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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Virginia Poly is the CEO of Poly Tech Talent and has 17+ years of global experience connecting great organizations and job seekers. Every hire counts, especially in this market. Hiring managers want to hire the very best people, but very few companies give recruiting the thought, attention and effort required to achieve successful outcomes despite the high cost of a bad hire. According to more than a dozen case studies , the cost of turnover can be anywhere from 10% to 30% of an employee's annual salary for workers earning, on average, $75,000 per year or less. In other words, if an employee makes $75,000, it could cost you between $7,500 to $22,500 in resources to replace that employee. Interviewing and hiring is an involved and detailed process. Some people I’ve worked with over the years think success is based on luck. Others think it’s like throwing a dart, and they have some chance of hitting the … [Read more...] about There Is No Silver Bullet For Hiring, But These 5 Principles Can Help Improve Your Odds

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What is your usual reaction upon the release of a sequel to a major headline-grabbing blockbuster movie? Some people go see the sequel and declare that it is as good if not even better than the original. Others might have extraordinarily high expectations and after viewing the newer film proclaim it as reasonably good though nothing to howl ecstatically about. There are some that will undoubtedly be exceedingly disappointed, no matter what the latest movie includes, and will summarily declare that the first movie was unabashedly heads and tails above the sequel. That same range of reactions and emotions has come to the fore in the release yesterday of GPT-4 by AI maker OpenAI, taking place on Pi Day, namely 3.14 or March 14, 2023. Likely a coincidence of happening on the mathematician’s favorite pie-eating day, the GPT-4 unveiling did garner a lot of press attention and voluminous chatter on social media. I will … [Read more...] about What You Need To Know About GPT-4 The Just Released Successor To Generative AI ChatGPT, Plus AI Ethics And AI Law Considerations

When LinkedIn launched, on May 5, 2003, it wasn’t a given that it would thrive. Born during the doldrums after the original dotcom bust, it arrived at the same time as a flurry of other social networking upstarts, most of which quickly fizzled. Its emphasis on members’ professional lives rather than personal pursuits was seen by some as a strategic blunder. Even the notion of posting your résumé in public was jarringly unfamiliar and likely to be taken as an act of disloyalty. Rather than falling victim to preexisting assumptions, LinkedIn changed them. Eventually, it was not having a LinkedIn profile that was perceived as a weird career move. As the pandemic and its aftermath have reshaped work, the service has both reflected that new world and equipped workers and employers to succeed in it. Its emphasis on professionalism also offers a safe harbor from more toxic and polarizing social platforms. LinkedIn hasn’t escaped the current tech downturn—in February, it … [Read more...] about LinkedIn turns 20: An oral history of an unlikely champion

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If the Alamo and River Walk are all that come to mind when thinking of San Antonio, you have a lot of catching up to do. In 2017, the city was named a Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO , one of only two in America ( Tucson, AZ ). The San Antonio Missions –there are four in addition to the Alamo–are a National Park unit and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Oh, and the River Walk and Alamo are updated as well. San Antonio’s River Walk now extends a full 15 miles, including an 8-mile stretch south of downtown known as Mission Reach connecting the missions and city center . This section has been transformed into a fascinating riparian woodland through the prioritization of native plants and aquatic habitat. Confluence Park highlights the Mission Reach River Walk as an example the rest of the nation should follow for pairing urban living and recreation with ecology. The entirety of the River Walk … [Read more...] about Strolling Through Culture And Cuisine: One Perfect Day In San Antonio

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The book “Written” penned by husband and wife writing team, Bec Evans and Chris Smith, is as much about understanding your own lifestyle as it is about finding your own writing style. If we are in the post-modern, post-truth age then this is the post-normal book about how to get stuff written. It is not about an expert extolling advice from on high, the advice given is all about helping you to develop a system that works for you . The authors are very keen to stress that success will not come from imposing an unachievable way of working on everybody in a one-style-fits-all way. A successful writing project, or even writing career, comes down to noticing, appreciating, and focusing on exactly what works for you. “To thine own self be true”, as a famous writer once said, and that goes for your writing process too. One of the most revealing sections is when Chris writes about the difference in working styles of the two … [Read more...] about From Maya Angelou To Anthony Trollope: The Secret To Getting Books Written

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you’re not incorporating artificial intelligence into your work in some way, you’re behind the curve. Even the most suspicious and non-technical entrepreneurs could save time and money making use of the tools available, let alone those thinking bigger with AI and creating their own. I asked entrepreneurs across all industries about how they were using AI tools in their business and their responses fit into three categories: Content assistance If your business relies on content in any way, AI could be the copilot you were looking for. Down one end of the AI content spectrum is getting assistance with headlines and ideas, up the other is entrusting AI with more complicated tasks and writing entire documents. These entrepreneurs are getting support with the planning and prep, to create more room for creativity. Steve Vickers from Routes North is using AI to help streamline the process of commissioning new … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Ambitious Entrepreneurs Are Using AI

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There’s a frisson on London Victoria’s Platform 2: a trio of singers are harmonising swing classics while travellers, chatting excitedly, are bustling about looking for their carriages. Everyone is dressed in their finest and the mingled scents of heady fragrances and musky colognes are heavy in the air. A man rushes by in a mustard and green tartan suit, a vintage camera slung over his shoulder. A woman, in vertiginous heels and a marabou feather stole, laughs gaily as she climbs the steps to her carriage. It’s as though we’ve stepped back in time. In fact, once aboard Belmond’s British Pullman , you might think you’ve actually journeyed back to a more sophisticated era of travel. Much like its sister train – the iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express – the British Pullman’s reputation precedes it. Harking back to the roaring 20s and 30s, the train simply exudes glamour, no matter that your destination may be Kent, … [Read more...] about All Aboard: The Whodunnit That Takes You Back To A Golden Age Of Travel

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tools like ChatGPT have put the capabilities of AI at the fingertips of everyone — and people all over the world are now recognizing that these tools can do incredible things. ChatGPT can answer questions, write poetry, create texts in the voices of specific authors, do translation, and more. Incredible AI tools like ChatGPT will clearly have an effect on every single industry, and the retail sector is no exception. Let’s explore some of the many ways ChatGPT can be used in retail and how it can transform the shopping experience for both customers and retailers. Market Research Market research is an essential part of any retail business. Connecting with target audiences helps retailers understand customer needs, preferences, and behavior. ChatGPT can be a valuable tool for conducting retail market research. By analyzing customer data, ChatGPT can provide insights into buyer behavior, including which products … [Read more...] about Revolutionizing Retail: How ChatGPT Is Changing The Shopping Experience

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There are a handful of eateries so notable I feel like when I travel to the cities they are in I absolutely have to eat there or it’s a wasted culinary trip. Examples would include the nation’s best pizzeria, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco (before you argue, read this ), Casa Julian outside San Sebastian Spain ( read more here ), and the original muffuletta sandwich at the place it was invented, Central Grocery in New Orleans. Tampa’s most famous restaurant, Bern’s Steakhouse , also makes this list. I just returned to Tampa for the first time in years to catch a couple of Yankees spring training games, and even before I bought airline tickets I made a reservation for Bern’s way in advance, because they are always really hard to get. But if any travel takes you to Tampa, it is absolutely worth the effort. I have covered restaurants for decades and especially steakhouses, and there are a lot of great ones … [Read more...] about Bern’s Restaurant In Tampa Is One Of The World’s Best Steakhouses

Roi Et province, Isaan Iconic New York-based news magazine Time released their ‘ World’s Greatest Places ‘ list of 2023, including two Thai locations: Phuket and Isaan . Phuket making the cut might come as no surprise given the island’s reputation as a much sought-after holiday destination. Isaan, however, is not hot on tourists’ radars despite its rich culture and temples, vast landscape, amazing traditional music and instruments, and culinary uniqueness. Time ‘s list was curated, “with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences” by correspondents and contributors all around the world. Time lists 50 locations in their list which they believe are the “top spots to visit this year.” The locations are not numbered in any particular order. No Thai locations were included in Time ‘s World’s Greatest Places of 2022. Related news Thailand election to be held May 14 3 hours ago Revered Thai monk’s body defies … [Read more...] about Phuket and Isaan make TIME’s Top 50 World’s Greatest Places of 2023