Unsafe workplaces are a topic of discussion around the world, including in the United States. When workers are in an unsafe environment, the consequences can be far-reaching. An employer who’s not seen as protecting the health and safety of their employees can face legal ramifications and brand backlash. It’s difficult to recover from, yet some of the world’s biggest employers still showcase situations that can put workers and entire communities at risk. The National Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health releases what’s known as the “Dirty Dozen” list, highlighting companies where workers have experienced health complications, safety violations, have died, or who have experienced mistreatment, including sexual harassment. … [Read more...] about Who’s On the Dirty Dozen List of Employers?
6 Steps to Becoming a Beauty Blogger or YouTuber
If you’re tech-savvy and also interested in health and beauty, then you may want to share your skincare tips, makeup secrets or beauty hacks with the rest of the world. A number of British beauty YouTubers and bloggers have achieved a global reach, which has led to some of them becoming influencers and even launching their own make-up lines. It’s rare to achieve this level of success, but you can still have fun and maybe even make some ad revenue from your blog or channel. … [Read more...] about 6 Steps to Becoming a Beauty Blogger or YouTuber
The art of the side hustle – 5 ways you could be making more money from home
Whether you love or loathe your current job, I’ll bet that you wish it paid you more money. In fact, I think most of us wish we all had a little extra disposable income each month. When did the cost of living get so high? And why don’t our wages reflect that? … [Read more...] about The art of the side hustle – 5 ways you could be making more money from home
Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make On Your Resume
Run spell check and grammar check on your resume before submitting it. Have someone else review it in case you’ve duplicated a bullet or made a mistake grammar checkers won’t recognize. These are tips we have all heard before. That’s why the mistakes count so much against you when you make them. However, the obvious mistakes aren’t the worst ones you could make. The worst mistakes you may make on your resume are the ones you don’t realize are a mistake. … [Read more...] about Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make On Your Resume
12 Ways Introverts Can Survive Networking Events
Networking introverts. Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Talking is not what I do. I'd rather walk into a lion's den in a steak suit than sit around networking with folks I've never met before. I'll opt for being devoured, thank you very much. But introverts often learn a difficult lesson the hard and quiet way: relationship building is an activity that pays dividends. Damn, it can even be oddly rewarding. And if I can do it, you can do it too. Learning how to network as an introvert is an important skill. Here are a few tips and tricks I've learned throughout my career to tolerate social situations that once felt impossible. ENGAGE EARLY Your nerves might be jangled from the onset, but the sooner you introduce yourself and say hello to other people, the easier it will be to engage as the meeting unfolds. Don't make the mistake of being too quiet at the start. The sooner you get comfortable with the people around you, the easier the meeting will be. I also force myself … [Read more...] about 12 Ways Introverts Can Survive Networking Events
Help! I Work With Negative People
There is cancer in the workplace. Negative people. Frighteningly, they have a masterful way of polluting corporate waters before you even figure out that they are wet with rage. Since there's not much companies can do once these malignant characters infiltrate the company, it is up to you, the employee, to fend for yourself and administer your own vaccine against the obscene. First, let's look at a few ways to quickly identify negative people at work. These are generalizations, but I have often found them to be spot-on: … [Read more...] about Help! I Work With Negative People
Digital Marketing Is Not Just For Agency Life: Areas Where Digital Marketers Offer Value And Can Thrive
Working at a digital marketing agency can be a great experience for those looking to learn in a fast-paced environment. Agency life can start to tire a person out professionally though as every deadline seems to be make or break for a client. … [Read more...] about Digital Marketing Is Not Just For Agency Life: Areas Where Digital Marketers Offer Value And Can Thrive
How To Build The Perfect Restaurant Website
Restaurants with a quality online presence generate more foot traffic than those without their own websites. For this reason, many restaurant owners are inquiring about building the latest restaurant websites with menu options, online ordering and social integrations. As a restaurant owner, it is your responsibility to create a strong online precedence so that your patrons can find your locations, menu and contact information. Furthermore, you need to launch a site that is appealing and well designed if you want to drive traffic. Read this post to learn how to build a restaurant website to attract customers. … [Read more...] about How To Build The Perfect Restaurant Website
Grow Your Sales By Closing the Deal
The method in which people purchase things they want and need is continuously changing. In the not so distant past, people used to drive to the store and buy whatever they needed or wanted to have. Nowadays, a person can still drive to the store to make a purchase, or they can stay at home and order the products online. They have to wait for their product, but it still comes magically delivered to their front door. … [Read more...] about Grow Your Sales By Closing the Deal
Top 3 Benefits of Manual Labor
When’s the last time you washed your clothes by hand or even cooked a meal from scratch? With technology comes laziness and all its detriment. Modern cultures have lost the pleasure of manual labor, which is why you should incorporate it back into your life for these three reasons. … [Read more...] about Top 3 Benefits of Manual Labor