A jobless rate that’s been hovering above 9% for a long, long time has given birth to a new breed of aggressive and connected job seekers, some %77 of whom admit to using mobile apps in their search on a regular basis. This is not only very convenient, since people almost constantly have their phones on them, but it also means people can learn of job leads instantly, from anywhere, and respond faster than on their laptop or desktop computers. These job seekers are technology savvy, wired types who know what they want and how to go after it. Studies suggest those qualities would also make them great employees.
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If you have some experience with Wall Street’s stock exchange and you’re interested in spicing things up (and upping the ante a little while you’re at it!) then becoming a Forex trader might be just what you’ve been looking for. Forex is the global Foreign Exchange, and is the market where world wide currencies are traded. Every day, hundreds of factors contribute to or detract from the value of each country’s currency. Naturally, this amounts to a fast-paced, and high energy trading market, since your goal is to buy up currencies while they are undervalued, then cash in when they rise.
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Two months ago Netflix made an announcement that the company would be splitting up the video streaming and mail-order services into two different ones. In doing that, they would be charging each service individually. Well, hold on to your britches kids because the Netflix is making yet another change, they are changing the name of the mail order service from Netflix to Qwikster.
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As a woman and a small business owner myself, I came across something that was very, very great to find this morning. It is an infographic about women of business. Primarily it reveals women running the show and a various assortment of other information from that. Now more than ever it seems like women are further advancing in their careers thanks to the availability of attending classes to complete college degrees and so many other things like that.
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When is the last time you took an interest in your business’s taxes? If you are like most business owners you have left that up to your treasurer since you hired them. As long as it gets done then you shouldn’t need to worry about it, right? Wrong. There are a few things you should always know. Things like your business credit score, the tax form you are using front and back and everything in between, and which vendors you are using for your products at what time. This information is premium level intelligence and should not be forgotten by the owner no matter how many treasurers you have working for you. You never know when someone will move to another company and paying someone to play catch up with what you should know by heart is extremely annoying. The same advise can be given to your chief treasurer. Even if they have no plans in leaving the company the one handling that portion of the work may.
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