Technology and computers have become an inevitable part of our lives both at home and at work. Because of this, many jobs have the reasonable expectation that an employee can use a computer keyboard with some amount of proficiency. There are even tests that can measure how many words a person can type per minute! …
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According to science, the human brain is genetically designed to seek order or pattern and loathe chaos. This is one of the reasons why we tend to find ourselves indulging in linguistic inquiries, searching for a deeper meaning of even the most mundane English phrases on earth. To make sense of the obscure, we’ll look …
How do you get a job with no experience? The first step is to look for entry-level jobs. These aren’t unskilled jobs, but they are the types of jobs that you can move into without having worked them before and learn the necessary skills on the job. Unfortunately, even these types of jobs tend to …
An idiom is an expression that is commonly understood by speakers of a language but which does not literally mean what it says. This can make idioms very confusing if you are not a native speaker or even if you are a native speaker but you have just never heard the idiom before. “In the …
Everyone dreams of being their own boss. Thanks to advances in modern technology, many people can be! Freelancing is becoming a popular way for people to utilize their skills, and to make money taking on smaller projects independently instead of working for a single company. The question is, does this type of work look bad …
It’s a good rule of thumb to always keep your resume updated and this includes right after you start a new job. Generally, longer job experiences are preferred on a resume, but this isn’t possible with a new job. This bears the question: should you include a new job that you just started on a …
Getting fired is an unfortunate circumstance that isn’t uncommon in the working world. It can happen to anyone, whether it’s a fault of your own, the boss having a bad day, or the result of a customer interaction gone bad. It’s important to move forward with confidence and resolve after being fired, but this begs …
When you are writing and you want to add a little extra information in the middle of a sentence, you might put that information in parentheses. But what happens if you are quoting someone else? In that case, if you put the information in parentheses, it might look like these are the words of the …
“When a customer buys a piece of Ponderosa lemon and they hand you a 100-dollar bill.” If the sentiment above made you laugh rather than roll your eyes, then you might be a great candidate for an entry-level grocery store cashier position. But before you can land a job as a cash till operator, you …