After a recent shopping experience where I felt like I was treated like a criminal for going in for a price adjustment, I have almost completely abandoned traditional shopping entirely. I've grown tired of the lack of care of the...
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Out of Work? Want to Start a Business? Enter the 12 Classes of Christmas Promotion through Saratoga College
We have already awarded two 12 week online interactive business classes to two Capital Region residents seeking to take the next step in their career, whether it be start a business, find a new job or career, or learn something...
Holiday Hours for Businesses – Labor Scheduling
Does your business have holiday hours? How do you determine who will work and when? In many businesses, seniority is the only tool used to determine who works on the holidays and who doesn't. If seniority is your only basis...
The Princeton Review Free 5 Minute Career Quiz
I took this free career quiz back in college and it really laid the foundation for what I have ended up doing for the past several years since I took it. Still a great tool many years later. Send me...
New York, Florida and HR Practices
I've expanded by client base to include clients from Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando. Each month, I'm spending a few days in the sunnier climate to not only meet and work with new clients and businesses, but also to recharge...
Team Building by Kelsey Weiss
(Kelsey Weiss is a Skidmore College student participating in the Braathe Enterprises Virtual Internship Program) First, let's go back to the basics: 1. Companies are made up of people. 2. Employees must work together in different situations in order to...
Managing The Relationship with a Horrible Boss
I get letters all the time from people complaining about how horrible their bosses are (or were) and how they've managed to deal with the situation. A common theme seems to exist in all of these letters; "I work for...
Electronic Response Protocol – Email, Phone, Text Messages
I often get emails, calls and text messages from people asking for advice or assistance with resumes, job searches, employment opportunities and the like, and find it fascinating the lack of response time when it comes to replying back once...
Top 10 Reasons You Don’t Have a Job – And 5 Lucky Students Will Get a Free Class through SaratogaCollege.com
If you are out of work, it may be time to make a list of the 10 reasons you don't have a job. Many people will blame the economy, layoffs, poor bosses, etc, but if you sit down and look...
HR in Baseball – Working Through When You Don’t Have Your Best “Stuff”
Very few pitchers go undefeated during a baseball season; many pitchers go through slumps where they don't have their best pitch working, where they can't throw strikes, or can't get hitters out. The very best pitchers pitch through these woes...