Resume Tips from Recruiters

Resume Tips from Recruiters

There are many ways to write a resume but nobody is really sure what a recruiter is looking for and a good resume is what sets you apart from the crowd. That’s why you need to stand out, so you can be selected for an interview and eventually get the job you want. Here are some tips to help achieve t...
Creative, Marketing and Digital salary survey

Creative, Marketing and Digital salary survey

The Drum has published a survey that sheds light across salaries, bonuses, job satisfaction, job security and gender differences. The study has also found some distinct trends across our key specialisms. The political turbulence that characterised last year - such as Brexit and the US - has had a m...
How to be a better team player at work

How to be a better team player at work

The best coworkers are those who share expertise, give constructive criticism or valuable feedback, or make a project succeed. That all looks good on paper, but in real life, it’s not so easy to become the perfect coworker. Unfortunately, working well in a team heavily depends on your personality a...
Time Management Tips and Techniques

Time Management Tips and Techniques

Have you ever heard the phrase, Don’t work hard, work smart? It might be simple but it’s still true. You don’t have to work endless hours to be productive. Staying busy or working hard doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to be more successful. Just because you stay extra hours at work, it d...
Inspirational Quotes for Entrepreneurs

Inspirational Quotes for Entrepreneurs

Whether you are just starting your business or you already got your business on the ground, having our business is hard work, so here are some quotes to keep your spirits high. Your reputation is more important than your paycheck, and your integrity is worth more than your career. - Ryan Freitas, A...
Apple staff in Berlin coworking space

Apple staff in Berlin coworking space

Despite being famously known for its corporate secrecy, Apple has set up a small steam in a coworking space in Berlin. The distinctively secretive iPhone developer has placed a small team into a property where Israeli coworking space provider Mindspace occupies a number of floors. Although neither A...
China 21 percent tourism spend

China 21 percent tourism spend

China's highly lucrative outbound tourism market has great potential for future growth, and this, in turn, has generated tremendous business opportunities for tourist destinations across the world, according to a new report carried out by the World Tourism Organisation, in conjunction with the Regio...
Doing business: digital etiquette

Doing business: digital etiquette

The rules of business etiquette have been around, seemingly, forever. Yet, in these days of remote everything, video calls, email attachments and archived data, the landscape has shifted dramatically. In order to deal with the change, here are some new tips on business etiquette. Turn off the gadge...
How the era of Big Data could benefit your biz

How the era of Big Data could benefit your biz

There is no question or debate about it: now is the era of Big Data. As hardware that creates, shares and stores data becomes more ubiquitous and easier to use, the amount of data increases at rates never before thought probable or possible. The big question in 2018, for many companies, will be: how...
In defence of complete honesty

In defence of complete honesty

For many small business people, particularly those running a brand new start up, the question of how much information you should share with your employees and you customers is a very pertinent one. While, undoubtedly, people prefer to work for a company and buy from a company that seems to be succes...
Is pop-up marketing useful for your business

Is pop-up marketing useful for your business

Pop-up marketing has nothing to do with those ads that jump up on your screen when you click on website that you can't close fast enough. Rather, it is a grass roots way to connect with your target market that is low-risk, high-impact and, comparatively, low-cost. It is also becoming increasingly po...
Business and social media

Business and social media

Today, business marketing and social media are intertwined like never before. Just about every company, in every industry, attempts to get in contact with its customer based through these platforms. For new products or companies in emergent industries, the way they use social media can be the differ...
Extreme Weather & Your Business

Extreme Weather & Your Business

As David Brinkley once said; A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him, however sometimes the bricks thrown are not from other people but from forces beyond our control. For those who operate a business in areas of high weather risk such as around...
Foreign Languages in the Work Place

Foreign Languages in the Work Place

Nelson Mandela once said If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. The world is becoming smaller as business becomes more international, flights become cheaper, and more people decide to emigrate to a new...
The Cost of Going Green

The Cost of Going Green

The current COVID-19 global pandemic is limiting carbon emissions and giving nature and animals a rest from human activities. There is a lot of pressure on businesses these days to show that they are supporting local communities, charities and the environment. In 2015, a study concluded the the glob...
How to be a Better Communicator

How to be a Better Communicator

If you take a browse through the abundance of online articles that cover the traits that employers seek out the most, one that repeatedly and unsurprisingly makes an appearance is communication; both written and verbal. An employer can judge this prior to hiring somebody through exchanging emails, s...
Social Media and You

Social Media and You

These days, everybody has a Facebook page and an online presence of sorts. Most businesses also have a social media presence which comes with substantial advantages. Some businesses prosper a lot more with the internet than others, however, especially if you have a new business, it pays (the social...
Shorter Working Day Debate

Shorter Working Day Debate

There are many articles online regarding a trend in Sweden to shorten the standard working day. The results have been somewhat ambiguous with some substantial benefits and also some substantial problems emerging as a result of this. Initially, the concept was introduced in an attempt to increase pro...