Social Skills are the New IQ Rating
How would you rate your social intelligence? Can you walk into a room and start a conversation with a group...
Top 6 Effective Communication Skills for Accounting, Finance and IT Professionals
Clear communication is key to being productive in the work place. Ask any company in any industry to identify one...
Job Seekers: 5 Hot Tips for Your Summer Job Search
After the brutal winter that we had in the Midwest, most of us are glad to have summer back in...
Increase in Unfilled Staff Positions Signals Strength in the Labor Market
Slow and steady wins the race. Brilliant™ released its quarterly Hiring Forecast for Q3 2014 this week, and while the economic conditions...
How Companies Should Approach Their Next Hire After an Employee Quits
Picture this: Your SEC Reporting Manager, Sr. Financial Planner, or J2EE Developer has just resigned in the middle of a...
5 Tips to Manage Your Accounting, Finance, or IT Career—Not Just Your Job
Are you looking far enough ahead? John M. Richardson, Jr., an acclaimed American Professor once said, “When it comes to...
The Love-Hate Relationship Between Social Media and Accounting, Finance, and IT Professionals
Admit it. You balk, p-shh, and eye-roll at the mere mention of social media, especially when told it can help...
Up and Up! Plan for Increased Workflow and Costs
There’s a great rule of etiquette in life, and it goes something like this: Never talk about religion, politics, or...
Micromanagement: The Nemesis of Business Growth
Micromanagement: The Nemesis of Business Growth I recently read an interview in the New York Times with Carl Galioto, Managing Principal...