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3 Key Tips for Effective Team Meeting

Team meetings play a crucial role in each company. It is a perfect opportunity for a discussion, opinion exchange and strategy planning. Employees are able to share their thoughts and ideas on a company functioning with a team leader. Whether you work in a huge corporation or a small start-up, it is important to remember about a few basic rules that may be helpful in improving the efficiency of team meetings. Read more...


4+1 tips to fit in at your new workplace

It’s no secret: everyone has difficulties with fitting in. When you’re the newcomer at work, you should have a good strategy to make new friends and to find your place within the community. We collected 4+1 tips for you to fit in at your new workplace! Read more...


7 things you should not say to your boss

No matter what is your relationship with your boss, whether you are close friends or just colleagues, there are some things you shouldn’t say to him or her. It’s better to pay attention what kind of words you use during your conversation in order to always make a good and professional impression. Read more...


Make the most of your last year at university

You’ve succeeded in completing the rest of your higher education. There are only just a few obstacles left between you and ’real life’. We collected some tips on how to take full advantage of the last year of university. Read more...


How to deal with home office?

Home office brings comfort and a great deal of flexibility for employees. It is especially convenient for students who have to reconcile work with studies. Although home office has many advantages, it has its pitfalls - in reality, it may be extremely exhausting. How to manage tasks and plan your time while working from home? Read more...


How to be the king of productivity at work

Do you often feel like there are not enough hours in the day for getting things done? Yeah, we feel you. You can’t expect your working habits to change in a second, but here are some really useful tips you should add to your routine. Read more...


Learn these 8 habits to achieve your goals

Would you like to achieve your goals, but they seem too difficult and too far away? Don’t worry! Although the road to success is usually difficult and full of obstacles, it is always possible to travel. We decided to provide you with some basic rules that will help you develop and enable you to reach your goals easier. Read more...


5 mistakes to avoid when it comes to a job interview

There are many tips on how to behave, what to say and what to do during a job interview. That’s why we came up with a short list of things you shouldn’t do if you want to get a job. These are 5 mistakes you should avoid if you don’t want to be perceived as unprofessional in eyes of a recruiter. Read more...


5 things you shouldn’t say in your workplace

The way you behave in an office and communicate with colleagues has a massive influence on how people perceive you as a co-worker. If you think about promotion or just want to make a professional impression you should consider these 5 things that you shouldn’t say in your workplace. Read more...


Dlaczego warto pracować dla globalnej marki?

Polska na przestrzeni kilku ostatnich lat stała się zagłębiem firm z sektora SSC/BPO. Globalne marki coraz chętniej wkraczają na nasz rodzimy rynek, oferując ciekawe oferty zatrudnienia, atrakcyjne wynagrodzenie oraz przyśpieszony kurs umiejętności pracy w zespole, negocjacji oraz poszanowania różnic kulturowych. Jakie są zalety pracy w tak dużej organizacji? Poniżej nasza lista. Read more...


5+1 tips to land your first real job

Here you are. Young, enthusiastic, keen to work, but let’s face it: still inexperienced. Hopefully, that doesn’t stop you from landing your dream job. Or at least a job. It might sound easy, but searching for a job can be difficult. Well, good news: we collected some hints & tips to get your career off to a positive start. Read more...


The Top 5 Trickiest Interview Questions in Shared Services

Are you preparing for a job interview? We’ve decided to save you some stress and put together a short guide to the commonly asked yet tricky questions with answers. One of the best ways to get ready for a job interview is to practice your responses in front of a mirror or just ask a friend to listen to your answers. Good luck! Read more...


Money Management Tips for Students

Being a student doesn’t have to be connected with financial difficulties. Many young people think that they need more money to live as they would like to live, but often it’s not the case. What people really need is to establish money management rules to control expenses and create savings, so that they can afford even some more expensive desires! Read more...


The Needs of Generation Y Employees

Everyone knows the Maslow pyramid, let's see how it could be applied to the needs of Gen Y! More than 1000 hours of talk with local millenials is definitely a good starting point to understand them better. It's also the number that summarizes the work of Y2Y Business Coaching from the last 1.5 years. We thought we'd share their findings about Gen Y with you! Read more...


The skills students will need to get jobs in 2020

The digitization of manufacturing and the invention of the World Wide Web is the hallmark of the Digital Age, also known as the Third Industrial Revolution. Thanks to fast-paced technological developments, however, it looks like we are once again on the verge of the next revolution. Read more...


Database Administrator - Job of the Future

Database administrators (DBAs) control an organization’s data. They ensure that databases run efficiently and are secure from unauthorized users. DBAs are also responsible for organizing a company’s data and storing it in a way that makes sense and is resourceful. Read more...


The climate in the organization – in other words: 3 mistakes that will kill any commitment

According to the report Poland 2025 – New motor growth in Europe, developed by McKinsey & Company, the average number of hours worked in Europe is 1,600 hours per year. The Polish worker works on average 1,929. With the increase in GDP, the number of hours worked decreases. In practice, this means less work with greater productivity. The climate of the organization is one of the key determinants of whether we work a lot or wisely. Read more...


HOW TO FIND A JOB IN POLAND?

In 2016 alone Polish authorities issued 234 000 residence permits for foreigners. It is estimated that the number of foreign residents in Poland is much higher and bound to grew further in the future. This means companies start looking for employees who not only speak polish language. Read more...


MOBILITY OF GENERATION Y

Erasmus +, AISEC, EVS European Voluntary Service, or Fulbright Commission scholarships are just some of the programs that allow students from Poland to study abroad (already over 180 000). According to OECD, around 35,000 students are permanently educated abroad, and 4 million Poles under the age of 35 want to try their hand abroad. However, when the studies are over, the prospects of international training will not be diminished. Read more...


'You are as many times a human as many languages you speak'. How leaning a foreign language can improve the quality of your life?

In today's world to be fluent in more than one language is more important than ever before. While borders between countries are becoming invisible, the necessity to speak second language is crucial. Therefore, knowing additional language is not only beneficial but A MUST. Whether viewing from economic and social perspectives, being able to communicate in foreign languages certainly helps merger people and gives them opportunities to develop themselves. Read more...


GENERATION Y VS. GENERATION Z AT WORK

While most employers are still trying to figure out Generation Y (or the Millennials, born between 1980 and 1995), the next group of issue is heading towards their way. Generation Z (born in 1995 and onwards) has several differences compared to the Millennials. Read more...


OFFICE LOVE: DO'S AND DON'TS

Dating a co-worker used to be considered a big taboo, soil for awkward situations, base for gossips and even a reason for losing a job. However, is it really something you absolutely cannot do? Especially if you are a “Gen Y” and spend most of your time among your peers, isn’t it just natural if you find your partner among them? Or where else should you? (Yeah okay. Other than Tinder I mean). Fortunately, dating a colleague is possible, just please follow some rules in order to have a fruitful relationship while not driving your fellow co-workers crazy either. Read more...


VACATION, DAY-OFFS AND HOW IT ALL CHANGES

There can often be difficulties around off-days at work: there is not enough of them, we are obligated to take them when we don’t want to, we cannot take more when we would need it, or even, there are too many of them... Besides, our society pushes us to work until exhaustion and the end of long holidays usually means to start following a routine again. Not surprisingly, questions are raised: how much holiday do we actually need? How often? Could we decide for ourselves, and what would we do if we had unlimited vacation? Read more...


Video interviews for Generation Y: the perfect match

Just like social media is part of our everyday life, it is part of our work environment as well. We live and work through Facebook comments, Twitter posts and Instagram photos, advertising our lives to the world. The internet has become an important source for us; it is crucial part of the toolbar of our communication and we love using it in the making of career choices or other vital decisions. Read more...


How to be the Best Intern

There are many obvious reasons why you should be an intern before turning into a full-time employee. Gaining valuable experience, useful connections, knowledge on certain professions and work environments, credits for your studies and an opportunity to “test” your career plans and see if you were happy doing a certain job: it’s all about your future. An internship can help you make career decisions and grants you time to really think about what you want to do later. It is a platform for experiencing “real life”, providing you a chance to make mistakes and learn from them. An internship can only be beneficial, although a lot depends on you. By following our short collection of advices, you can easily become the best intern ever! Read more...