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Philly Tech Trends: Upgrade This to Stay Connected in a Work-From-Home World
Developing a true hybrid workplace takes time and effort. Some might assume it is as simple as figuring out how to use Zoom and you are good to go. But that does not mean much if your office’s audio setup is lacking. Writer Carolyn Heinze discusses this for SCN, saying how one of the biggest…
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Career Corner: Follow These Unspoken Rules to Get Ahead at Your First Job
Getting hired is always exciting, and it’s a huge milestone when you are fresh out of school and getting your first job. It feels like you are building momentum, but then you may receive some culture shock when what worked for you in school is suddenly frowned upon at work. In writing for Kiplinger, H.…
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Career Corner: The Skills You Need for Tomorrow’s Fastest Growing Careers
It is no secret that we are in the middle of a significant shift in terms of what careers are gaining traction. So many jobs dependent on retail are being phased out by online counterparts. Whereas positions in health, finance, and technology are only continuing to proliferate. If you believe it will soon be time…
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Career Corner: Career Trends in a Crazy, Unpredictable Year
We all know the pandemic caused a great deal of upheaval in what businesses have done well. So it is likely of little surprise that it has also shifted what careers employees are getting into. Jennifer Liu of CNBC has an article elaborating, using data from LinkedIn to highlight the shift we have seen in…
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Career Corner: This Year’s Top 10 Best Business Careers
It has been a tumultuous time for the job market of late, but certain fields have emerged stronger than others. Healthcare is of course in high demand, but there are also some good prospects for those in the business side of things. U.S. News & World Report has compiled the jobs with the best hiring…
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Wiser Wealth: Cryptocurrencies Aren’t Just For Individual Investors as Corporations Cautiously Test the Water
Depending on who you ask, cryptocurrency is either part of the future that will eventually be widely adopted, or it is a fad with a value too mercurial to depend on (with Bitcoin frequently fluctuating by the double digits in value during trading). Some companies want nothing to do with it, while others are now…
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Philly Tech Trends: Game Center Round1 Entertainment Shows Off Impressive New Security System
As much as companies value most of their customers, the unfortunate reality is that businesses will eventually encounter deceitful people trying to take advantage of them. That is why any serious organization needs to have a quality security system. However, even with such measures, technological limitations can be an impediment to the best plans. That…
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Career Corner: 5 Tips For Making an Effective Follow-Up Call After a Job Interview
You don’t want to come across as pushy or over-eager after a job interview. However, if your interviewer told you when to expect to hear from them and that time is long past, you are probably wondering if you should reach out. If following up by phone is your style, Indeed has some steps to…
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Career Corner: What to Include in Your Thank You Email After Your Job Interview
While the thank you letter following a job interview is simple, that doesn’t mean you should fire off a basic email with no effort put into it. It will likely be your final chance to make an impression before you hear if you got the job or not, so something carefully crafted will serve you…
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Career Corner: Follow-up (or Not) After Your Job Interview
Despite how tempting it may be, after an interview, it is typically best to just wait, be patient, and not reach out to the interviewer until they have made a decision about hiring you. However, there are a few exceptions. Writing for the Harvard Business Review, Art Markman shares various situations where you are fine…
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Wiser Wealth: 5 Reasons to Consider Investing in Cryptocurrency
Perhaps you have been curious about dabbling in some cryptocurrency investment, but all the conflicting advice about doing so has caused you to hesitate. Such matters should definitely be considered carefully with the help of an expert, but maybe hearing from a proponent could help set your mind at ease. Lyle Daly expounds on this…
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Career Corner: 3 Signs Your Job Interview Went Well
You just got through a job interview for a position you really want and you feel like you did great during the conversation. But now your mind is replaying every moment looking for flaws as you wonder if you are going to hear any good news. How can you set your anxious mind at ease…
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Philly Tech Trends: Warning! Hackers May Have Access to Your Company’s Video Surveillance Security Systems
If you installed cameras on your property it is no doubt because you were worried about your security. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) now says you may actually be opening yourself up to a security risk from hackers accessing your cameras. Scott McQuarrie of TechDecisions elaborates, stating how the concern is so significant that…
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Career Corner: Dress for a Successful Zoom Job Interview
Interview etiquette has long been something job seekers have struggled with, and video interviews becoming more commonplace of late has only complicated that. You wouldn’t normally dress up to be at home all day, but what is expected when the work environment is your own house? Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times offers some…
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Career Corner: How to Ace a Zoom Job Interview
If you haven’t been on the job hunt in the last year and a half then you might not realize how much the interview landscape has changed. Rather than getting to visit the company you want to work for and meet the manager in person, there are good odds they will schedule you for a…
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Career Corner: The Biggest Job Interview Stumbles You Need to Avoid
If you have landed an interview then the company you applied to obviously thinks you might have what it takes to join them. However, you can quickly dissuade them of that opinion if you blunder during the meeting. Liz Ryan of Kiplinger discusses some of the most common interview stumbles, and simple ways to avoid…
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Career Corner: How to Ace These 9 Most Common Job Interview Types
It used to be that you would physically sit down with a manager to interview for an open position. And while that still frequently happens, you also have good odds of being asked your availability for a video interview. Or even just talking by phone. How you handle an interview drastically changes based on the…
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Wiser Wealth: The Biggest Tax Changes Coming in 2021
Nobody looks forward to tax season. That is why most of us just file all our important documents when they are due and then put the whole thing out of mind until it is time to do it again next year. But that method can lead to some bad surprises regarding what regulations have changed.…
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