Career failure – who or what is behind it? Bad boss, colleagues or just bad luck? At the University of California, Morten T. Hansen conducted research on 5,000 employees and managers to discover the reasons for professional failure. Despite the different culture, the research conclusions can be accurately applied to Slovakia.
Parliament approves an amendment to the Employment Services Act. Its aim is to increase people’s interest in travelling for work or to simplify the conditions for employing people from third countries. The amendment proposes an increase in several allowances to support labour mobility, as well as the introduction of a new relocation allowance.
For working at night, on weekends and holidays, Slovaks will receive from 1. may much more money than before. Parliament also approves a proposal to introduce 13. and 14. salaries. How will the amendment change the allowances?
For a long time it was only whispered about, but today we already know that Korean Samsung has definitely decided about the fate of its plant in Voderady. After less than 10 years of operation, it is moving the production of LCD modules to a plant in Galanta, 20 km away. Why did the company’s
Since 2004, 13 new Member States (including Slovakia) have joined the European Union. During this time, many significant investments have been made in these countries, largely due to the low cost of labour. But how has the situation changed during our EU membership? Are the new Member States still attractive to investors?
Unemployment in Slovakia is steadily declining (the registered unemployment rate reached an all-time low of 5.94% in December 2017) and companies are finding it increasingly difficult to fill some positions. The Ministry of Labour is responding to this situation.
You know the drill – there are five working days in a week, and you’re taking each one full throttle. If a person does not find the right kind of relaxation, he is at risk of mental burnout. We work hard in our agency too, so we asked our colleagues what they find the best
In her fifties, a big change came into her life. She lost her job and had to decide what to do next. Ingrid Kuželová (52) picked up the gauntlet, fought back, learned the language, was not afraid of foreign countries and today she is babysitting in Germany. What she experiences in her work, she revealed
The work I used to love suddenly loses its meaning. I question whether it’s worth the effort and start doing only the things I really need to do. I lost motivation. If you have described your current state of mind in any of these ways, take heart. You are close to mental exhaustion or burnout.
In our consultancy, we help you to start the right fight of your working life and to win it. Today we’ll take aim at another important metric – the cover letter. It is its quality that can determine whether you get the job you are interested in.
