Most people in the job situation would agree that being self-employed is their ultimate dream because there is so much freedom in it! Correct? However, the reality is often far from the one imagined. You see there is a huge catch that is often overlooked by those on the outside. Most Self-employed people suffer from
For most small businesses, the job of seeing to tasks like hiring, payroll management, and benefits oversight is generally split among a few employees. That’s because having a small staff can make it hard to justify hiring someone to start a true human resources (HR) department. Still, the fact is that most small businesses wait
What does a good cover letter look like? How long should my CV be? Do I need LinkedIn? These are a few of the questions posed to the Freshminds team, when we were joined by CBRE to provide UCL students with a CV panel discussion and Q&A session. As a recap, we’ve put together some
Seasoned B2B marketers are turning to content marketing more and more to generate qualified inbound leads and nurture existing leads to improve close rates. While content marketing has been around for a little while, it can still be a bit murky to determine what is content marketing and what isn’t. In this post, we’ll address
A brand can be a fragile thing. Make the wrong move with your customers, and your reputation – your brand – takes a hit. Say the wrong thing on social media today and it could take a massive strike. To say that managing a brand is challenging may be an understatement. And if you don’t
From small businesses to solo entrepreneurs to major brands, growth is always a goal. It may be the top goal. Of course marketing is part of that discussion; it’s a major building block. Whether you call it lead generation, inbound marketing, digital marketing, growth, or some other buzzword, the root of it is marketing. Marketing
Deciding what salary range to request from your prospective employer during an interview process or at the end of a performance review or promotion can be quite tasking. There are so many general and personal reasons for this. For many candidates and employees, salaries are considered the ‘holy grail’ and they don’t want to be
Nobody cares about what you think you deserve. Putting in more work than the others will do you no good. You will raise expectations and stress yourself out to meet the new standards you set for yourself. That said, you could put in all the work you want and still not be acknowledged (-> #1).
Our choices say a lot about us. Let’s see how you would respond in this following situation. The Scenario: You’re driving your car down the street in a rainstorm. Up ahead is a bus stop and you can see three unfortunate people getting drenched. As you get closer, you notice one of them is your
The Severe Storm Hindering Employee Engagement After working with thousands of managers, something has become painfully clear. Your managers want to be inspirational leaders, but there’s a perfect storm of sorts getting in the way. There are three things hindering them from being the kind of leaders that help your organization fire on all cylinders.
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