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The disposal of unwanted empty pallets remains a significant challenge for some businesses as their back rooms, garbage bins or storage areas fill up with the empty or broken platforms. There are several reasons why pallets accumulate, including small quantities, poor quality, unusual sizes, or local market dynamics. Try a More Durable Pallet If the damaged or unwanted pallets are from internal operations, think about switching to a more durable pallet that will last longer, and require less repair and replacement....

The well-known market research firm J.D. Power and Associates (a division of McGraw-Hill) conducts an annual study of financial advisor satisfaction. The study sample is drawn from a database of over 720,000 individuals in the U.S. who hold Series 6 or Series 7 FINRA licenses. This database is maintained by a firm called Qualified Media (QM). Survey of Financial Advisors Sample A random subset of people was drawn from the QM database, in accordance with statistical sampling techniques....

Cyber Surety personnel are the IT specialists of the Air Force. They do all the things a civilian IT specialist does. Such duties include monitoring, evaluating, and maintaining systems, policies, and procedures. Their work helps to protect clients, networks, data/voice systems, and databases from unauthorized activity. Duties include identifying potential cybersecurity threats and managing security violations. There are specific protocols these airmen are responsible for. They manage the overall Information Assurance (IA) program to include:...

If you’re looking to get a tattoo on your foot, hand, or face, you’re probably going to have a difficult time finding an artist to do it. Many studios have policies against doing tattoos in these areas. Some artists feel strongly enough about it to turn down potential business by refusing to do this type of tattoo. So what’s the big deal? A Professional Dilemma You may not realize it, but a tattoo artist frequently becomes the conscience of naive or impetuous customers who want tattoos that could cause them a lot of problems down the road....

Have you been told that you have a case interview coming up? What is a case interview, and why do employers use them? A case interview is a job interview that includes questions about how to handle a specific job scenario. What is a Case Interview? During a case interview, the interviewee is given a hypothetical business situation and asked what they would do to manage the situation. The business scenario is usually one that the interviewee would likely encounter while working for the company....

Many people dream of opening a restaurant, seeing it as an opportunity to turn a love for entertaining or cooking into a business. Unfortunately for many restaurateurs, the reality of running a restaurant is not what they expected. Long hours, low pay, and a lot of stress cause many entrepreneurs to close up shop after a few short years. One reason for the high failure rate in this industry is that restaurant owners fail to treat their restaurant as a business from the very beginning....

The terms “cutline” and “caption” are sometimes used interchangeably and they’re often confused. A caption is your headline—words that typically appear above a picture or image to describe it. A cutline appears below the photograph or image. Rules for Creating a Good Cutline The easiest and most common mistake when creating a cutline is to let it run on far too long. In most cases, the photo accompanies an article or other text, and that text will tell the full story....

A laptop computer is a small personal computer. They are designed to be more portable than traditional desktop computers, with many of the same abilities. Laptops are able to be folded flat for transportation and have a built-in keyboard and touchpad. Most laptops are powerful enough for everyday business administrative, home, or school use. However, if a user does graphical work such as 3D rendering or movie encoding, a more advanced and powerful laptop is needed....

Market research attempts to fill a gap in your knowledge about your business, market, or customers. Before starting, however, you have to articulate your research problem with a statement of the problem you want to solve or the question you want to answer. Why a Problem Statement Is Useful in Market Research Before beginning any market research, you need to define the problem that the research will attempt to address, including any decision alternatives and research objectives....

There is a self-assessment checklist to assist pilots in determining their own physical and mental health before a flight. The I’M SAFE Checklist is taught early in flight training and is used throughout a pilot’s professional career to assess their overall readiness for flight when it comes to illness, medication, stress, alcohol, fatigue, and emotion. I - Illness The FAA requires most pilots to possess a valid medical certificate for flight, but the occasional medical exam every five years doesn’t cover illness such as colds and flu....

Whether good or bad, the reputation of an individual business leader or a corporate spokesperson has a huge influence on the reputation of a business and its brands. While building a good reputation is a long-term process, gaining a bad reputation can happen in an instant. Here is a collection of quotations about good and bad reputations, building a reputation, and losing a reputation. “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear....

There are many reasons why people choose a sales career. For some, their choices involve choosing a large or small sales company to work for. Some salespeople—confident in their sales skills—have a burning entrepreneurial spirit that drives them to want an enterprise of their making. These are the sales entrepreneurs that rely solely on themselves, their passion and their ability to close sales. Being an Independent Rep vs. Owning a Sales Business...

“Pulp Fiction,” directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson, isn’t for everyone. The movie, released in 1994, is brutal, stylized, and quirky. It comprises several overlapping stories that jump around in time while recounting the adventures and misadventures of two philosophical hit men, a brutal gangster, his sexy, flirtatious wife, and a boxer looking for a way out. “Pulp Fiction” won the Academy Award for best original screenplay and was nominated for six others....

If you’re passionate about working with animals, there are many wildlife-related jobs that can offer a comfortable living. Consider several rich and rewarding possibilities. Wildlife Forensic Scientist Wildlife forensic scientists are responsible for evaluating biological samples collected from crime scenes involving wildlife species. This job may involve testifying as an expert witness in legal proceedings. Wildlife forensic scientists may work in federal, state, or local government agency laboratories. A bachelor’s degree is required for this position, which fetches a median annual salary of 58,230, as of 2018, according to the U....

Why don’t most people set and achieve personal goals, career goals, and business goals? Goal setting is a positive, powerful practice when it ignites enthusiasm and provides clear direction. When practiced poorly, however, goal setting also has a serious downside that can undermine your success. Poor goal setting makes people cynical, wastes their time and fosters confusion about where to concentrate on actions and energy. How does such a potentially successful practice as goal setting, go wrong, so often?...

It is tempting to think that old advertising quotes from ad industry giants like Bill Bernbach or David Ogilvy may no longer be of use in the age of social media and online advertising. But a glance at some of their more famous sayings quickly reveals that while the medium has changed, the power of the message remains. Advertising Quotes on Honesty “There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product....

Strengths and weaknesses play a major part in determining who we are as employees and as leaders. They inform how we decide what career paths to follow, what roles we should play, and the ways we perform in those roles. From a manager’s perspective, identifying strengths and weaknesses is the secret to unlocking the potential of every employee and every team. This information enables leaders to make smarter decisions about assignments, deliver more effective performance reviews, and ensure that every employee can grow and succeed....

Congress sets the size of the active-duty force for each branch of the service and sets the percentage of the enlisted force that is allowed to serve in each pay grade, above the grade of E-4. That means for someone to be promoted to E-5 or above, there must be a vacancy. Such vacancies are created when someone separates, retires, or gets promoted to the next grade. Depending upon the defense budget in a given year, it can be easier or more difficult to join the military or advance in rate....

The Vault Accounting 50 is a widely used and reported annual ranking based on surveys of employees and job seekers in the accounting field. The top 10 overall in the 2020 release of this survey are: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPDeloitte LLPKPMG LLPGrant Thornton LLPBDO USA LLPBaker Tilly RSM US LLP Plante MoranMoss Adams LLP Friedman The top three firms of the Vault Accounting 50 are also members of the prestigious and highly regarded Big Four Public Accounting Firms....

Coke or Pepsi, Mac or PC, Marvel or DC? In every community, there’s a debate over which is better. For web designers or developers, that debate is Sass or LESS. Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets (Sass) and Leaner CSS (LESS) are both CSS preprocessors. They are special stylesheet extensions that make designing easier and more efficient. Both Sass and LESS compile into CSS stylesheets so that browsers can read them. This is a necessary step because modern browsers cannot read ....