Posts Tagged ‘education’
Soft Skills: What Are They And Why You Should Have Them
What separates two technically proficient employees? Imagine there are two accountants vying for a managerial position. Both have a firm grasp of accounting and an ability to use the latest software tools even in their sleep. Who would be promoted to the managerial role? What extra skills would the accountants need to have to prove…
Read MoreKeeping A Job In A Down Economy
Imagine you are one of 4000 employees and one day the external consultants hired by the company you work for suggests to the management that they need to cut costs. To do this, two thousand employees must be sacked or somehow convinced to resign. Another five hundred would have to take a pay cut. You…
Read MoreEducation – Where to go to increase job prospects
Recently, the Massachusetts Attorney General launched an investigation into for profit colleges that sprang up during the economic slow down but have now disappeared. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she’s expanded her investigation of whether for-profit colleges have deceived students in her state about their prices, graduation rates and job placement records. “The more…
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