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As you begin or continue your professional career, you’ll begin to notice more-and-more job postings requesting personal and professional references. These references are requested by potential employers to verify your work history and experience and to get a more personal sense of your experience and work ethic. Personal and professional references can be asked either … Read more

When it comes to business clothing, nothing is more important than ensuring your clothes are kept clean, tidy, and wrinkle-free. Understanding how to clean and store your business clothes will help those items last longer and appear newer. In addition to saving money, you’ll appear tidier and more put together with clothing that is properly … Read more

If you thought applying and interviewing for an internship was difficult, that may just be the beginning. Summer, traditional, interns typically state that finding appropriate and affordable housing for internships is just as difficult. With stiff competition from more traditional renters, as well as the increase in rental prices, finding housing for your internship is … Read more

Disagreements are, unfortunately, a part of life. Learning how to quell and resolve a situation, though, is a valuable and necessary life-skill. Whether it’s a disagreement with a parent, a spouse, a friend, or a colleague, learning how to navigate those treacherous waters can help you build more meaningful and fuller relationships. However, some work disagreements … Read more

LinkedIn is perhaps the single best social networking site for entry-level and career professionals alike. It allows you to connect with former and current colleagues, friends, and family and to maintain a “virtual resume”. This virtual resume allows you to list current and former employers and any skills and experiences you may have gained. For … Read more

Corporate town hall meetings are one of the best ways to gather all employees and discuss the happenings within the organization. They provide executive leadership the opportunity to interact with their employee and staff and present a forward outlook of the company. In addition, executive leadership is given the opportunity to discuss the happenings of … Read more

What is corporate culture? Well, the first thing to say is it’s seen a resurgence over the past decade. Whereas it was once a term left to the side, with little or no attention paid to it, it has become an important concept and mainstay in the corporate world. Corporate culture is important, perhaps more … Read more

Recognizing your employees should be top-of-mind for every business owner and team manager. Employee appreciation helps to increase team morale and is a perfect way to further incentivize your most hardworking and dedicated employees. Employee appreciation ideas and gifts can be given at any time and you don’t need to wait until a birthday, holiday, … Read more

No relationships in our lives is ever cut-and-dry. Whether it’s the relationship you have with your significant other, your parents, your siblings, your children, or you friends, these relationships take commitment and effort to work. That’s why there is so much emphasis on the importance of employer-employee relationship. When both the employer and the employee … Read more

Employee retention is one of the only metrics that can be directly correlated with all of business success, revenue, customer satisfaction, employee morale, and business cost. Not only that, but it’s an extremely important metric that business owners can measure on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. Every successful business or company has an employee … Read more