Marketing Strategies to Help Any Business
Starting a business isn’t easy, and neither is growing it. From finding a target market to figuring out how to reach them and what grabs their attention, a lot goes into successfully marketing a company. To add to that, there are so many different strategies that can be used and most people want to pull their hair out trying to figure out which will work best. The matter of the fact is this: Whatever got your business to this point, most likely won’t get it to the next point. To successfully market your business, you need to utilize an array of marketing tactics. Not just one. It’s easy to get [...]
Asking about Opportunities for Growth
We’ve already discussed that interviews are a two-way street. The interviewer is NOT the only one who should ask questions as you need to ensure that the company is a good fit for you as well. A huge part in determining whether or not to pursue or accept a job offer is the growth potential! As a professional, you deserve to be invested in. Your skills, time, and work ethic are of value. And you want to make sure that the company recognizes that. There are three types of growth opportunities that should be considered when interviewing for a position. Financial growth, professional growth, and personal growth are all equally [...]
Background Checks: All You Need to Know
Background checks are a standard part of the hiring process for many companies. It’s not uncommon for employers to want to verify the claims an applicant has made on their resume or in their interview. Performing background checks also prevents the employer from being held responsible in the case that an employee is involved in serious misconduct, illegal activity, or another issue that could potentially bring about a negligent hiring lawsuit for the company. […]
Adding Pronouns to your Resume, Email or LinkedIn Profile
Seeing pronouns on people’s social media profiles and email footers is no surprise. The practice has actually become increasingly popular as a way to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, specifically for transgender and non-binary people. Adding pronouns such as she/her, he/him and, they/them to your profile, resume, or email is not only a great way to show support for members of this community but also makes for a more inclusive space/environment. Inclusiveness is a super important part of any workplace and this is just one, simple way to emphasize it. […]
Discussing Weaknesses in an Interview
The whole goal of Interviews is to identify a candidate’s fitness for a specific job, so a discussion about strengths and weaknesses is pretty standard. Talking about strengths is one thing because it’s just a chance to shine, but what about the curveball, weaknesses? Many interviewees struggle to discuss this since they don’t want to seem incapable of the job. […]
Industry Spotlight: Big Data Analytics
Big Data Analytics provides a new way of gaining insight into the challenges that businesses face each and every day. The process of using software to uncover trends, patterns, correlations, or other useful insights in those large stores of data is what we call Big Data Analytics. The collection and analysis of vast amounts of data were not always possible, however, due to increased technologies such as programming frameworks that include Java, C, Python, or Scala, businesses implementing big data can now make better decisions, draw conclusions and recognize trends. For this reason, professionals with the skills to define big data are in high demand currently. […]
Offering Childcare to Employees
It’s already known that the benefits a company offers play a huge part in the employees they attract and retain. Before accepting a job, candidates take a lot of things into consideration besides just salary. In our blog “What Makes a Job Desirable”, we discuss an array of benefits that attract top talent, but now we are digging deeper into a benefit not many companies offer but is highly sought after. Childcare benefits have become a huge factor for many working parents when deciding on their next job. Jobs that offer child care benefits have a leg-up when competing against those companies that offer none. Lower turnover rates, improved attendance, [...]
Working Remotely for the First Time
The first day of any new job can be nerve-wracking, stressful, exciting, and intimidating all at the same time. This is even more so true when the first day on the job is remote. Sure, working remote can be great and tons of people prefer it, but the matter of the fact is it just isn’t the same. Since you won’t be in the office interacting with colleagues in the same way you typically would, you’re probably going to have to compensate by being a little bit more proactive. Keep reading to find out how to be successful when starting a new job from your home! […]
Entry Level Jobs When You Have No Experience
Unfortunately, in today’s job market employers want to pay the entry-level salary to someone far above the entry-level. This can be noticed from the way that many entry-level positions state previous work experience in the requirements section. Many wonder though, “How could I have experience if I am entry-level?”. This is a fair question and valid assumption that entry-level workers typically do not have experience. However that doesn’t change the fact that you have to get over the hurdle of entry-level jobs, so we’ve got some tips to share. […]
Organizing your Job Search
Pursuing a job hunt can be a long, tedious process. In today’s job market, many applicants who search for jobs submit their resumes to a handful of companies at a time. This can become confusing or hard to keep track of but staying organized throughout the process Is sure to make things go smoother. Organizing your job search can help prevent you from missing a deadline to submit application materials, confusing interview times, forgetting to follow-up, or missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime! Managing the job search is equally as important as locating and applying to opportunities so these tips and tricks are sure to help! […]