Working from home brings sounds that are different than in an office -- although you can listen to simulated office noise. White noise uses changes in sound frequencies and is less jarring when disrupted by life, and noise canceling headphones might block out too much.
Team video gaming requires teamwork, training, a range of talents and personalities -- in other words, all the things that a successful business needs, writes Patrick Hopkins, who walks through a recent event and its lessons. "In business, challenging yourself to do more with less is a mantra, and everyone from the owner to the paid intern should be asking how they can use resources better," he writes.
Incorporating swagger -- in action, not attitude -- can help graduate students looking to enter the job market now, Eastern Washington University Professor Rachel Toor writes in this commentary. She offers seven other strategies as well, such as overreaching, showing up and branching out.
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To attract top candidates to your company, members from the Young Entrepreneur Council share their advice when making an offer. Justin Lefkovitch, founder of Mirrored Media says to remind a prospective hire how joining the company will benefit them, while Diana Goodwin, founder and CEO of MarketBox recommends keeping the job description flexible.
5 Ways to Hire Like It’s 2021 We dug deep to learn what job seekers want from an employer for 2021. While there are more candidates seeking work, there's also more competition among businesses for the most qualified people. Get the leading edge with this free guide.
A new report by the Congressional Budget Office found that while the potential $15 minimum wage would allow for incomes to grow, it would come at the cost of 1.4 million jobs. The report also said raising the minimum wage to $15 would cause the federal deficit to balloon to $54 billion in the next ten years.
Productivity has increased among employees working from home, according to data from Prodoscore, which finds productivity is highest on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. However, burnout could be a concern, given Prodoscore's finding that employees work more on weekends than they used to.
There are few things more serene than National Parks. This piece outlines 7 cool ways to explore the parks. You've probably heard of some of these ways -- and maybe even experienced them -- but there are a few that might inspire you to do the parks in a unique way.
