Category Archives: Career Useful Information

There are many career-based articles in this sub-category.

Be Prepared for a Months-Long Job Interview

We know that the job hiring process is much tougher today than in the past — due to companies’ use of key-word computer software to pre-screen resumes, the downsizing of several major companies, and the number of applicants for each … Continue reading

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Consider These Tips in Your Career

Here are a number of leadership tips in the form of quotes by prominent retail executives as compiled by the National Retail Federation. Click the image for a larger version.

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The NRF’s Top 25 People Impacting Retail in 2016

Each year, the National Retail Federation Foundation recognizes 25 “disruptors, dreamers, givers, influencers, and power players.” Read on to access the 2016 list: 2016’s Disruptors — They “are true originals who rock the boat with ideas so crazy, they just might … Continue reading

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