STORIES

Stress Management and Coping

So between holding a full-time job, part-time school, having a kid, a fresh marriage, and some health complications, it’s fitting that I am in the elevated categories on 2/3 of the surveys. While I thought that I was fairly good at managing the stresses of life, I apparently am not. I took the Take the […]

Effective Trainings

A training that has effected me in a positive way and I found beneficial was when I decided to be a resident assistant when I attended the University of Idaho. I was thrilled when I was accepted be be an RA, I’ve always wanted a leadership role and wanted to do some good for other […]

The makings if an effective interview

Interviews can be nerve-wrecking, and they are sometimes the hardest part when landing that job. I have done dozens of interviews in my life, every single job, internship, and rental inquiry have had interviews as to why they should pick you over others, and the simple way to overcome that is to sell yourself, explain […]

Overcoming Challenges in Job Development

Creating, updating, and maintaining job descriptions can be quite difficult for any company trying to recruit new talent. Often employers end up being overbearing in their job descriptions, trying to hang all the details out there or vague in ways that make it seem like employers are hiding something. Both cases of job descriptions are […]

Week One: Fortune 500

Of the companies listed in the “Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2020”, I chose to focus on companies in the manufacturing, transportation, or energy sectors as those are the fields of interest for myself. Companies like Stryker, NVIDIA, Hilcorp Energy Company, and NuStart Energy L.P. all focus on things like team, people, and […]