Why Your Small Business Needs Plunkett Research

You NEED this level of research and industry information before making business-critical decisions such as vital industry trends, how individual industries work today and where they’ll be tomorrow. Consider this: The number of apps on the market has become so massive that consumers are less likely to be willing to sort through app stores to …

Fort Collins Reads Builds Community & Conversation

What if everyone in the community read the same book and then joined all those readers in talking about it? That’s the idea behind Fort Collins Reads.  This year’s featured novel is Commonwealth and author Ann Patchett will deliver a community talk on Sunday, November 5, at the Hilton (425 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins). The unique …

How to Practice & Rehearse for a Job Interview

When searching for a job a lot of time goes into writing a resume and searching for jobs online. By the time the interview rolls around, there is often not enough notice to spend much time preparing. Interview coaches encourage job seekers to practice for a job interview well before there is even an interview …

Career Research: Factors to Consider

With a 17 year old at home and college on the horizon, there’s a lot of talk at my house about college majors and potential careers. Right now, we are talking about possibilities and looking at what it would be like to be a biochemist, a computer scientist, a lawyer, or a physician’s assistant. It’s …

Spring Job Fairs: Refresh Your Job Search

Along with the end of winter, spring brings the likelihood of nicer weather and something you might not have attributed to spring — job fair season. A job fair is a refreshing change of pace from online job searching and allows you an opportunity to meet face-to-face with employers and ideally make connections with potential …