The Future of Work Looks Like This
The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread social and economic disruption, with many people losing their jobs or being furloughed. Prior to that, the workplace had been slowly evolving, but the pandemic accelerated the change. Now, employees and organizations need to take a long, hard look at what the future of work looks like and prepare for […]
Critical Thinking Skills Can Help Your Career and Learning
How do you go about solving a problem? Do you analyze its every aspect and then decide what to do? Or do you toss a coin and leave it to fate? While this method sounds fun, we do not recommend it! Rather, let’s talk about critical thinking skills and how they can help you find […]
Ace Your Job Interview in English!
Your upcoming job interview has your stomach twisted in knots? It is understandable because you want to make a good first impression and get your dream job. Follow these tips to impress your future employer and ace your interview. Do some research on the company If you have a basic understanding of the organization and […]
A People-Centric Organization
Have you ever felt that you were just a number and that all that mattered were the results of your work? Like a cog in the machine. Luckily for you and those who feel this way, a culture shift is happening at the moment. There has been more emphasis on putting the person behind a […]
The Power of Storytelling
Storytelling is a crucial aspect of every culture. From families huddled around the fire listening to the stories told by their elders, to medieval bards reciting epic poems while plucking the lute, to Hollywood films, storytelling has been a way of communicating ideas, preserving traditions, or teaching moral values. Simply put, storytelling is the art […]
Benefits of Upskilling
According to a LinkedIn report, job skill sets have changed by 25% since 2015. This creates a skills gap that employers are finding hard to fill. In addition, most candidates will not have the right mix of hard and soft skills for a given role. Furthermore, organizations are facing economic headwinds and need to build […]
Is Your Workplace a Toxic Environment?
Does lunchtime at the office feel like middle school, with the “cool kids” sitting together and gossiping about the rest, including you? Chances are, you do not wish to relive those feelings of exclusion and being an outsider. And, let me guess, communication in the office is subpar, there is no work-life balance, and your […]
The Skills-Based Hiring Approach
Have you ever been in a situation where you applied for a job because you knew you were the right fit, only to be rejected because you did not have a college degree? Most probably, the person in charge of hiring used traditional role-based hiring practices. In this approach, the focus is on experience, credentials, […]
Is Task-Based Learning Effective?
You probably remember those tedious language drills at school, where the whole class repeated the same sentence ad nauseam. Or when you parroted an assigned passage that you had learned by heart. The biggest problem with these teaching methods is that they are ineffective. Students get bored in class, lose interest, and do not learn […]
Microlearning Basics
Your company provides training courses that are very useful for your job, and you know that learning new skills will benefit your career. However, do you find yourself forgetting most of what you’ve learned not long after the lesson is finished? The good news is that it is completely normal. As shown by the forgetting […]
