Category Archives: Career Useful Information

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Universum’s 2015 Top Employers (Including Retailers): Part 1 — the U.S.

Universum is the global leader in employer branding. Annually, it conducts student surveys to determine their ideal employers —  including retailers. In Part 1 of our two posts on these surveys, the views of U.S. students are highlighted. In Part … Continue reading

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Better Understanding and Motivating Employees

Retail employees can have a tremendous impact on the customer experience and customer satisfaction, as even giant firms such as Wal-Mart have learned.  Therefore, employee morale is quite important. As Jeff Fermin reports for Officevibe: “Employee feedback is becoming a major … Continue reading

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How to Be More Motivated at Work

Would you consider yourself to be motivated about your work? Or are you lethargic and bored by your job? Of course, we should want to answer yes to question 1 and no to question 2. According to HubSpot: “Do you … Continue reading

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