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Positivity in the Workplace
Some days, it may feel as if your job has become your entire life. It’s easy to become exhausted, overwhelmed, and want to give up. Negativity is a cycle. If you’re feeling dark inside, you will release that negativity around you, and receive so in return. Take some time every day to do something...
Which Platform of Social Media is best for Business?
As a consumer I have a strong opinion about what platforms of social media are better for businesses. Facebook and Twitter are best for communicating with customers. If a customer has a problem with a product or service, they will most likely complain about it on Facebook or Twitter. On Facebook customers can check...
BE Your Start
Everyone has ideas they feel are great and deserve a chance in the world. BE Your Start is an opportunity to make those dreams a reality. The worst thing you can do is not try. A lot of times people let good ideas float out the window and watch them fly by. Braathe Enterprises...
Why you Should Make a LinkedIn Profile Today
LinkedIn is the business world’s Facebook. On LinkedIn employers can search through profiles to find potential employees. If your profile stands out, then the jobs come to you! Put an end to your endless job searching. Think of a LinkedIn profile with as much importance as a resume. Now-a-days your profile is checked before...
We All Need Help With Our Resume
There is no best way to make a resume. You can however, make the best resume for you. Every person is different and has different skills and past job experiences they want to showcase on their resume. Well what is the best way to display all of it on your resume? Should it be...
Stress Management
Some days, it feels like life is throwing priorities at you like snowballs. It’s quite easy to become overwhelmed and unsure of yourself. When everything feels to be too much, write out all of your priorities. Take different colored pens or markers and create a game plan of what projects are easier to complete...
Tips to Help Companies Avoid Making Bad Hires
A lot of bad hires have to do with a lack of a standard interview process. In addition to not having a standard interview process, interviewers at many companies ask the wrong questions. They fail to ask questions that evaluate if the candidate would be a good fit for the company culture as well...
Why Failing Helps You Build Steps To Success
Take a moment and reflect over the past 6 months...what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about your failures or your triumphs? It is easier to think about those times when you were successful over the times you have...
Fun at work: Humor on the job pays off
I heard this story a couple of years ago: as a larger company's hitherto most profitable branch showed deficiencies, the current management got replaced right away. Soon, the new executive team identified crucial spots that (so they thought) needed to...