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Once known as waiters and waitresses, restaurant servers play an integral part in any restaurant. While a restaurant server job entails taking orders and delivering food, today’s servers are the customer service representatives of any restaurant. A good server can make any customer into a regular, while a poor server can cause customers not to return for a second visit. A restaurant server job description can include many different duties, depending on the type of restaurant in which they work....

The internet created a boom of writing jobs of all kinds, from content writers to technical writers to social media managers. To land one of these jobs, you’ll need to create a cover letter that conveys your relevant writing experience, captures an employer’s attention, and persuades them that you have the skills to attract and engage readers. How to Write a Cover Letter for a Writer Jobs Get advice on how to craft an effective cover letter for a writing position....

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Man Booker Prize winners get bragging rights to one of the most prestigious literary awards in the English-speaking world. Like the winners of Pulitzer Prizes for Letters and the National Book Award, Man Booker Prize winners also experience a bump in book publicity and generally in sales. And, like the Nobel Prize for Literature recipient, the Booker Prize winner (and the winners of its sister awards, the Man Booker International Prize and Special Prizes) also gets a substantial cash payout....

Retail math is used daily in various ways by store owners, managers, retail buyers, and other retail employees to evaluate inventory purchasing plans, analyze sales figures, add-on markup, and apply markdown pricing to plan stock levels in the store. Although most accounting programs do the math for you, as a business owner or accountant you should know the most common retail math formulas that are used to track merchandise, measure sales performance, determine profitability, and help create pricing strategies....

Managers, especially in large organizations are often required to adhere to a particular process of employee performance appraisals. It doesn’t matter whether they like or dislike the system, find the appraisal process easy or difficult to follow, or understand what they could achieve in a system they designed, they are required to follow the organization’s approach. These managers want to know how they can improve their employee performance appraisals when they can’t overhaul their employee evaluation system altogether....

Are you a teacher who’s thinking about changing careers? When you’re getting up for work at 5 a.m. after staying up half the night doing classroom prep, a pivot might sound pretty good. But what if you still love teaching, but don’t love the low pay and early commute? Obviously, you can’t teach from the comfort of your own home, right? You might be surprised. Telecommuting jobs are attractive to workers in all kinds of occupations, but for teachers especially, opportunities to build careers in digital instruction grow stronger and more diverse each year....

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mileage reimbursement rate is an optional amount recommended by the IRS to calculate certain taxpayer deductions. It’s used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business purposes, traveling to medical appointments or testing, and for purposes related to charitable causes. The IRS mileage reimbursement rate is adjusted each year and is dependent upon the IRS-determined cost of operating a motor vehicle. The mileage deduction rate for 2020 went into effect on Jan....

Have you applied for a job at Walmart, Target, or another major retailer and now have an interview coming up? Congratulations, and good luck preparing for the interview. If you are not sure what to wear to your interview, we’ve got advice. Our first tip: Don’t show up looking sloppy. While the dress code for both the interview and work shifts at big box retailers are less formal than at a corporate office, it’s still important to make a good impression....

While it may seem obvious that the best day of the week for a new employee to start is Monday, think about it. Why is Monday the best day, besides the fact that it is the first day of the week? Yes, it was initially determined by Human Resources that a Monday start date in organizations was the way to go, but that’s just a leftover from the days when most HR issues were handled by finance....

There are no excuses anymore. Being charitable has become embedded throughout our everyday lives through shopping, by pursuing our hobbies, at our workplaces, and with our celebrations. You don’t even need money! Just by doing fun things and living your life to the fullest, you and your family can spread good deeds from home to globe. Here are ten wonderful, and sometimes wacky, ways to give back, support your favorite causes, and simply make things better....

Good work habits are essential for anyone who wants to succeed in his or her job, whether it is an after school or summer job or one that is a step on the career ladder. They increase your productivity and job satisfaction and help you have better relationships with your boss and coworkers. We asked experienced professionals and parents what good work habits they would tell young adults they must have....

When you’re applying for a job as an academic advisor, your cover letter should clearly point out to employers the key assets in your background that most qualify you for the job. Carefully review the job advertisement (and similar ads) and compile a list of the required and preferred skills, knowledge, personal qualities, and education/training. Take the time to match your qualifications to the job, so you can show the employer why you’re a strong candidate for the position....

The creative director is responsible for overseeing all creative products produced by an advertising agency. Creative directors ensure the agency produces high-quality creative content for its clients and oversee the entire creative team, including copywriters, art directors, and designers. A creative director generally gets the glory when a campaign is a success and, conversely, takes the blame when it’s a failure. Some creative directors have become ad industry celebrities (think Trevor Beattie, Bill Bernbach, Alex Bogusky, David Deutsch, and David Ogilvy)....

It is the story of our times, an e-commerce startup demonstrates substantial promise and gets funded with venture capital, and eventually acquires funding from private equity. With so much investor’s money in its belly, it loses focus on profits and focuses on sales. In the absence of a profit motive, the e-commerce business grows its transactions and user base. Then the unthinkable happens: investors get jittery, markets lose steam, and suddenly the game becomes one of converting traction to profits....

When you’re job searching, are you authentically yourself, or do you put on an act? If you tend to polish your persona, you’re not alone. In a series of studies, up to 90% of job candidates engaged in faking behaviors at interviews such as ingratiation and self-promotion. Further, researchers reported that up to 75% of their subjects engaged in behavior that is “semantically similar to lying.” Faking it until you make it might not be the best strategy when it comes to getting hired....

As companies downsize, you may feel you are walking a tightrope at work. For every employee you see being laid off, you wonder if you might be next. Just getting called into the boss’s office leads to thoughts of employment termination and getting a severance package. A severance package is defined as pay and benefits an employee can receive when their employment is terminated at a company or when they are forced to retire....

The J. Crew catalog is a free women’s clothing catalog that is a misses clothing catalog that has the latest casual styles for women, as well as a great selection of shoes, handbags, and jewelry. Inside the J. Crew catalog, you’ll find sweaters, shirts, knits, outerwear, blazers, dresses, pants, shorts, skirts, suits, sleepwear, and swimwear. J. Crew is also a kid’s clothing catalog selling clothing and shoes for girls and boys....

As workplaces open their doors, and employees are expected to return to work, the safety of their workforce and those they interact with should be top of mind for employers and managers. While COVID-19 is likely to affect people for the foreseeable future, understanding how to return to work safely is essential. Employee Expectations About Returning to Work Safely While many employees have jobs that have allowed them to remotely work from home, others have worked on-site through the entire pandemic....

Many people thought food trucks were a passing trend, but it looks like they are here to stay. These mobile restaurants have come a long way since ice cream and hot dogs, with trucks today running the gamut from gourmet cupcakes to sandwiches to ethnic fusion street food. If you can nail a solid concept and dream up a menu, chances are you can carve out a food truck niche. As these mobile restaurants continue to evolve, so will their menus....