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Labor Unions
According to HR Exchange Network, there are many pros and cons associated with unions. For employees, a pro for participating in a union is that there are certain protections provided—employees can only be fired with a just cause, they can’t be fired for any reason like non-union workers can be (except for discrimination of course).…
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Work-Related Stress
Taking the following tests I learned a lot about how I personally deal with my stress and how I deal with potential stresses in my life. I mainly relearned that the majority of the time I present myself with warmth and tolerance when it comes to relationships and everyday situations. I give others the benefit…
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Declining Internship Due to Low Wage Offer
According to the article “Most People Have No Idea Whether They’re Paid Fairly” by Dave Smith, “Pay is a crucial component of engagement because it’s not just a number; it’s an emotional measure reflecting how valued an employee feels by their employer.” This quote has a great amount of weight to it since it is…
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Personal Effective and Ineffective Trainings
In my field of study and work, Construction Engineering Management, there are a lot of opportunities to get hands-on in-field training. When it comes to field-based training, I’m referring to training related to learning how to operate pieces of equipment and other safety procedures needed to be a competent individual on a job site. Throughout…
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Personal Interviews and What Employers Could Improve On
Interviews are a key component of selecting employees that not only resonate with the company’s culture but also evaluate their skill sets in relation to the job opportunity. From personal experience, most of my interviews were for internship positions, so the extent of testing my abilities for the needed tasks at hand has been minimal.…
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Personal Interviews and What Employers Could Improve On
Interviews are a key component of selecting employees that not only resonate with the company’s culture but also evaluate their skill sets in relation to the job opportunity. From personal experience, most of my interviews were for internship positions, so the extent of testing my abilities for the needed tasks at hand has been minimal.…
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Job Descriptions Importance and Struggles
Developing and maintaining job descriptions is integral to defining an evolving job role within a company. Ensuring that job descriptions are easily understood and contain an accurate explanation of the line of work being depicted is also part of maintaining job descriptions. According to the article “Job Worth Doing: Update Descriptions”, “If [a company has]…
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