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Half of U.S. Employees Didn’t Use PTO in 2022: How Employers Can Encourage PTO and Avoid Burnout

In 2022, a new trend emerged in which nearly half of all full-time U.S. employees abstained from using all their earned PTO. We talk a lot about burnout and the importance of rest, so why are people avoiding taking time …

By Rob Porter - Firsthand
Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Qualified Applicants Only: Don’t Be Intimidated By A Job Description

According to a recent survey shared in the Wall St Journal, job seekers spent an average of only 49.7 seconds reading a job description before dismissing a position as a poor fit. If job seeker feels that they don’t have …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec
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The Best EMEA and APAC Consulting Firms to Work For in 2023

We at Vault-Firsthand are pleased to announce our annual Rankings of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The Consulting Rankings highlight the best firms in these regions across more than 40 categories and include the …

By Kaitlin McManus - Firsthand
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Getting Back Into Corporate After a Failed Business

There are many benefits to running your own business. You have the flexibility of setting your own hours and making your own decisions. But of course, there are many drawbacks, too, including feeling responsible if your business fails.

If you …

By Ivy Exec
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3 Remarkable Services College Alumni Can Access Through Career Services

Career counselors are an invaluable resource for guidance as you prepare to enter the workforce. As a college student, you have likely stopped in to pick up a few tips for your first college job interview or to grab an …

By Val Matta - CareerShift
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Vault Guide to Investment Management Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Advertising Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Public Relations Jobs, Third Edition

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Vault Guide to Marketing Jobs, Second Edition

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Vault Guide to Mutual Funds Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Market Research Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

LinkedIn Learning Classes

Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Pat Wadors
Diversity is having a culture that values uniqueness: people of different backgrounds, cultures, genders, and races. Inclusion means inviting diverse…

Creating a Communications Strategy

Mory Fontanez
A communications strategy is the backbone of any good marketing or communications program. It provides a focus, with a clear…

iOS 14 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

Garrick Chow
Want to get the most out of your iPhone or iPad? This course can help. Whether you’re looking to upgrade…

Design Canada

Greg Durrell
What defines a national identity? Is it an anthem, a flag, a logo, or an icon? How do these elements…

How to Adapt Your Small Business in a Recession

Jay Clouse
Recessions thrust a number of unfair challenges upon small businesses. While business owners can’t fix the larger problems that sparked…

Developing a YouTube Strategy

Ash Blodgett
Trying to launch your very own YouTube channel? Whether you’ve already started and struggle to keep up with the daily…

Pivoting Your Small Business in a Crisis

David Gassner
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat to small and medium-sized businesses. Lockdown orders prevent customers from engaging with small…

Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to Continuous Improvement (Blinkist Summary)

Blinkist
Gemba Kaizen is an introduction to the Japanese business philosophy of Kaizen, a low-cost strategy that revolutionizes working standards to…

User Experience (UX) for Non-Designers

Tom Green
User experience (UX) design is more than just pushing pixels and adding interactivity. It’s a people-centric practice that involves many…

SurveyMonkey Essential Training

David Rivers
Online surveys are the fastest and most cost-effective method to gather feedback. SurveyMonkey is a popular survey platform that you…

Leading in Crisis

Bill George
Leading in crisis is different than leading in stable times. Learn how you must lead to survive and thrive in…

AWS Infrastructure as Code for Software Developers

Carlos Rivas
Traditionally, working with infrastructure in the cloud requires knowledge of domain-specific languages such as Terraform, network infrastructure, operating systems, and…

Relationship Building for Creative Leaders

Emily Ruth Cohen
As a principal or leader at a creative firm, you need to unlock the power of developing constructive and authentic…

Your Brain at Work (Blinkist Summary)

Blinkist
Your Brain At Work explores the inner workings of the human brain and provides methods to optimize your thinking. Drawing…

How to Proactively Manage Conflict as an Employee

Laurie Ruettimann
Manage conflict before it escalates. Learn how to recognize the signs of conflict and apply problem-solving strategies to resolve it…

Accounting Foundations: Making Business Decisions Using IRR and NPV

Earl Stice
Business leaders eying risky investments have no more ability to peer into the future than the average family deciding on…

Spring Cloud GCP: Setting Up a Cloud SQL Database

Cecili Reid
Cloud SQL is one of the most frequently used products on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This fully managed relational database…

Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams

Cyndi Snyder Dionisio
Being able to manage remote projects and lead virtual teams has never been more important. The COVID-19 crisis has required…

PowerPoint: From Outline to Presentation

Richard Harrington
Sometimes presenters get so wrapped up in creating the perfect slideshow, they forget its job is to support their talking…

Scaling Out Using Azure SignalR Service

Nertil Poci
Every modern application has some sort of real-time-communication need. With the rise of microservices and serverless, many developers find themselves…

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