aside time isn’t an easy thing to do anymore. But I promise you, it’s possible. I realised a few weeks ago that my morning routine was spending 30–45 minutes on my iPhone before getting in the shower. LinkedIn Profile: 16-Point Checklist - Classy Career Girl. What’s a Side Hustle? And 5 Other Terms You Need to Know ASAP. Career Advice No One Tells You — The Mission. Career Advice No One Tells You By: Raghav Haran Most people have “okay” jobs.

Career Advice No One Tells You — The Mission

We go to work, do what we have to do from 9 to 5, come back home, maybe hang out with friends, and do it all over again the next day. There’s nothing wrong with this. Professional habits to develop in your twenties. 7 New Year's Resolutions Every Team Should Commit to for 2018. 7 New Year’s Resolutions Every Team Should Commit to for 2018 Posted by Guthrie-Jensen Consultants 2017 is almost over, and once again, it’s time for people to set their goals for the year ahead.

7 New Year's Resolutions Every Team Should Commit to for 2018

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