The most important thing in your business is not what you’re going to sell but what you value. That’s according to Bill Kanarick, chief marketing officer of global services company Sapient, who helped steered this former startup through the ups and downs of the digital age. Culture was so integral that
Ikea made headlines this week for spying on its French employees. A lot. Enough, according to the New York Times that Ikea spent €475,000 ($654,170) over a 10-year period on spying. Just in France. That’s a lot of cloak and dagger activity for one Swedish-furniture maker. Why? Well, to see if people on
It’s almost Christmas and I didn’t write a bad holiday gifts this year. I wrote about good ones, but that’s not as much fun. So, here are two articles from the past with bad gifts. So, so, so horribly funny. 9 worst holiday gifts from bosses 10 terrible
I was recently turned down for a position with an American company overseas for a management role following a six-month process and 32 interviews over the phone, during a domestic trip to their headquarters and a trip to the company’s site in central South America. Combined, the two
Did you know that more than half of the American workforce works for a “small” business? (Small business, here, is defined as one with under 500 employees.) I get many emails from workers at small businesses, and it is predominantly those who work for family owned businesses that seem to run into
While times may still be tough at many of the nation’s small businesses, more of them still plan to shell out for holiday parties and year-end gifts than in previous years. According to a new Career Builder survey, 59 percent of businesses are planning to host aholiday party this year, and 45
Lots of people want the flexibility of a work-at-home job. In fact, one survey showed that people would be willing to give up a lot in order to telecommute. That includes: Daily showers (12 percent) Social media (34 percent) Texting (30 percent) Chocolate (29 percent) Smartphone (25 percent) Shopping
My favorite Headhunter, Nick Corcodilos (you should subscribe to his newsletter) named me as one of the only two job hunting resources he doesn’t hate. I’m honored.
You go where the jobs are, right? And sometimes the job isn’t within commuting distance from your home and you need to relocate. While to some people, it’s an easy decision—of course you move for the job! To others, it’s absolutely unthinkable to move away from “home,” and
When you receive a job offer there is often a line in the offer letter that says, “This offer is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.” Just what is involved in that? What can you expect to be uncovered? Many people are concerned that if they
