Do Internships Count as Work Experience? Yes, and Here’s Why Over the past few years, our understanding of internships has evolved. However, many students and prospective graduates still wonder what internships encompass, and if they even count as work experience. Well, we’re here to inform you that yes, internships do count as valuable work experience.…
Critical thinking tips for HR managers and leaders Why is critical thinking important in HR? Critical thinking… Helps HR managers serve as connectors of disciplines Makes it easier to hit that delicate balance of learning and training Plays an integral part in recruitment and hiring new talent Adds value to any collated metrics Leads to…
Declining an Accepted Job Offer: How To Do It Gracefully You completed a job search, applied for the job, had the interview, and were offered the open position. However, after you accepted the new role you later decided it wasn’t the best option for you. If this ever happens to you, it’s important to know…
6 Ways to Ensure You Always Hire the Right Person We put a lot of time and effort into the process for good reason—hiring the wrong person for an important role can be a major inconvenience (not to mention a potentially huge waste of time, money, and other resources). This is never truer than for…
6 tips for finding the right career path Choosing and finding the career path is tough and requires a careful assessment of your abilities, potential, and aspirations to move ahead. It is a challenge for everyone to sustain in the ever-growing competitive professional world where the right move at the right time may take you…
5 Ways to Impress Your Boss at a Meeting Business meetings can be stressful events. Everyone wants to impress, show off their leadership skills, make cogent and thoughtful comments, and—most of all—not embarrass themselves in front of their bosses. How can you succeed under pressure, especially when interacting with executives with varying leadership styles? Be…
5 Ways To Improve Self-Learning & Enjoy The Journey Society, and especially young people, are presented with a notion that their examination results are the measure of their ‘intelligence’. And, therefore, the measure of their value in society. Traditional exams (closed books) assess one’s ability to regurgitate information. The same information people across the entire…
13 Essential Tips for Completing a Successful Interview Whether a candidate succeeds in an interview depends on various factors, from what steps they take to prepare to how they conduct themselves in the meeting. You may have multiple rounds of interviews before receiving a job offer, so it’s essential to approach each one appropriately. Regardless…
5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Creative Portfolio For creatives, there’s nothing more important than your portfolio. A good portfolio can help you snag the clients you are after and attract the attention of professionals that can advance your career. It’s a constant that needs care throughout the duration of your career, and should be…
How To Be a Good Employee To succeed in your career, you should try to be the best employee possible. This way, you can stand out among your colleagues and increase your work opportunities. For instance, good employees tend to get promotions, raises, positive feedback, and other additional work perks. In this guide, we describe…