Online training has a number of benefits for companies who deal with the challenges of providing effective training to their employees on an ongoing basis. Delivering high-quality, consistent training classes and programs to diverse populations of employees via traditional learning methods can be very challenging for a number of reasons. Challenges of Traditional Training in Corporate SettingsScheduling time for a number...

The best way to distinguish yourself from other job applicants is to follow up your interview with a job interview thank you letter. Employers typically interview a large number of people who have similar qualifications for each open position. After several days of asking people the same questions over and over, interviewers often have a definite case of information overload. Even though their heads might be spinning afte...

When you are feeling burned out in your current profession, it may be time to take a look at how to make a career change. Career changes are becoming the norm rather than the exception in today’s society. Many people change careers five or more times throughout their working lives. There are a few things that you need to consider before making a career change.Do you have the skills necessary?One of the first things you n...

You’ve heard the phrase “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” many times during your life. While this concept rings true in every aspect of life, perhaps the most important time to stop and consider what this means is when preparing for a job interview.The overall impression that you make begins, and in some cases ends, with your appearance. The moment you are introduced to a job interviewer, he or sh...

Choosing a career is one of the most important things that you can do. You are going to spend a large portion of your waking hours engaged in the pursuit of an income, so you may as well choose a career that you love. I learned a lot about life and work from my father, from whom I inherited my work-a-holic tendencies. He was a great man who was devoted to his work and to his family, and had very solid beliefs about the r...

Have you ever been caught off guard by a job interview question? It is natural to be nervous during a job interview, and it can be particularly unnerving to be asked a question that you didn’t expect. The best thing you can do to prepare for your next job interview is to put some time into preparing answers to some of the most common and important job interview questions. Can you tell me something about yourself?No inter...

One of the most important things you can do to prepare for a job interview is to learn everything that you can about the company before you go to the interview. Most interviewers ask job candidates why the want the job. Most people answer this question specifically in terms of their own skills, and why their skills are a good match for the essential functions of the job. Having the right skills certainly is an important...

I hate interviewing job candidates. I hate having openings that need to be filled. I want my company to be fully staffed at all times. When turnover results in an open position, productivity slows down. When I have to spend time looking for someone to fill an open position, productivity slows down. When I have to spend time training a new person to do a new job, productivity slows down. Do you see a pattern here?My pr...

When you have an interview lined up for the job of your dreams, it is a good idea to seek out every job interview tip you can find to make sure that you are as prepared as possible for the interview. Research the CompanyThe job interviewer is very likely to ask you why you are interested in the job for which you are interviewing. If you are able to respond in a way that demonstrates an accurate understanding of the compan...

As technology becomes more and more advanced, it seems like the world is getting smaller and smaller. The phrase “global economy” is mentioned in the media quite a bit, and it does accurately describe the 21st Century marketplace. Conducting business across international borders is becoming commonplace in just about every industry there is.As businesses engage in strategic planning to capitalize on the global marketplace,...