How Overhiring Can Hurt Your Brand

INTRODUCTION

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According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November 2021 during the peak of what’s known as the Great Resignation. Close to 6.5% of those individuals worked in the accommodation and food services sector, and 4.6% were in retail.

While these numbers are starting to plateau, hotels, restaurants and retail shops have some of the highest quit rates in the country, leaving many of those businesses short-staffed and unable to meet consumer demand.

Experts often cite opportunities for better pay, flexible hours and entrepreneurship as reasons why people are quitting; however, there is another reason that’s not often discussed–overhiring and lack of hours.

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How to Write a Speaker Synopsis

INTRODUCTION

Congrats, you’ve been picked to be the keynote speaker at an upcoming event or conference. Or, you’re applying to be a speaker at an event, and the organizers want to learn more about you and your presentation topic. 

Either way, you’ll need to write a speaker synopsis.

The following are three points to keep in how to write a speaker synopsis.

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