5 Tips to Achieve Work/Life Balance
*Image Source: Pexels Office life these days are very toxic. You have to draft reports, attend meetings, meet deadlines, etc. There’s nothing wrong with it because the more you work hard, the better you will be rewarded. But you can’t deny the fact that your professional life can seriously burn you out. And once […]
Conserving water with proven landscape irrigation strategies
*Image Source: By Anton (Own work) Before technology took over people’s lives, we used simple tools to help us get by. One of which is a water hose that we lug across our landscape to water our plants. Of course, lugging hoses can be frustrating because it really takes some effort to carry it around […]
How to Create a Better Candidate Experience
*Image Source: Pixabay Creating a positive candidate experience is one of the most important responsibilities of a recruiter. Why? The experience that the candidate will draw from the hiring process could either make the candidate an advocate of your organization or a critic.
Hospital Investment: A Key to Save Lives and Money
January 2015, a doctor in Jamaica admitted citizens receive poor health care due to the hospital’s lack of resources. According to the report, one of the main concerns was the shortage and malfunctioning of equipment which results in the cancellation or postponement of a number of occasional surgeries. In addition, there are insufficient medical […]
Tips on choosing and prepping your references to land your dream job
*Image Source: Pexels After you have passed all the tests and aced your interviews, the only thing left to worry about is the reference check. The reference check is a part of a hiring process wherein the employer will contact the applicant’s former co-workers and other sources to learn more about his or her […]
Traditional fermented food and beverages for improved livelihoods
*Image Source: Pixabay It is believed that fermented foods and beverages play an important role in people’s diet worldwide. Whether it originated from plants or animals, fermented foods and beverages is a great source of nutrients and help in health maintenance and disease prevention.
Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs
*Image Source: Wikipedia Through the years, plant breeding played an integral part in the agricultural production and biodiversity. It all started with heirloom seeds or seeds from plants that is not genetically modified for at least 30-40 years. These seeds are produced as a result of open –pollination wherein insects like butterflies and bees […]
Why Scientist Says Stunning Blue Lakes in Eastern Antarctica Poses a Serious Threat
With the confirmation that pristine blue lakes are spotted in Eastern Antarctica, there’s a growing concern among the scientists about its possible effects on its surrounding environment. The concern came from the fact that they have seen this kind of occurrence before – in Greenland. Before we go any further, let us define some terms […]
Gluten-Free Diet: Is it a Friend or Foe?
*Image Source: Picserver The popularity of gluten-free diet is undeniable in the recent years. In fact, there is 13.4 times growth in 5 years from US$ 1.56 billion in 2008 to US$ 12.4 billion in 2013. Due to the rise of people testifying how gluten-free diet helped improve their energy, mental function, mood and […]
Benefits of Employee Referral Program and How to Optimize Them
There are a lot of ways to source out candidates. There are job postings, career sites, and job fairs. But there is one method that is making a trend these days – Employee Referral Programs. Employee Referral Programs or ERPs is a type of recruitment method which involves encouraging and rewarding current employees for referring […]