Infographic: Impact of Technology in Training and Education

Classroom

Technology has revolutionized the way students learn these days. In the past the only way to educate or train someone was through classroom training. With the advent of computers and internet students are finding many different avenues to learn – YouTube video, interactive software, group training and so on. Studies show that these alternate means of training are not only more fun, but they are more effective as well. It also helps those in the remote areas, who never had the opportunity to go to school in the past to educate them through remote training. Who would have imagined that someone sitting in the living room in India would be able to attend a class taught by a Stanford University professor? Read the Infographic below to learn more about how training has changed in the digital age.

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Comparison of IT Salary in UK

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Randstad Technologies have recently released the findings of the 2014 Salary Survey, showing the differences, or lack thereof, in technical salaries across the UK. With a tradition of higher salaries in the capital, and lower salaries offered regionally, how does the South East fare on the pay scale?

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The Benefits of Apprenticeship over University Degree

Apprenticeship
The common saying is that school days are the best days of your life, but that’s before you get to university. Streamlining your education into a subject you enjoy and love with the aim of moving into employment in that field afterwards can seem a long way from the subjects that you loathed at secondary school.

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Infographic: Executive Recruiting – How Does It Work

Executive Recruiting
Ever wondered how executives get recruited for the positions they occupy? Well, if you did, then the people at Pierce Grey, the executive search and recruiting firm, have got you covered.

They’ve come up with a handy infographic that covers all the major angles of the executive hiring process and all the steps leading up to it. In fact, you can check out the infographic itself right here, on their website.

Now, let’s get down to a summary of the details.

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Guide to Hiring Best Employees for Manufacturing Plants

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Running a manufacturing facility requires a combination of the right location, equipment, finances and human resources. While many manufacturing processes are designed in a way that minimizes human error, it’s still important to make sure that a company has access to the best employees for its budget. The following guide supplied by Peachey Plant Hire of the Gold Coast (http://www.peacheyplanthire.com.au/) provides effective tips and tricks for hiring manufacturing plant employees.

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How to Protect Your Business Against Personal Injury Claims

Personal Injury
Business owners must attend to many different tasks over the course of a day. Among the most important of these tasks is the development of an effective safety program to prevent the risk for personal injury and control the amount of workers’ compensation claims that can add to the entrepreneur’s insurance expenses. The advice of experienced lawyers can be an important part of the business owner’s strategy.

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How to Find Best Employees for Small Business

How to find best employees
As a business owner, you understand the importance of having a well-trained team of employees to run your business. Each employee plays a critical role in the overall function the facility, but growing businesses have a need to expand their team and to hire skilled workers to fill new openings in the company. The unfortunate truth, however, is that many companies struggle to find the right individuals to fill specific openings. You certainly do not want to compromise when hiring employees because how important they are to developing or manufacturing your products, serving your customers or otherwise assisting the company through administrative functions. There are a few steps that you can take if your company is expanding and you are looking for effective labour hire solutions. If you’re in Brisbane, you can look at the companies like AWX for your labour hire needs.

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How a Motivational Speaker Can Help You Retain Top Talent

Motivational speaker
In today’s competitive business environment, recruiting the most talented employees is hard enough. Holding on to them is even harder. As time passes, employees may naturally begin to lose morale and energy. Productivity drops and so do profits. But you can change all that by planning regular seminars with motivational speakers.

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9 Ways You are Negatively Influencing Employees Productivity

Employee Productivity
Productivity and efficiency are the handmaidens of any smooth-sailing company ship, whether that ship sells novelty bicycle horns or high-end custom kitchen cabinets. When you and your employees are efficient in your work, productivity goes up, which increases your bottom line and job satisfaction with you, your team and yourself. But wrenches can get thrown into even the most well-oiled spokes, making your productivity aims seem unreachable. If you and your team have been less productive of late, it may be time to take a look at your own management style. Here are nine common ways bosses and managers sabotage their employees’ productivity.

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How to Create the Right Environment in Your Office

Programmable Thermostat
If you want to get the best out of your workers then you need to put in place an office environment that enables them to thrive. That means establishing an office that has a relaxed but also professional ambiance, with the decor that encourages thinking and openness, and plenty of light and space. It also means you need to ensure that their fundamental needs are met, whether that’s providing toilet facilities or keeping the temperature well regulated. Managing heat is your responsibility as business owner and leader. Here are some tips to think about to do just that in your office.

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