Time to read: 5 minutes
Summary of How to Convince Your Boss:
– Data-Driven Approach: Present evidence of your workload and challenges to justify the need for additional resources.
– Collaborative Solution: Suggest how a new hire or outsourced help can fill gaps, aligning the proposal with company goals.
– Professional Communication: Frame your request positively, focusing on how added support will benefit the team and company.
Time to read: 2 minutes
Summary of the Best TED Talks:
– An all-up, digestible list of some of the best TED Talks gathered by the Profiles team as an employee engagement initiative.
– TED Talk Topics include finding your potential, work-life balance, asking “what do I want,” better sleep, and much more!
– Sharing in hopes of brining light and inspiration during these times of uncertainty and beyond.
Time to read: 3 minutes
Overcoming a Creative Block Summary:
– Creativity is being challenged as the pandemic continues into the later parts of the year.
– Any creative person is susceptible to a creative block.
– Surroundings and visualization are crucial to breaking down creative blocks.
Time to read: 3 minutes
Virtual Interviewing Summary:
– Companies are hiring, therefore, just as work went remote, so did the interview process.
– Video interviewing is the next best thing to in-person interviews.
– Virtual interview tips mimic those for an in-person interview, but there are a few differences to take into consideration.
Time to Read: 5 minutes
Digital Portfolio Guide Summary:
– Where do I start? Do I need a portfolio?
– What is the most effective portfolio structure?
– How do I create a portfolio?
Time to read: 4 minutes
Contract vs. Direct Hire Summary:
– Understanding the difference between contract and direct hire employment and why companies prefer one over the other clears the air for candidates.
– Key differences between the two types of employment come down to cost.
Time to read: 3 minutes
Inclusion in the Workplace Summary
– Inclusion in the workplace is the follow-through of diversity efforts. It is one thing to hire diverse, but it is another to act on it.
– Simply put, creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is good for business.
– How to be a truly inclusive workplace and what needs to take place for a company to be successful.
Time to read: 5 minute read
Creative Resume Tips Summary:
– A resume as a creative professional is another way to showcase your eye for design, even though it is highly recommended to create in Microsoft Word.
– If your resume is poorly formatted or missing key elements, employers may skip over you, or worse, you will be overlooked by the ATS.
– There are many simple creative resume tips to follow to ensure you feel confident applying to jobs and walking into interviews.
Time to read: 4 minute read
The Benefits of Music for Productivity Summary:
– You would be hard-pressed to find someone who does not like some type of music.
– Music has many powers, and here, we discuss the power of music for productivity.
– Studies have shown the efficacy of music for factors that contribute to productivity, such as motivation, memory, and more!
Time to read: 4 minute read
Company Culture’s Role in Remote Onboarding Summary:
– Company culture is important in any new hire onboarding situation, but even more important when remote onboarding.
– The ways of company culture have shifted and evolved as the workforce shift to a fully remote workforce.
– Steps every business with a strong company culture should take to warmly welcome the new hire.
