Image Source Many businesses are started on tight budgets – you may find yourself trying to go cheap wherever possible. However, there are times when it can be worth investing a little extra in order to save costs in the future or simply improve efficiency from the start. Here are just a few major investments…
It’s almost every company employee’s dream to be promoted to the executive office. It’s where the most important decisions about a business are made. Inside that office where there are executive chairs of expensive leather, fine mahogany tables and brilliant minds wearing tailored suits, is where world economics gets affected. When capital city large corporations…
Whatever your career ambitions, it can be a bitter pill to swallow when things don’t move in the right direction. A lack of opportunities and tough competition means that it’s more difficult than ever to move up the career ladder. Difficult, but not impossible. Image: Kaboom Pics Sometimes, when it comes to your career, you…
When we talk about successful businesses, we mention bottom lines, competitive hiring processes, and exceeding goals. But the truth of the matter is that there isn’t likely to be anything to talk about at all if your morale is suffering. Business owners and CEOs are so busy working on financial forecasts and stock market prices…
Do you want to run a business without being tied down? While running a business requires commitment and dedication, it doesn’t have to consume your entire life. You can start a business that brings in a decent income without having to stay put and keep it going. Services like Franchise Local have tons of options…
Not all of us really know what we want to do in terms of a career while at school and at such a young age. Some people are lucky enough to know what interests them and where their passions lie, whereas the majority of people simply have no real clue. You can end up in…
https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-person-s-shake-hands-997718/ Do you find that you are constantly overlooked for promotions!? If you feel like you are never considered for positions that are hired internally within the business you work for, you should not merely sit back and sulk about it. You need to take action. You need to make sure that you propel yourself…
https://unsplash.com/photos/MnRXX76faXM When you’ve been working incredibly hard to carve out a career that you love, you’ll always get to that point where you feel like you’ve made it. Whether it’s been a few years or ten, when you finally land your perfect job, it can be so overwhelming to get started. So much so, that…
Are you the kind of person that goes stir crazy if you’re stuck in the same office day in, day out? Constantly wishing that you could get out there and see the world if only you had the time and the money do it. A lot of us feel like that from time to time…
When you’re trying to juggle a busy home life with work, flexibility is the most important thing. For some people, a rigid 9 to 5 job just won’t work because it doesn’t fit around the rest of their responsibilities. This is a particular issue for parents that are trying to fit childcare around their jobs.…
Source Being a working woman is hard. On the one hand, ladies want to reach the top of their industry and achieve success as much as the men. On the other, being a parent is undeniable. As soon as a child arrives, it’s impossible to put a job above their well-being, even if it’s only…
Do you consider yourself to be a ‘career person?’ If so, you probably spend a lot of your time at work, thinking about work when you’re not there, and doing all you can to make sure your job is being done to the best of your ability. However, people who are wrapped up in their…
Image source How many of your friends have you heard moan and groan about their jobs? Loads right. Even the ones who seem to have had more careers than dinners never seem to find the right one. But that’s not so much because the world isn’t blessed with exciting careers; it’s more to with the…
Being a graduate fresh out of college is an experience like nothing else. They’ve just spent the last few years studying a topic that has interested and inspired them, and the bubble of education has just popped. The culture of college is like a safety net for twentysomethings; they know the end is coming, but…
Image linked from here After centuries of campaigning for equal pay and a lot of hard work, as women we have now reached the heights of the best paying, successful careers. However just because the workplace is now fairer and we have the ability to be able to earn as much as our male counterparts,…
Pexels While it’s easy for us to assume we’ll be doing the same thing all of our lives, it’s very likely not the case. People change careers all the time for all sorts of reasons, and also find new and varied people to orbit their social lives. No matter who you are, you can always…
It’s not a situation that anybody wants to think about but all businesses are at risk of falling on hard times and having to lay people off. If there is another global financial crisis that will become a reality for a whole lot of people. Companies will always try to get around laying people off…
I recently had dinner with a cousin I hadn’t seen in years and as we were catching up on our lives, she asked me what I’d learned from working on cruise ships. I was a little taken aback, especially since my cruise ship days ended more than five years ago, but as a I reflected…
When you start a job, you’ll likely be offered training. At the very least your employer should teach you the basics of the role. Most times, there are also promises for further learning. It may be that they promise food and hygiene training. They may even offer to train you on new computer programs. Either…
Image Over 60% of our lives is spent working, and the sad fact is that many of us never end up doing the jobs we wanted to do. We end up sticking to what’s good for the family or which pays the best, but we should be thinking about what we actually want to do…
Choosing your degree is one of the most important decisions that you will make. It will impact your career, your future finances and even your general levels of happiness. Don’t forget, that a degree will typically determine what career you choose and ultimately what work position you gain. The wrong choice here will lead you…
https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-white-blazer-holding-tablet-computer-789822/ We spend a lot of our lives working. So you’re going to want to make sure that you love what you do – or at least really enjoy it. If you’re unhappy at work or you don’t love your job, then maybe it’s time for a career change. A lot of the time, this…
Picture Source The journey to finding a good career can be stressful. Most of us are led to believe that we simply have to make do with whatever job we can find. We’re told that work isn’t meant to be fun. Of course, that isn’t true. Work might be hard (and even stressful, at times),…
Image Credit: Pixabay There are lots of different jobs available for people who want to work with kids and whichever route you choose, you know that you will be making a direct positive impact on their lives. This is an amazing opportunity and whether you are teaching, caring or helping the whole family, you will…
Even though they might be happy that becoming their own boss is the right thing to do, newbie freelancers can sometimes still feel quite daunted and overwhelmed by taking those initial steps into self-employment. Most of the time, it’s because they aren’t quite sure what to expect and worry that they might struggle to find…