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Labor Market Slowdown is Driving a Shift to Skills-Based Hiring

Allwork

More employers are beginning to prioritize skills over specific years of experience when hiring for high-wage positions. It’s a hiring trend driven by various factors — including the need to control costs, adapt to changing labor market conditions, and leverage the growing availability of online learning platforms and certifications.

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The Return To Office Trade-Off

Allwork

Employees and employers are weighing the costs of commuting against the benefits of in-person work, with many finding that the expenses and time associated with commuting need to be balanced by other compensations. Beyond the one-to-one comparison to the financial cost of commuting, food brings people together.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

Success

Still, there are ways to continue to increase your skills at work without spending a massive amount of money. Make sure you’ve considered all the free or low-cost options before you spring for the expensive tuition or private coaching, and determine your expected return on investment so you can evaluate your success. Keep learning.

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Why You Should Reach Out to a Staffing Agency to Hire an Executive Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

A great executive assistant possesses a special mixture of experiences, skills, and personality traits. You need someone with top-notch communication skills who knows how to multitask. In comparison, while a personal assistant needs to be flexible and eager to help however they can, they don’t necessarily need leadership capabilities.

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Reimagining the Workplace with Phil Simon: Hybrid Models and Beyond

Allwork

Logistically, it can be difficult, if not impossible, certainly expensive and time consuming to turn a commercial building into a residential one. So inflation is a game changer and it really does underpin a lot of the other forces in the book. It’s a true trending structure that will stick as we go forward.

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Sales Psychology: Why People Won’t Pay Your Rates

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

Until a prospect utters these words, which feel like an ice-pick to your heart: “Gee… that’s expensive!&#. It was my first business, and people told me I was too expensive. When someone says “that’s too expensive&# , they’re verbally acknowledging an unconscious comparison.

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The Pricing Battle: Charging for Your Time or Charging for Results/Value

Stephanie LH Calahan

" 2 - Comparison to their own hourly evaluation of themselves. can let that expense go.   The focus is on the skill that person brings to the table and the expected results. .  "Gee, is this going to be $500 or $50,000?" 3 - Back of mind thoughts that they can always stop services. 

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