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Employee of the Year?
There are a lot of people who go to work every day just waiting for, and hoping for, an opportunity to get out of their current position. They get up every morning dreading the thought of going into that place one more time. They feel like they have been skipped over for promotions, looked down on because of their perceived low position in the company, and stuck where they are until something better comes along.
By Scott Evans9 years ago in Journal
Talent Without Skill is Useless
I am constantly humbled by other artists. There is so much talent and skills out there, at times I feel like I can't even categorize myself an artist. Rather, I'm just a kid playing around with some paint.
By Gin Perry9 years ago in Journal
Facebook v. Google: Battle of the Search Engines
While Google has been the dominant player for many years in the search engine function market, Facebook is the online company and service who is hoping to eventually put an end to that domination. While Google holds over 63 percent of the market share for search engines and over 95 percent of the market share when it comes search engines for mobile devices, Facebook is steadily making some of that ground up. Due to the fact that Facebook has over a one billion active user base, a large audience, and a great amount of both financial, labor, and technological resources, they are the only ones out there who could compete with Google for Search Engine users.
By Ben W9 years ago in Journal
Recruitment Lessons
I work for Gay Star News—we're an online news and information site that focuses on the LGBTQ community around the world. We achieve big things, but we're only a small team—essentially it's 21 people who make everything happen. Of those 21, 18 are based in our office in London and three work remotely (New York, Los Angeles, and Sydney).
By Gareth Johnson9 years ago in Journal
Worst Management Mistakes To Make
If there's one thing that can make or break a company's ability to succeed fast, it's management. Good management can lead to better sales, better employee output, and an overall better workplace environment.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart9 years ago in Journal
My Adventures as a Pizza Delivery Driver
There is no worse time, weather-wise, as when it is raining, storming, thundering, lightning, hailing, and the wind blowing furiously outside to be delivering pizzas. Pizza Delivery Drivers are like the Post Man, we go in all kinds of weather, except I do not go in the snow or any kind of bad road situations that may arise in the winter months of the year due to inclement weather. Here is another scenario of getting to know your local part of town.
By Rhonda Farley9 years ago in Journal
A Day In the Life of a Freelancer
I more or less ended up falling into freelancing quite by accident, even though writing for a living was what I’d always wanted to do. I came to my present job after a half-arsed sending of my CV to a content mill, not even thinking they’d bother to read it—but they did, offered me an interview online and a quick writing test and a few days later I got the job. Sometimes all the planning in the world can’t prepare you for that kind of thing happening.
By Kit Dwyer9 years ago in Journal
A 2017 Graduate's Perspective of the University Experience
Hello, my name is Kristopher Cook, and I am graduating Northumbria University with a First Class Degree in Media and Journalism; a journey that began three years ago, in what I can only describe as a blur. Believe your tutors when they tell you that three years can go by in the blink of an eye because it does.
By Uly Spitts9 years ago in Journal
When You Just Want to Scream!
In this journal, you will find yourself on a chase throughout the journal. It tells the tale of the journey that once used to be lived in. Now come. Come and read. Read for yourselves what it's like to live in a writer's head. Everyone thinks writers don't get a writer's block, that's not true, everyone has those days. I've had one too many of them this week, the week of the 10th July 2017.
By Lizzy Arrow9 years ago in Journal
Poor Girl's Guide to a Budget that Works
I have a confession. I've never tried Avocado Toast. The idea of guacamole on bread when there is a perfectly good chip right there is foreign to me.
By Haybitch Abersnatchy9 years ago in Journal
SEO: A Powerful Marketing Tool
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is a powerful marketing tool that can help to take your website to the next level. In order to make your website progress, you’re going to need to optimize your search engine results as much as possible in order to drive more traffic and eventually more business to your website. When you’re developing your website, search optimization is an important part of that so you have to make sure that your categories, tags, and your keywords are in line with Google and other search engines. In order to use SEO as a marketing tool, there are a number of steps that you have to undertake so your website will continue to grow and develop.
By Ben W9 years ago in Journal
Is University Right For You?
If you're reading this, then you're probably wondering if university is the right choice for you. As I write this, I'm having the same thought. Let me explain. Mid-way through high school I discovered my passion in life. Or at least one passion in life. I wanted to be an aerospace engineer. I wanted to build new and ever evolving technologies for space. It was then I realized the work it would take to get there. It would mean buckling down, studying hard to get into a good university and graduating top of my class. It started off great. As soon as I began to apply myself, school work became no problem and my grades quickly rose to highest in the school. After graduating I set my sights high by apply to the University of Bristol overseas. I was accepted and my life was right on track. But things don't always go according to plan as I'll explain later. But whether you're currently in University or taking a gap year or whether you're just a high school student wondering if this is the path you should take. I will tell you my story and hopefully give you some helpful insight into your own position and desires. So if you're still with me, just hang in a little longer and we'll get to you.
By Alissa Budzinski9 years ago in Journal