employment
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The Recruiting Buzzwords Every Job Seeker Should Know
As if searching for a job wasn’t hard enough, it’s made harder by the fact that many job postings are full of language that is either unnecessarily daunting or flat-out confusing. What does it mean to be a “social media warrior?” Should I not apply if don’t consider myself an “accounting rockstar?”
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11 of the Weirdest Careers for Creative People
Everything comes with a price. Pursuing a creative or artistic life often means you can sleep in, dress in weird clothes, and avoid sitting in cubicle like a square. On the other hand, it also means you don’t earn that sweet, sweet cubicle-drone-money. You probably also have to support your fiction writing/podcasting/painting/etc. with a service…
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The Number One Skill Employers Are Looking For Is Creativity, Here’s Why
You’ve heard of the gig economy and the portfolio career. Now quite popular terms, they come from the ways artists work. Think musicians gigging across small bars and large arenas, visual artists with portfolios of work in print, in galleries and online, or actors engaged on a range of short-term projects across a given year.…
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How to Fire Someone Without Being a Total Dick
Getting fired is devastating. Hell, even getting called into a meeting unexpectedly can be scary for an employee if their mind wanders to the possibility they could be fired. While this experience is rough on the person being fired, it can also be tough on the person doing the firing, especially if the decision is…