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THE HR DIGEST GUIDE: Choosing a Career You Love

Interviews - April 26, 2018

One of the most important decisions to make in life is choosing a career. This decision outweighs your choice of what to do for a living. Choosing a career involves evalu...

What Makes A Great Leader Today?

Leadership - April 24, 2018

Many of us carry this image of this all-knowing Superhero who is here to do something bigger than us; something beyond us. We’ve made leadership about changing the worl...

A Guide To Testing Marijuana At Work

Leadership - April 23, 2018

With the legalization of recreational use of marijuana on the rise, testing marijuana at work has become more important for a more accurate account of employees’ re...

What Are Your Recruiting Goals For 2018?

Recruitment - April 21, 2018

When it comes to recruitment you cannot just stand still and wait for someone to pop into your office with a stellar resume. You must keep up with the latest trends, keep...

THE HR DIGEST Survival Guide: Celebrating 4/20 at Work

April 20 (or 4/20) is the day when thousands of people gather around the country to celebrate a drug that still remains illegal in most parts of the country: Marijuana. I...

5 Quick Tips to Get Hired Fast

Interviews - April 19, 2018

So, you’ve been sending out tailored resumes for positions you think you’re perfectly qualified for. And maybe you have been searching for a new job for a while, but ...

Starbucks Once Again Sets The Precedent As The Most Progressive Company In The World

Featured - April 18, 2018

Many believe racial training programs the corporate version of, “But I have a black friend”. While some say unconscious bias training at work would accomplish little ...

What Can You Do When You Face Pregnancy Discrimination?

Employee Benefits - April 17, 2018

Individual experiences at work as employees are quite distinctive. Sometimes, it feels like you’re the only one that has ever experienced such. Yes, it’s alwa...

Africa’s Largest Architecture Practice Pledges to Take Action on Gender Diversity

Featured - April 16, 2018

Africa’s largest architecture practice, Boogertman + Partners has responded to its Move the Needle Initiative by promising to tackle gender pay gap. According to th...

Can You Make A Career Change At 50?

Interviews - April 15, 2018

Yes it can be done! Not just on a scale of “anything worth thinking is possible” but because it’s achievable and has been proven many times. The world i...

Write A Resume In 5 Easy Steps

Interviews - April 14, 2018

To write a resume can look like a lot of task, mostly if you’re writing it for the first time. The process sometimes leaves us with lots of uncertainties as we try ...

Two Negotiating Strategies for Female Employees That Will Help Narrow The Gender Pay Gap

Compensation - April 13, 2018

The present social landscape demands equality between men and women at all levels. However, PayScale’s fresh report on the gender pay gap illustrates that women earn 22...

Responding to “Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?”

Interviews - April 12, 2018

You may be freshly employed or stepping into the fifth year of employment or recently unemployed, searching a new job itself is a heavy task. However, you always gain som...

How to Discover Your Personal Productivity Style?

Leadership - April 11, 2018

It’s important to take a personality and productivity tests. It’s the only tool to perform self-assessments to ascertain the group you belong to and how you can contr...

How To Make Yourself More Valuable To Your Team

Leadership - April 10, 2018

Our present economy comes with its unique set of challenges, with layoffs and salary cuts being some of the most rampant. Even after many hours of work and denial of pers...

Workplace Transparency: Are You 100% HONEST with Your Employees?

Leadership - April 08, 2018

Employee benefits in a modern workplace have gone beyond the likes of health insurance coverage, paid holidays, meal breaks or other fringe benefits and perks. Workplace ...