Category: Work
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9 Simple Poses for Office Yoga Exercises
Many office workers, specially people working at desk jobs, hardly get enough mobility and exercise in their every day lives. Recent studies reveal that having a sedentary lifestyle or regularly sitting for long hours at workplace is damaging to your health! The dangerous side effect can lead to muscle degeneration, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes…
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Comparing Minimum Wage in Different Countries
Minimum wages varies across countries and commonly based on the cost of living and government policy. $7.25 per hour was the current minimum pay rate in the United States. However, there are 29 states that have a higher minimum wage than the federal rate. But how does the US’s hourly rate of pay stack up…
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18 Tips on Writing a Professional Resume
Like curriculum vitae(CV), resume contain a summary report of your education, special skills, work experience and employment highlights. What you put on your resume can make or break your job application. You might spend weeks creating your resume, worrying about the wording, layout and even your photo. Then HR recruiting staff scan some parts of…
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Introvert’s Guide to Acing a Job Interview
Job interviews can be unsettling and a nerve-racking experience for everybody, specially for introverted applicants. As an introvert who struggle with constant social interaction, you can use the trait of introversion to your benefit. Practice a good handshake, greet with genuine smile and respond to interview questions with confidence. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re…
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How to Motivate Your Employees to Work
A highly motivated staff is a very productive workforce. In today’s business world, every employee wants to be noticed and acknowledged for their performance to feel relevant. This is the time when an employer have to replace their ‘boss hat’ with a ‘leader hat’ and eliminate the things that discourage worker motivation and do things…
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10 Rules for Dating Coworkers
Despite all the negative stories about the problems of dating in the workplace, many employees get into romantic relationships with their co-workers each year. According to the survey of Career Builder, 39% of participants said they had dated a workmate once during their employment and 17% had office hookups more than one and 30% of…
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Zen Guide to Commuting to Work by Bike
Commuting to work by bike has been existing since the invention of bicycle. They are affordable, saves you money and is one of the simplest ways to keep yourself fit since cycling requires the cyclists’ energy. It may be wet, dark or perhaps freezing outside, but the proper clothing and gears can keep you riding…
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Tattoo Acceptance in the Workplace
Most companies still see tattoos as a distraction to their business, despite of the increasing acceptance of people with visible tattoo in the workplace. When hiring, many employer are more inclined to reject a person with ink or piercings in his body, even though they are as qualified as someone who does not have a…
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Excel Tricks that will Impress Your Boss
There’s a reason why Microsoft Excel is the world’s most commonly used spreadsheet tool. With its years of constant improvements, its advance features became more user-friendly to less experienced users. This infographic present you with time-saving excel tricks and shortcuts that will surely impress your boss—from sorting with flash fill to summaries data in list…
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The Freelancer Tax Guide For 2016
While freelancing offers the flexibility of choosing your own working time, one disadvantage is the obligation of paying all your taxes. Freelancers, like other independent contractor and consultant, are viewed by the Internal Revenue Service as self-employed. So if you receive income as a freelancer you have to file as a business owner. Here are…