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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

Success

For us, that might be finding a sommelier class, taking a pasta-making class with friends or hands on learning about digital currency. If all that’s required is giving up a weekend or two to an online conference or seminar, then the effort may be worth it for the payoff. Keep learning. Know your end goal.

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Should You Encourage Your Team to Pursue Side Hustles?

Success

Outside of the financial benefits, side hustles can help workers learn new skills, make extra money or pursue a dream outside working hours. Side hustles give people the chance to earn more money, start their own businesses or learn new skills, potentially leading to a salary increase in the future. Increased Employee Happiness.

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Underwriting employees’ educational expenses tax-free

BMT Office Administration

You may underwrite all of the employees’ educational expenses tax-free, even if the education leads to a degree, if one of these conditions applies: The education is required by you or the law so employees can keep their present salary, status, or job. Refresher courses, seminars, continuing education courses.

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9 ways to make yourself more marketable

Page Personnel

Expand your learning Continual learning illustrates your commitment to improvement. You can gain new skills and knowledge through in-house training, distance learning, and online courses. Strengthening your knowledge and qualifications is an important way to increase the value you represent to a current or potential employer.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

”) and the on-site training seminars. Despite being offered a six-figure salary, I politely declined. Because being respected and valued at work is more important than a high salary. Yes, a high salary may provide me with the opportunity to have a cushier life. Awesome – sounded great!

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Should You Work With a Spouse?

On The Job

I think the "Sister Wives" gang might learn a lesson or two from this story I did for my Gannett/USAToday column: Most couples learn at some point that if they want to stay together, some joint efforts are best left to others — like trying to hang wallpaper or put together a computer desk. to talk," Scott Palmer says.

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So, How about a Career Coach?

Job Advice Blog

Paid in full by that past employer, the service may entitle the person in transition to limited, one-on-one coaching; group networking; seminars and workshops; assistance in resume writing; and access to the outplacement firm’s online databases to search for potential employers. Your best bet is to thoroughly check out a coach’s reputation.

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