IMPROVE YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS BY LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE

Can learning another language really help your career prospects? According to the data, the answer is a resounding yes. Although the figures vary, it’s generally accepted that bilingual employees earn between 10% and 20% more than their monolingual counterparts. Indeed, a poignant example of this is the US military. Those that can communicate in more than one language earn, on average, $1,000 more per month than someone who speaks one language. This is thanks to an initiative known as […]

UNDERSTANDING MARKET SENTIMENT: GUIDE FOR TRADERS

Retail traders will often hear about market sentiment in the media. But if you’re still in the learning stages with financial markets, this term might not be well understood. However, it can be useful to become familiar with market sentiment, because it implies gaining several important insights that eventually can turn out into effective ways to spot new trading opportunities across any type of assets, including currency pairs, stocks, indices, or commodities. 

For the time being, market participants […]

REAL-WORLD EDUCATION EQUALS TOP JOB PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Like most young people, my goal for attending college was primarily to add a degree notation on my future resume. I had been taught for years by my parents and guidance counselors about the importance of getting a college degree and how it would help me to find a secure job. I didn’t realize that the type of education I got was going to make such a massive difference in my potential job placement opportunities.

As someone […]

HOW TO SPOT A GOOD INVESTMENT

Good investments are those that fulfill your financial objectives, fit with your risk tolerance, and bring in cash. Essentially, investing is what you can achieve with your current assets, the level of risk you can take, and the terms that work for you. 

One individual’s good investment might be someone else’s terrible venture. It’s impossible to know for sure whether a venture will gain value, as risk is an inescapable part of investing. […]

BUSINESS WRITING STYLE: AN ULTIMATE GUIDE

In business writing, when one talks about style, they often refer to the force, voice, and shapes of the sentences they are constructing. Business writing is very different from academic writing in so many ways. One has to be able to distinguish the two before they begin writing and below are the major differences to look out for.

Major Differences Between Academic Writing And Business Writing

1. Purpose 

Business […]