Every week OpenSesame interns and employees come together to discuss Seth Godin’s Linchpin. This week we discussed the chapters, “Is it Possible to Do Hard Work in a Cubicle?” and “The Resistance.” Our discussion centered around how fear, reassurance, and expectations can hold us back. Important Concepts: Art Art is not limited to painting… Read more »
In addition to all the announcements coming out of HRTech this week, there have been some big news items trending in the industry. Check out our Friday News Roundup of popular stories from the world of HR. Companies Are Losing Gen Y Workers, And It’s Costly By 2025, Generation Y (born from 1983–2000) will comprise… Read more »
Have you always wanted to be able to indicate “Expert” when describing your Microsoft Office proficiency level? Basic knowledge of Word and Excel is often required for jobs but the work itself typically demands a better understanding of those, and other, Microsoft Office applications. Why not “wow” your employer with an advanced understanding of not… Read more »
Each week, OpenSesame employees and interns come together as a company to read Seth Godin’s Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Godin describes a linchpin as “the essential element, the person who holds part of the operation together. Without the linchpin, things fall apart.” In our second week of Linchpin, we discussed “Chapter 4: Indoctrination– How we… Read more »
Microsoft Office products have been a staple of the workplace for (gasp!) nearly 30 years. Since the introduction of the first bundle of applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) in the late-80’s, Microsoft has steadily expanded the Office Suite in response to the growing needs of the modern workplace. In fact, you may not even be… Read more »
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is part of a blog series on creating eLearning courses by Sharlyn Lauby, SPHR, CPLP. Sharlyn is a HR pro turned consultant with more than 20 years of professional human resources experience. One of the most essential and challenging components to designing training is creating the learning objective. If you design… Read more »
Hiring a remote workforce offers many benefits for both the company and the employees–reduced overhead costs and more schedule flexibility for employees are key examples. However, without the benefit of regular face-to-face interaction with other employees or a supervisor, training and retaining remote workers can be a challenge. Recently Ashley Verrill, Managing Editor for the… Read more »
The nursing field is growing faster than most other professions here in the U.S. As shown in our Nursing 2013 Facts infographic, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects registered nurse (RN) positions to grow by 26% by 2020, as well as Licensed practical nurse (LPN) and vocational nurse (VN) positions are predicted to… Read more »
RN, BSN, LPN, CNA… There are many pathways to nursing, each varying slightly in training, responsibilities, and of course, pay. To get a closer look into the field of nursing, I researched the levels of nursing hierarchy and interviewed six current nurses about their backgrounds, jobs, and what they see for the future of nursing.… Read more »
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is by Joe Gough, head of video production at DTV. With more than 10 years experience and several BAFTA and Webby award nominations and wins among his list of credits, Joe is an established filmmaker working out of London, UK. Joe has created dozens of hours of learning and training… Read more »
To kick off our week centered on nursing and nurse training, we’ve created an infographic summarizing the state of the nursing in 2013. As a growing field, nursing can be hard to keep up with; here you’ll find all of the up-to-date industry information to keep you in the loop! If you’re looking for nursing… Read more »
Each week we take the most interesting news from the human resources and training fields… and this week there were plenty of exciting stories. Check out our stories on California’s newest digital law, Bill Gates’ “mistake,” and more. New digital “eraser button” for California teens Embarrassed by what you’ve done on the web? If you’re… Read more »
While not everyone has heard of “lean” training, they’ve certainly heard of major companies who employ the technique– Ford and Toyota are among the fans. This manufacturing style seeks to maintain a streamlined production system to help companies stay competitive and relevant. This week’s Course of the Week, the Lean Training Bundle, from Automated Learning… Read more »
As part of OpenSesame’s internship program, our company is reading Linchpin: Are you Indispensable? by Seth Godin. Every Wednesday the company (including our remote workers over Google Hangout!) comes together to discuss chapters of the book and how they apply to our work at OpenSesame and our future careers. The goal of this exercise is… Read more »
Though the idea of a corporate office is not the most pleasant, there are a few companies opposing the norm. There are a number of innovative workspaces across the globe that showcase playful office decor. This article highlights a few of these innovative workspaces. Google is known for creativity, innovation, and fun– the Mountain View… Read more »
As football season begins to ramp up, an estimated 24.3 million Americans will be dedicating time to maintaining their fantasy teams, many during business hours. Surveys have shown fantasy players spend an average of one hour updating their lineups during the workday, which can equate to around $6.5 billion in wages paid by employers to… Read more »
Each week we take the most interesting news from the human resources and training fields…and this week there was plenty exciting. Check out our stories on Lady Gaga getting sued for overtime, the SEC’s requirement for reporting the wage gap between CEOs and their workers and more. Lady Gaga hit with overtime lawsuit International pop… Read more »
HTML is intricately involved in everything we do on the web. No matter what work you’re doing, from blogging and building pages to simply sending email, HTML is involved. As the building blocks of the internet, HTML and CSS are critical skills for those looking to gain a higher degree of control and power over… Read more »
Owning a franchisee can be as challenging as it is exciting, which is why Frantopia brings together franchise owners from all over the world to share their stories and connect with each other. Frantopia also seeks to provide quality resources and access to best practices to facilitate franchisee growth. As part of this mission, Frantopia… Read more »
So you want to be a programmer? Once you’ve decided whether to teach yourself or embark on a more formal course of study, you will have to choose which language you want to learn first. As a followup to OpenSesame intern Daniel Chen’s post on TechRepublic outlining the best programming languages to learn on your own… Read more »
