Every employee dreads hearing the words “Fired, effective immediately.” It is a piece of news no one wants to hear because it will cut you off from your monthly income and create a stigma that may affect your chances to get another job. Employers cannot just fire employees because they hate them. There must be…
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What’s left behind is disheartening, disbelief and disappointment. I’m talking about the latest Singapore saga that has everyone talking about it. Singapore is a tiny country so any major news will rock our little world. In the past, I have highlighted a few stories about Singapore especially if it is closely related to work ethics.…
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With everything now going digital, businesses are now turning to online tools that would help them reach out to their consumers better than the traditional methods. Social media is one of these online tools, permitting businesses to reach a large volume of their intended market, but also promote their products with ease.
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Many of you have asked me how to make their blog popular or how to profit from your blog. If you are one of those who wants to take your blog one step higher, do read on…
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Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see people sharing the same content online over and over in social media from politicians, artists and influencers. When this occurrence happens, the content is immediately considered a “viral content”. Considering the amount of views and shares of viral contents, businesses would definitely be able to benefit greatly if…
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Everybody wants to make the hours spent on their websites generate finances as well as likes and smiles. It is not so daunting as it may seem at first glance. Is it possible to turn your personal blog into a website that drives profit for you? Yes, it is possible.
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You might think that the idea of a recruiter poaching you from your current job to work in a perfect company with an ideal job, benefits, and salary to be a little far-fetched. While it’s true that such a situation doesn’t happen every day, such cases aren’t as rare as one might think.
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So, what do you do if you find yourself working in a company with younger colleagues? How can you adapt and get along with them considering your ages and ideas?
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Data collection is not unfamiliar to us: from taking street surveys to answering feedback form. But what does a market researcher actually do?
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As the saying goes; do what you love and you won’t work in your life.
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Recently, my husband panicked over the rising cost of university education in Singapore. Partly because he has been reading unsolicited advice by insurance companies, trying to scare him into parting a portion of his salary to invest in some kind of long-term investment plan. Partly because he loves our 1-year-old daughter and want to be…
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When you are not careful in protecting your image, you will find yourself having to do damage control to protect your career life. Everyone has a reputation that goes with you in all places you got to.
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SMM – in short of Social Media Management. I do manage social media for some of my clients. While I manage to boost their exposure successfully, I find it hard to do the same for MiddleMe.
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Many of us here are bloggers or writers. With the availability of the internet, we can easily write our heart out for the whole world to read.
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Inspired by one of the comments by one of the readers here on hiring discrimination, I’ll like to throw the question out there “Would you place your photo on your resume?”. I know I won’t.
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Nowadays, technology is pretty a huge part of our lives. Whether it is Twitter or your-name.com, everyone is connected on the World Wide Web. Those who followed me on MiddleMe since day 1 will know that I’m not very big on social media and online presence. However, no matter how much you hate having your…
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Due to the rising work of LadyRedot.com and MiddleMe.net, I have no choice but to recruit freelance writers for LadyRedot’s travel articles. As I interviewed some of the freelancers, I noticed that there is a great disparity between a writer and a blogger. Leave professionalism aside, I have encountered both noobs and experienced writers and…
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If you haven’t read part 1 of this article, you can jump back to it after you complete the part 2. As mentioned, I have been in freelancing for nearly 2 years now and I have enjoyed being in control of my own time and schedule. There are always pros and cons in every job,…
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It’s been awhile since I wrote about freelancing. It is a subject that is dear and close to my heart since I have been doing it for nearly 2 years now and I have tremendous success as a freelancer. I definitely have evolved from a mere writer to someone who wears plenty of hats and…
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We have always seen news on how employees get into trouble on social media when they click submit without given much thoughts. My first thought always be the fault of the employees. But is it really? Social media as I have written before is a two-edged sword. On one hand, we can use it in…
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