Windy City Job: 4 Tips for First Time Workers Moving in Chicago You’ve lived in a one-bedroom Athens apartment for your entire life, and now you got a great job offer in Chicago and you’ll get to be closer to your family living in Illinois. While you’ve been to the Midwest before, you really don’t know what to expect. So here are four great tips that can get you started: Understand the Weather Chicago is not Anchorage, but it does get cold in the winter. E...

With an increased number of virtual teams and remote jobs, offices nowadays are much different from what they used to be.   An office is not just a place anymore, but rather a space for creative exchange and mutual inspiration. It is where we come together to share a smile and enjoy a collaborative living.   Cubicles and boring white-walled rooms give way to more flexible and open co-working spaces. Using infographics as office murals is a new hype (we at InfoGraffiti have...

If you're worn out from working as an employee, it may be time to start your own business. Many smart individuals are choosing to build their own future, freelance or work remotely within their own time schedule. Small businesses can be anything from label manufacturing to pharma representatives to tech startups. It is exciting but before you start working from the ground up, here are three tips that can save you time and money.   Run Your Ideas by Other Business Professional...

One aspect of HR that's often overcomplicated is the hiring process itself. This is the first step that initiates a relationship between the candidate and your company, but right from the start, it can blow out of proportion. User-unfriendly HR software, too many levels of approval, unclear reporting lines and hiring deadlines can become a source of frustration for both the human resources department and the candidates.  HR technology is the right answer to ensure a seamless h...

Ask any working woman who has children and they’ll tell you that being a mom is a job in itself. As such, oftentimes, it limits the hours we can devote to our actual paid jobs. So, working at a company that understands that your role as a mother comes first and tries to facilitate the work environment for you is crucial. Either for giving you a flexible schedule, to work part-time or simply offering benefits that align with working mothers’ needs, it’s liberating to know you wo...