Articles by Danielle Riggs

Danielle, who blogs on behalf of Sears and other prestigious brands, enjoys networking with thought leaders in her field and sharing what she's learned with her coworkers. Read her work at SuitsandLadders.co.uk.

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It’s Called “Work” for a Reason
You don’t often run across articles titled “How to Improve Your Emotional State and Enjoy Your Vacation” or “Increase Your Enjoyment Efficiency in Eden.” Why? Well, work is known as “work” for reasons having to do with its financial necessity, difficulty in performing, relative unpleasantness ...

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Your business’ success doesn’t just revolve around your product, marketing, staffing or other decisions related to what you’re selling. It also depends on how you run your business, including how environmentally friendly you are. Making greener choices for your business can lower your utility costs, promote green habits and increase ...

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Get Back in the Classroom & Back Into Life!

Embracing Life’s Changes
We often experience life’s changes as anxious or threatening. At times, even contemplation of different options seems too much to consider on our own. Yet, our experience as parents has taught us that change is often accompanied by growth, confidence and motivation toward even greater goals. It’s a ...

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Some people dream of starting their own business. Are you one of them? Before you start your new career as an entrepreneur, consider these tips.
Choose an Industry
You want to make money and you know tech start-ups are profitable. However, if you don’t know anything about technology, your business probably won’t ...

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The traditional educational track has high school students entering into college right away, if they plan to go. In fact, many parents are leery of watching their children delay college out of the fear that recent grads may ultimately decide not to return to school.
But despite these concerns, many students ...

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Losing a job is jarring and disappointing, but unfortunately for the recently released, there’s no time to take it easy for a few days while you gather your bearings and grieve your loss. Hitting the market as an unemployed individual brings a lot of uncertainties with it; if you’re facing ...

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In the first part of our “Styles of Learning” series, we examined how different learning styles can create certain advantages for both students and professionals, and how many people let these styles of learning guide them toward fields where they’re set up for success.
In this second and final part of ...

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By the time students gather into a classroom and take their seats, inequalities have already started to develop. Some students will be granted an inside track to learning and excelling in this setting, while others will face a stark disadvantage forcing them to put in more effort just to keep ...

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In many companies, the break room is an afterthought. After all, employees do their real work at their desks, not while they eat lunch. Actually, the break room may be the most important room in your building. It gives your employees a place where they relax, kick back and unwind. ...

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Starting a job during the holiday season can have an unsettled feel to it. While you’re just getting into gear at your new workplace, many of your co-workers are getting into holiday mode, looking forward to vacation days and seeing their productivity take a dip. But while more established workers ...

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Thumbnail image for Where are all those payroll and tax deductions actually going? [infographic]

Every time I look at my paystub, it seems like the list of taxes and fees doubles in size. Maybe it’s due to the fact that the deductions listed seem mysterious and I never know what any of them are, but I’m regularly surprised by the amount and type of ...

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Many college students begin their academic journeys with the scarlet letter “U” of the undecided major metaphorically branded across their chests. Although parents, educators, and their more self-assured peers often frown upon this choice, the truth is that getting college right the first time around is more important than most people might assume. In fact, some students make the decision to go back to school either at their alma mater or through online classes primarily because they didn’t follow their true passion in college the first time. Why is following your passion so important? Consider the following reasons.

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The troubled economy is pushing more and more people to choose self-employment, whether they run their own businesses or contract with other companies. Technology allows many employees to comfortably work from home, but when you’ve worked in an office environment your entire life, home can get lonely pretty quickly. Coworking ...

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Have you ever had a brilliant idea flash into your head, the kind that made you think, “Hmm… a perfect idea for a start-up!” You probably have … but did you drop everything and run with it?

Jessica Scorpio and Elliot Kroo, co-founders of GetAround, did.

In a move straight outta the comedic TV series Portlandia, Eric Loebel rode his bike to work almost every day, leaving his car languishing in the driveway. One day, he got sick of looking at it sitting there and thought: Why not put that car to use – and make a bit o’ cash — by renting it out?

So Loebel joined one of the country’s first peer-to-peer car-sharing companies, GetAround. This start-up uses P2P to get wheels out of the driveway and onto the road. Users simply add their car to a list of local vehicles and set their own hourly or weekly rates. GetAround has been so successful that Business Insider named it one of the 20 Best New Startups of 2011.

But not all start-ups are this successful. Often, it’s those oversights – like making sure you have short term health insurance, having an insufficient business plan or hiring too many managers – that trip-up start-ups, even when they’re based on fantastic ideas.

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Thumbnail image for Weird Interview Questions from Tech Companies

Interviewing for a job is nerve wracking on many different levels. You have to figure out what to wear, what to say and research the company and position. Considering the economy’s dip in the past few years, interviews can be a little harder to come by—putting even more pressure on the situation when you do get one.

Unemployed people as well as soon-to-be-graduates spend a good amount of time brushing-up on their traditional interview skills: be energetic, knowledgeable and have a clean, professional appearance. However, with many tech companies faring very well in the economy, more people are finding themselves looking to these innovative, not-so-traditional, start-ups for employment.

Tech companies often have unique cultures very specific to them, so, naturally, part of their interview process tests if you are a good fit for the company. These companies are creative and inventive, and their hiring processes reflect the way these companies operate. Tech companies have quickly gained a reputation for asking some of the weirdest, unpredictable questions to interview candidates.

Here are some examples of odd questions asked in tech company interviews:

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Thumbnail image for Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Boss

When it comes time to shop for the people in your life, you probably have plenty of gift ideas. The choice, however, can be a bit more difficult when it comes to your boss. How do you pick out a nice present that’s also appropriate for your supervisor? Read on for some ideas that can help you when it comes time to exchange presents this holiday.

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