Author: Ceren Cubukcu

Ceren Cubukcu is a top 5 bestselling author of Make Your American Dream A Reality: How to Find a Job as an International Student in the United States. She recently founded her consulting business to help more international students find jobs in the US in addition to her self-service digital event ticketing platform, Etkinlik Fabrikam (My Event Factory), to offer her webinars. 
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4 Simple Ways to Show Employee Recognition

You don’t need to wait until the performance evaluation day to show recognition to your employees. As an employer you can be more proactive and appreciate your employees any time. Sure, everybody wants to be recognized with a bigger paycheck or via getting promoted but there are many other ways of appreciating your employees without …

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Career & WealthCommunication & NetworkingPRRelationships & Personal Growth

Keys to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowdfunding is not only about raising money for entrepreneurs. It is much more than that. Creating a crowdfunding campaign actually allows you to see the interest in your product as well as enables you to get feedback and develop it even more before the actual launch. If your campaign becomes successful, it means that you …

Thinking of Leaving Your Company? 4 Reasons to Stay
Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryEducationLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal Growth

Education vs Experience – Which One is More Important?

As we hit “back to the school” season, many people may start to think whether college education is a must. College education is expensive but certainly important especially in some fields. However, graduating from college is not a guarantee of landing a job immediately. You also need experience in your desired field. So, which one …

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The Importance of Your Profile Picture for Your Career

Did you ever think of what your profile picture tells about you? Especially, your profile picture on LinkedIn or on a job website should be credible and show your true self because if someone doesn’t know you, the first impression s/he makes about you is by looking at your picture. Also, recruiters spend 19% of …

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Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingPositioningRelationships & Personal Growth

Why Your Business Should Support a Charity

Unfortunately many businesses are only profit driven and they often neglect the problems of the world. However, you can get many benefits while helping the world become a better place to live. You can build a stronger brand image, attract and retain the best talent and separate your company from your competitors by creating a …

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Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryLifestyle & Habit BuildingRelationships & Personal GrowthWorkplace Success

How Web Tools and Apps Increase Productivity at Work

You don’t need to invest in expensive ERP tools to run your business successfully. Fortunately, with the rise of technology, there is an app for almost anything you imagine. Using online web tools and mobile apps, small and mid-sized businesses can manage their businesses with a smaller budget, using fewer resources and still be very …

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Questions You Should Never Ask to Your Coworkers

We are spending at least 40 hours a week at work so we start to feel like home after a while and get more comfortable talking with our coworkers. Nevertheless different rules apply in professional life and although we see our coworkers more than our family, we should still be careful and never cross some …

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Biggest Social Media Mistakes that Can Get You Fired

There are many benefits of using social media such as connecting with friends and family who live far away or following the news and latest trends. However, if you misuse it, it can get you in trouble and destroy your whole career.

Making an Offensive Comment: Never post something racist, sexist or offensive. Remember, in…
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How to Make Your Employees More Creative at Work

In every type of job, there is always room for creativity and innovation. It is not only art or technology that needs to be creative and innovative. Even in accounting there are ways to be more creative. For example; you can make more creative presentations. For this reason, if you want your employees to be …