Are YOU Good at the Job Search Process?

Posted on September 21, 2014 by bermanevansretail
As Ariella Coombs puts it for Careerealism:
“Not sure where you’re going wrong in your job search? Tired of never hearing back from employers? Chances are, you’re getting shut out of the hiring process. Why? Well, there are a few major areas where job seekers fall flat when they’re applying for jobs. Take this quiz to see what’s going on in your job search.”
 

 

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Trends in Entrepreneurship by Women

Posted on September 20, 2014 by bermanevansretail
As we have noted before, there are a number of resources available to help women entrepreneurs level the playing with their male counterparts.
Nonetheless, as Mathilde Collin — co-founder and CEO of Frontapp, a collaborative E-mail app — observes for the Wall Street Journal:
“There’s a huge gender imbalance in the entrepreneurship world. For all the strides women have made in launching startups and driving the economy forward, they face persistent obstacles that hamper their progress — as documented in a recent Senate committee report that shows how far women lag behind men in areas like access to capital.”
The following two charts, both from the Wall Street Journal, highlight (1) the characteristics of female versus male entrepreneurs and (2) the disadvantages that women entrepreneurs face.
Click here to read more about this subject.

 

 

 

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A Global Look at the Real-Time Pace of Online Consumer Shopping

Posted on September 19, 2014 by bermanevansretail
Click the image to see real-time data on what online consumers are spending by the second around the globe.
 

 

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