Category: tips

How to manage office disagreements

10 August, 2010 (15:46) | tips | By: Emerald

In the pressure packed world of commerce, your officemates can be the first to test your patience. Whether it’s because of job pressures, stress, familiarity, or because your boss is breathing down your neck, it’s often your officemates who wind up getting the brunt of your anger. So the moment you’re ready to burst your [...]

People Are not WEEDS

30 January, 2009 (05:19) | Motivating Employees, tips | By: Emerald

They don’t just grow everywhere for the best people are the happiest ones who love their jobs. Success should be the team’s and not solely yours for office life being in so close proximity to each other for great lengths of time aiming towards the same goal, you develop bonds and relationships that should be [...]

Harsh Times – Low Morale

26 December, 2008 (02:20) | Accounting Career, Motivating Employees, Self Motivation, tips | By: editor

Employees are feeling the crunch of the recession and who wouldn’t with downsizing, mass-layoffs and cutbacks on employee benefits just around the corner. One might be tempted to sympathize with lost co-workers, well nothing is wrong with it as long as it doesn’t interfere with your work. We humans feel the urge to sympathize with [...]

CV tips (Part 5)

27 May, 2008 (21:46) | tips | By: Emerald

Make sure your CV is irresistible and outstanding. Think about this: Your CV can be your best friend. On the other hand, it can be your worst enemy. Spend time on getting it right, in doing it right. Most companies spend a lot of money, even millions of dollars on packaging so that they can [...]

Tech-savvy Accountants Wanted

1 May, 2008 (08:11) | tips | By: Robert

Accounting professionals have always been called bean counters behind their backs by co-workers. Well, those days are over as accountants hired these days should have more than the technical side of Accountancy in between their heads but also some technology know how as well. Here’s what someone from Accounting powerhouse, PricewaterhouseCoopers, commented on regarding hiring [...]

CV tips (Part 2)

10 February, 2008 (21:49) | tips | By: Emerald

You are submitting a CV not a job description Your CV must contain successes–it must be full of it. Explain not only your achievements, but what you have accomplished and how successful you have become. In this contract world, this is very important. Clients are on the lookout for winners. Clients are on the look [...]