4 apps help iPad heavy work
iPads are great for consuming content, but less so for doing any real heavy work. Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter Mossberg suggests four of the best applications that can help.
Year: 2013
There’s safety–and revelation–in numbers
Informal group interviews are a great way to learn how job candidates react to their co-workers every day, not just in a one-on-one, whatever-you-want-to-hear interaction. Start a creative group discussion and you’ll get a glimpse of how well the individuals listen, interject, assert themselves, and build on the comments and ideas of others.
Food pros ‘dish’ on what to eat when out
Most of us know that chain restaurants aren’t the healthiest choices, but they also offer healthier options, have nutritional information readily available and will customize orders on request. Here’s what nutrition professionals choose when they eat out at chain restaurants.
How engaged are you at work?
Only 30% of employees are “involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their work,” according to a Gallup poll.
Steps to keep your smartphone safe
Smartphones contain a lot of information that people would like to keep safe, yet many don’t take even basic steps to secure their devices. Consumer Reports recently published several security steps to take.
How to react in the face of failure
You’ve heard it before: If you’ve never failed, you’ve never really succeeded. So deal with failure and move on. Heed these three don’ts and adopt these three do’s.
Overcoming those career obstacles
Every career comes with its share of challenges, but great employees overcome them. Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria recently shared his best advice for overcoming whatever career obstacles you may face.
Dramatic Slide Backgrounds
Did you ever see a slide whose background was a photo that took up the whole slide? Perhaps it was washed out like a background with bullet points in the forefront. Or, maybe the photo was the main message and was accompanied by just a few words. It looks slick, but it’s really easy.
4 ways to be more present & productive
The world is moving fast these days and employees need to get a lot done while maintaining focus and accuracy, writes Anita Bruzzese, who offers four things to remember to help you be more present and productive at work.
Providing value through your work
Success is not measured by the quality you have in your own work, but by the value you offer others in their work, writes Ben Drake, communications and branding leader at be-influential.com, who offers these value-adding tips.