Are Unconscious Biases Influencing Your Management Decisions?

Whether we are aware of it or not, unconscious bias informs everything we do. For instance, you probably already made several assumptions about this blog post before even reading it. Unconscious bias is part of human nature and company leaders should constantly be working to ensure it stays out of the decision-making process. From the… Read more »

The Skills You Need to Earn a Lucrative Structural Engineer Job

Structural engineers are responsible for designing buildings and other structures that are capable of withstanding physical stress and the passage of time. Without the technical abilities and knowledge of structural engineers, the buildings we spend our time in every day could fail, causing significant injury or even death. Throughout the lifetime of a standard building,… Read more »

How to Create Professional Goals That Last

When you’re employed and trying to establish some professional goals, you need to consider the context of your current job situation. Businesses normally indicate their priorities through their investments, and whatever your employer is committing to, you ought to have a strategy informed by those investments. Your professional goals should complement those priorities and have… Read more »

How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview

The main objective of any interview is to sell yourself. That’s a tall order when you are one of many qualified people vying for a job. However, it’s not impossible. Like anything, it helps to do your homework here. If you’ve got the right mindset, and are properly prepared and rehearsed – you stand a… Read more »

Should You Google Candidates Before Their Interviews?

Googling candidates before an interview is a tricky subject. On the one hand, applicants ought to be held responsible for the digital footprint they put down. If an applicant has been posting racist rants, for instance, you definitely want to know about it. Or, if a candidate has gone through the trouble of creating a… Read more »

Re-evaluate Your Management Style for a More Productive Year

The year is a little more than halfway over, and if you feel you need to step up your management game to end 2019 on a high note, now just might be the time to re-evaluate your management style. A hard-nosed, my-way-or-the-highway approach might produce results short term, but a negative style is likely to… Read more »

Four Proven Ways to Motivate Your Employees

Employees are more motivated when they are engaged, and engaging employees is easier than it sounds. Motivated employees work harder and produce better work than unmotivated counterparts, which makes them essential to the growth of your bottom line. If you are looking to boost employee motivation read our tips below. 1. Maintain Core Values  A strong set of… Read more »