Archive for March, 2009

Why Everyone Needs Basic Marketing Skills

Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Why Everyone Needs Basic Marketing Skills

It’s a scenario that’s all too common among many professional people. My mom, (a woman with three degrees and a job paying $42,000 a year), will be out of work over the summer. Basically, the school she works at will be closing down. This means that despite her credentials, she will be unemployed in a job market overflowing with applicants.

Now, compare that to my situation. Even though I only have an Associate’s Degree, I have four different writing clients (more…)

Credit Checks & Your Employees

Friday, March 13th, 2009
Credit Checks & Your Employees

Virtually every employee will put their best foot forward on their resume whether they were a cashier or a botox cosmetic surgeon. Their efforts to impress go even further if they are selected for an interview. However, resumes and interviews only reveal so much. If you really want to analyze a person’s character, you have to consider doing deeper investigation. And for many companies, this means giving a credit check. If the prospect has decent credit, they’re deemed worthy enough (more…)