But there are also times when your efforts won’t be enough—and when the best approach isn’t to spend more time trying to help a difficult employee turn around, it’s to let him or her go. There are times you’ll have to coach staffers whose performance isn’t quite up to par, confront team members who aren’t […]
Do you wake up each week day, trying to decide if this is the day you’ll call in sick? Maybe you daydream about walking into your boss’s office, telling him to shove it, and sauntering out with your box of things and new found freedom. Perhaps you’ve taken a look at your budget and realize you […]
At Business Insider, we have interviewed hundreds of job applicants. We are usually impressed with the calibre of candidates. Most people we meet seem smart and accomplished, and applicants “get” our all-digital, fast-paced, antiboring way of handling business news. But … young people are human, too. They make mistakes. And the following mistakes have cost them […]
Not all states are created equal when it comes to making a living. While your income might be greater in places like New York or California, high tax rates and cost of living can greatly affect your lifestyle. The personal finance site MoneyRates used several data sources, including the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, to determine the best […]
While we all take the occasional shot at our leaders or managers — just look at the way we discuss our political leaders, or many CEOs and business leaders, for example — it takes considerable effort to make it to the top of a big organization. Often, we only think of our bosses or superiors […]
What can actually keep millennials at their jobs, with so many leaving within a year or two? Wessel says that’s the number one question she gets from businesses. Here’s why they want to move on in the first place: “One, they feel like they were promised something they didn’t get with the role. And two, they […]
If you’re in the market for a new job, you’re not alone. More than 20% of workers are thinking about jumping shipthis year, up 5% from last year, according to a survey by job search website CareerBuilder. You might be more than ready for a career change, but do you have the skills it takes […]
A Résumé Expert Reveals What a Perfect Résumé Looks Like : There are plenty of ways to make a mistake when drafting a résumé. Take advice from Amanda Augustine, career-advice expert for TopResume, in order to ensure that you’re representing yourself in a way that will impress recruiters.
Email is a powerful business tool. We’ve become dependent on it for communicating with customers and coworkers, using it as a marketing tool and a customer service channel, and more. We can’t live without email, although there are some things we might like to change about it, such as spam messages, unintentional group emails, and […]
According to a recent millennial leadership survey from The Hartford, 80% of millennials see themselves as leaders today. Yet only 12% of Gen Y held management roles in 2013; and less than a third of The Hartford’s sample reported that they’re currently business leaders. Maybe we’re entitled and delusional. Or maybe, explained millennial expert and author of Becoming […]