Doing Your Taxes Yourself: 6 Things to Know
Federal income tax forms are complicated. However, if you’re good with numbers — and patient — it may save you a lot of money to do your taxes yourself.
The more deductions you have on your federal income tax return, the better chance you’ll get cash back from the government.
The more exemptions you have, …
Disability Challenges: Minimizing Their Impact on Hiring and Advancement
Disability challenges come in all shapes and sizes. A person with disabilities (PWD) typically has a much harder time thriving in our society because of restrictions others do not face…or even think about. This can be especially true when it comes to career opportunities, hiring practices, and advancement.
Because of their disabilities, some employers — …
Career Growth in Nursing: Why Developing Your Soft Skills Will Be Crucial
For any individual pursuing career growth in the nursing profession, there are several skill sets to learn and develop. These are typically divided into two categories; hard skills and soft skills.
Hard skills are teachable and measurable abilities. Soft skills, otherwise known as personality skills, refer to the social skills needed to complement hard skills …
7 Careers to Pursue with Your Communications Degree
It’s an old, well-worn joke by now: “A communications degree? What can you do with that?” Well, as it turns out…a lot. There has never been a better time to pursue a degree in communications.
Why? Because our interconnected society relies on communication more than ever.
Today’s world relies on information from big data to …
8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Freelancing Skills
For most of us, 2020 was one of the worst years of our lifetime. However, 2020 also gave rise to an unprecedented boom in freelancing. With an increasing number of highly qualified and skilled people losing jobs, freelancing began emerging as the single most popular way to earn money while ensuring a steady income.
While …
Tips to Improve Your Memory to Enhance Problem-Solving Skills
Humans have been intrigued by memory since the age of Aristotle. Despite the progress we’ve made with modern scientific research, there’s still a lot to uncover when it comes to understanding the human memory. After all, who wouldn’t want to improve their memory?
You will see beneficial outcomes if you improve your memory. This includes …
How to Work With a Client You Don’t Like
We deal with all types of people when we are working and some of them may not be very easy to work with. When you have to work with a client you don’t like, try to implement the below tactics for a smoother mode of operation.
Be Professional: You don’t need to be friends with…
How Organizational Leadership Fits With Human Resources
Organizational leadership is often paired with human resources. Some see the two as different sides of the same coin while others view it as two separate disciplines. While each plays a specific role, they do overlap in certain areas.
Human resources focuses primarily on the employment process from recruitment to termination and is task-focused. HR …
3 Things Employees Need to Make Data-Driven Decisions
Many companies roll out a new business intelligence strategy with high hopes, only to experience underwhelming employee adoption rates and a low return on investment. This situation understandably leaves leaders scratching their heads wondering, “What happened?”
To put it simply: Becoming a data-driven organization requires more than simply deploying new business intelligence (BI) software or …
Fun Summer Activities for The Office
Summer is approaching and it is time to plan some fun summer activities for work. Let your office get to know each other better and bond with the help of fresh air and sunshine. Below you can find some ideas:
Field Trip: Summer is the best time to go outside for office bonding. The days…