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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

If you’re not familiar with the term or are unsure whether your company is guilty of using dry promotions in a manner that can hurt employee morale, read up on the definition of the term below and explore some common examples of dry promotions. What is a dry promotion? When and why do companies give employees dry promotions?

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

Of course, it could simply be that workers saved more during the pandemic and can now afford to retire in comfort earlier than planned. Surprisingly, the silver exodus is not concentrated in the richest segments of society – even though one might expect that they would be the most able to retire.

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Thriving On Change

Office Dynamics

Something is definitely in the air… it is something that disrupts our lives; pushes us out of our comfort zones; often causes stress and pressure, but can be rewarding and invigorating. While some people see retirement as a good thing, my dad of 92 years old, who just retired, is struggling terribly. Can you guess what it is?

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How to Become a Certified Coach

Success

There are as many coaches as there are definitions of what that title means. Your health: In this article we won’t include personal trainers in our definition of a coach but can call them close cousins. For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”.

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A Re-Post - Interview Styles: How I Aced A Job Interview Without Selling Myself

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

My resume was not even looked at. The most unnerving thing was usually in an interview they take charge, they ask questions, and you answer them and you sell yourself and there’s a definite format where you also know it’s your turn to ask questions after they have gotten to know your background and vetted you. THEY DO NOT.

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My Boss Has Been Fired. Now what?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It’s not unheard of that while a CEO is about to retire they start looking about 2-5 years prior to their exit. Ultimately, I don’t know enough of your situation (finances, single/married, kids, unemployment percentage wherever you live, your age, your education/skill set) to give you definitive advice. Explain it in the same manner.

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Interview Styles: How I Aced A Job Interview Without Selling Myself

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

My resume was not even looked at. The most unnerving thing was usually in an interview they take charge, they ask questions, and you answer them and you sell yourself and there’s a definite format where you also know it’s your turn to ask questions after they have gotten to know your background and vetted you. THEY DO NOT.