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Clerical work ensures that an office runs smoothly and efficiently. It involves the day-to-day administrative tasks of an office, such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, sending faxes, and filing documents. Clerical and administrative skills are useful for almost anyone who works in an office. Most employees need to do at least some clerical work. Therefore, these skills are important regardless of your official job title. Office clerks and secretaries need to have particularly strong clerical skills....

Updated for Nurses Appreciation Week 2020 During Nurses Appreciation Week, nurses can get freebies and deals from restaurants, retail stores, and more. You’ll be able to enjoy free cinnamon rolls, free pasta, and discounts on everything from pizza to shoes. This year, Nurses Appreciation Week begins on Wednesday, May 6 and runs until Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Most of these deals will require you to show your medical ID, so be sure to bring one to get your freebie or discount....

What Is Important About On-the-Job Training? On-the-job training, also known as OJT, is a hands-on method of teaching the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed for employees to perform a specific job within the workplace. Employees learn in an environment where they will need to practice the knowledge and skills obtained during their training. On-the-job training uses the existing workplace tools, machines, documents, equipment, and knowledge to teach an employee how to effectively do their job....

An integral part of any restaurant is its customer service. It doesn’t matter how fabulous your restaurant décor is or how delicious your food is, if the service doesn’t meet or exceed customers’ expectations, there is a good chance they won’t come back. Customer service covers many different parts of a restaurant’s day to day operations, going far beyond the front of the house staff. The Customer Is Always Right...

Teacher assistants work under the supervision of a lead teacher, providing additional assistance and instruction to students. Teacher assistants typically work one-on-one with students to help them understand and apply principles taught by the classroom teacher. They often circulate around the classroom while students are completing assignments and assist students who are struggling with their work. Many teacher assistants work closely with special education teachers to assist students with physical, emotional, mental, and learning disabilities....

If you’re applying for a teaching assistant position, it’s important to follow all the directions in the job posting. If applicants are asked to provide a cover letter, you’ll need to do so. Spend some time with this part of the application. Your cover letter for a teaching assistant position should highlight your qualifications that match closely with the job description. As well as summarizing your relevant experience and qualifications, you can use your cover letter to share your enthusiasm for the role (and, perhaps, for the educational institution)....

Are you in law school and wondering what kinds of law specialties make the least money? This should not, by any means, turn you away from any of these legal careers, but you need to be aware they won’t bring in the big bucks as a BigLaw job may. The following are some of the lowest-paid legal jobs, for your reference. Public Defender Public defenders have the tough job of representing criminals who cannot pay for or cannot find their representation for an upcoming hearing or trial....

Employee involvement is creating an environment in which people have an impact on decisions and actions that affect their jobs. The concept is also known as employee participation and participative management. Employee involvement is not the goal nor is it a tool, as practiced in many organizations. Rather, it is a management and leadership philosophy about how people are most enabled to contribute to continuous improvement and the ongoing success of their work organization....

In building code, a means of egress is a way to exit a property. Having the appropriate number of egress points can help save lives in a fire or other emergency. It is important that all property owners and investors ensure that their property complies with all local and statewide building codes. Learn more about what a means of egress is and when you may need one on your property....

What Is the CAN-SPAM Act? Email, in its early days, was like the Wild West. Almost anything happened. Fortunately, the CAN-SPAM Act became law in 2003 to cut down on misleading emails. As a result, email recipients are usually required to opt-in twice, can unsubscribe from lists quickly, and receive far fewer emails with deceiving subject lines. Do you know what CAN-SPAM means? The full name of this Act is “Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act....

Opening a new restaurant can be daunting. There are so many things to consider – from choosing the right location to finding financing to selecting the right name. And, of course, buying equipment and hiring staff. Concept, Location, and Name The first step in opening a new restaurant is deciding what type of restaurant it is going to be. Do you want to open a high-end fine dining restaurant? A casual 1950s-style diner?...

Words can speak louder than actions. When you or your company are in the news, your reputation is on the line. No matter how busy you are, whether the news is good or bad, you need to be heard. That’s when you need to get out a press statement. Its sole purpose is to provide the news media with quotes from you and facts that can be attributed to you so that your side of the story is heard....

When you build a radio brand, you help fight the perception that all radio stations are the same - with too many commercials and not enough music or other content. Take action to help you and your station stand out in a cluttered market. Use these 10 tips for building your radio brand on and off air. 01 of 10 Discover the Art of Radio Formats While the airwaves are cluttered with radio stations, the best are those that stick to a successful radio format....

Did you wake up with a foreboding sense of deja vu? Like you’ve lived the exact same day over and over again? In honor of Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day, the holiday, we’ve resurrected some of the best lines from “Groundhog Day,” the movie. Poor Phil Connors (played with excellent drollness by Bill Murray) was forced to wake up day after day, reliving each run-in with Needlenose Ned, his producer Rita, and his cameraman, Larry....

A lot goes into choosing a divorce attorney. It is wise to interview three attorneys before you decide which to hire. During the interview process, you can learn about the attorney’s experience, their fees, and get a feel for whether or not you think the two of you could have a good working relationship. Once you’ve made your decision, your attorney will need information from you in order to get the ball rolling and the divorce process started....

Business people often make handshake agreements. But are these agreements really legal? They may be legal, depending on the circumstances, but they may not be helpful if the agreement must be taken to court. Here’s a story to illustrate: A Business Barter Story - Is This Contract Legal? Jim and Carter agree on a barter arrangement. Jim will maintain the landscaping around Carter’s dental office and Carter will do Jim’s dental work....

Experience 6 Stages to Effectively Manage Change Change is a complex process. You must consider many issues when approaching an opportunity to change or bring about change. The need for change management skills is a constant in the quickly changing world of organizations. The following six-stage model of change will assist you to understand change and to make changes in your work unit, department, or company effectively. The model also helps you understand the role of the change agent, the person or group that is taking primary responsibility for the accomplishment of the desired changes....

Fact: Sterling silver is a versatile metal for jewelry, and it comes with a wallet-friendly price tag. That said, between neglect and the general nature of sterling silver, it’s easy for it to lose its luster and tarnish over time, whether it be through oxygen exposure, oxidative reactions that occur with sulfur, or something as simple as your body’s oils. High humidity levels, air pollution, and contact with chemicals found in deodorant, hairspray, lotions, perfume, and bleach can also cause tarnishing....

Leaders are hard to find—at any level of your organization. Leaders exhibit a unique blend of charisma, vision, and character traits that attract people to follow them. They exhibit the other nine characteristics around which this article series was developed as well. But, mostly, as they exhibit these leadership traits and characteristics, they become the person that other people want to follow—even choose to follow given the opportunity. What Respected Leaders Know...

Incidental medical malpractice coverage covers claims arising from healthcare services that an employer provides on an incidental basis. It’s often provided as part of an “extended coverage” endorsement to general liability insurance that’s offered by many insurers. This coverage is intended for companies that employ healthcare workers, but that aren’t actually in the business of providing healthcare services. What Is Incidental Medical Malpractice Insurance? Incidental medical malpractice insurance covers acts committed by certain medical professionals who are employed by a business that doesn’t otherwise offer healthcare services....