Careers

5 Ways Your Job Can Save You From Depression

Many aspects of a job can cause depression, from the nature of the job to the people you work with. In particular, a recent study found depression is linked to a work environment with low levels of justice. However, workload by itself is not a factor that causes depression, psychologists say. Depression slows productivity by making the employee [...]

Crucial Career Advice Young People Won’t Get Elsewhere

As the mother of five – young adults and teenagers at this point – I confess that as I go about my job as an investment banker, meeting with companies in many industries, I’m constantly wondering which businesses would be the best places to work for young people. The elaborate corporate training programs of earlier [...]

How to motivate a demotivated employee?

English speaking is a skill that one cannot do without in today’s times. Whatever you do, wherever you go, fluent spoken English always comes in handy. For instance, you need to make a complaint regarding some discrepancy in your bank account, how would you do it? You will either write a letter to the bank or lodge a [...]

What Makes You an “HR Influencer?”

A couple weeks ago I attended the HR Technology Conference and one of the favorite buzzwords that were thrown around was “HR Influencer.” I haven’t decided if being an influencer is subjective to the person or if there are real characteristics that defines someone as an influencer. Is it their job title? Time in the [...]

15 Quick Tips That Will Help You Get Hired Fast

I’ve heard from job seekers who simply didn’t know some of the things that will help them effectively job search. One person I spoke to recently didn’t know you should send a thank you note after an interview. Another wasn’t aware that he didn’t need to include all of his many years of experience on his resume. [...]

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