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Top 10+ Webtoon Websites You Can Read Korean Webtoon in 2021

Learning new language is valuable for your career. If you’re planning to learn Korean online, there are various methods you can choose. One of unconventional but effective methods is via Webtoon. What is Webtoon? Where did Webtoon come from? Are there any hot webtoons? Read on.

Learn Korean online with Webtoon

If Japan has long been famous for Manga and dominated the Asian comic industry, Korea will surprise its readers with webtoon. This is not a trend, Webtoon Manhwa is influential and has a completely new expression, is it different from manga? Or is there anything more interesting than manhua and what effect does it have on the global comic community?…

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4 Common Challenges of Working with Overseas Freelancers

If you run a small business, working with freelancers can be an ideal way to keep your costs low and ensure that you are able to easily get the services that you need. Freelancers can be found all over the world offering a wide range of services that might be useful to your small business, such as web design, graphic design, marketing, copywriting, sales and much more.

International freelancer

Working with freelancers allows you to cut costs by only paying for completed work and avoiding much of the expenses that come with hiring an in-house team. However, working with freelancers from around the world can sometimes have its challenges.…

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5 Ways to Improve Employee Engagement

HR shouldn’t be a purely administrative department, it should be at the core of strategic cultural and personnel development. If your company isn’t large enough for a dedicated HR department, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be taking steps to develop HR strategies.

Motivated employees

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71% of executives believe that employee engagement is vital to their company’s success, whilst 69% of employees say they work harder when their work is appreciated. So, here are five ways to keep your employees engaged:

Invest in career development

If you want your employees to engage in your business, then you have to engage with them.…

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How to Fit in a Remote Team – What a Founder Says

Entrepreneurs always worry if remote employees would fit into the company culture. We understand the concern, as working remotely is quite different from gathering at an office.

Remote team meeting

It’s easy and natural to blend in when we meet face to face. A new employee comes to your office, meets your staff, and starts interacting within days. They may need a week or a month, but ultimately any new employee fits into your workplace culture soon enough.

Remote work puts a cap on the number of interactions you have. Coming together on video calls for collaborating for a few hours is not enough.…

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Why is CPD Certification an Integral Aspect for Human Resources Departments?

Continuing professional development or CPD is a concept that describes the advancement of professional careers and in turn, companies. Considering that the world of work changes at such a rapid rate, this CPD certification is necessary to stay relevant and employable.

Taking CPD certification

Undergoing CPD is also useful for separating yourself from the average applicant at job hiring opportunities. The process upgrades professional skills and expertise through engaging learning programs. With CPD, learners can improve their knowledge independently through proven methods.

The certification requires an aim with a structured plan to achieve that goal within both short and long periods. The program should focus on imparting both non-technical and technical skills that will serve you in the ever-evolving field.…

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How is PMP Certification Important for your Growth?

It is still important to develop your skills and to improve yourself. While in many sectors it can be arbitrary, project managers possess a great resource to prove themselves as an expert in project management (PMP). For project managers globally recognized in the industry, this is one of the most important certifications.

Certified Project Manager

The PMP credential allows practitioners to raise their professional levels and significantly raises their pay. This qualification confirms project management skills for applicants and helps them navigate potential tasks better.

Obtaining the SAFE Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification can be a crucial step in your professional growth, especially if you want to understand how PMP certification aligns with Agile methodologies.…

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Use These 9 Strategies to Improve Employee Retention in 2021

The labor market has been volatile this year.

Actually, that’s a bit of an understatement. Due to the pandemic and its economic fallout, the labor market has been historically volatile this year.

Productive employees

Employers shouldn’t bet on that changing in 2021. While some had high hopes that the pandemic would add some slack to what has for years been a near-full-employment scenario, that hasn’t really materialized. It’s more important than ever to recruit and retain the very best — because you can’t be sure their replacements will be up to the job.

Retention is especially important in talent-driven fields like software development, according to a Michael Booz analysis published on LinkedIn.…

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4 Things Companies Can Do to Let Their Employees Know They Care

If 2020 did nothing else, it let many employees know how their company truly felt about them. Some businesses bent over backward to help their employees in light of the pandemic and the pandemonium it caused. Others thought of nothing but their top executives, leaving those on the bottom rungs struggling to survive.

Conversation with employee

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Multiple vaccines will soon be widely available, and America and the world should move on from this coronavirus-fueled nightmare. However, many workers will have to find new jobs, even the ones who their companies did not terminate. They’ll want to move on because of their companies’ atrocious behavior.…

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Andrew Miller’s Take on How Should CEOs Promote Employees?

Employees want to advance at their job and progress their career paths. Andrew Miller, former CEO of Polycom, Inc., advises promoting the development of employees by offering consistent guidance with your organization for career progression. Miller presented us with a few tips about how workers should be promoted.

Promoted employee congratulated by his colleagues

Set a Timeline

Within your organization, it is important that your employees understand what to expect in the coming years. Your company should be able to clarify to new hires and current employees why promotions are normally given and the standards they need to fulfill or surpass these expectations to achieve advancement.…

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4 Signs It Might Be Time to Outsource Sales Leadership

The COVID-19 pandemic left no stone unturned when it came to disrupting industries around the world. Although the pandemic forced some businesses to shutter, it helped others evolve.

Sales leadership oustsourcing

Economic disruption forced businesses to pivot — most had no choice if they wanted to stay above water amid a shutdown. The growth of digital sales accelerated at warp speed, accomplishing in six months what would have likely taken six years. Consumers are behaving and purchasing differently, both in business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies. As a result, businesses have adjusted their selling strategies to keep pace and prepare for a new era of sales.…

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