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How to hire a limo company while you take your business associate with you in NY City
Tags: Uber

How to hire a limo company while you take your business associate with you in NY City CarmelLimo Nov 21, 2019·3 min read

Are you planning a business tour to New York City? That’s a great idea! This city is considered as the main hub for most of the businesses. Millions of business owners and celebrities visit this city to address their business deals. However, the busy streets of the city and difficult to catch a taxi on road often cause trouble to manage meeting schedules. In order to make your business tour full of comfort, it is good to hire a trustworthy taxi service in advance.

Those who are planning a tour to NYC with a business associate are advised to enjoy their travel experience in a limousine. It is the best way to create an impression for your business. The great news is that you can hire CarmelLimo at budget-friendly rates. These luxurious taxi services are currently available with reasonable charges at NYC and the service providers are dedicated enough to create a wonderful experience for travelers.

Ladies will find these travel vehicles more advantageous choice for their business tour. When you move out to a new city and are least aware of culture, it is good to choose a safe path towards your destination. Our CarmelLimo is always ready to serve you with most comfortable travel experience. You can book your taxi service in advance while taking your flight with your business associate from your hometown. The well-trained drivers will pick you up at right time from airport and will manage your travel to the hotel. When you have to handle multiple business meetings in a day with your business associate, the Airport Limousines New York City can help you to save more time. These service providers are always ready to make best out of your short tour to NYC so that you can cover all your business deals without getting tired. Business professionals are advised to book their taxi service in advance with pre-quoted rates available on the website.

The major reason behind hiring limousine service in the city is to ensure full comfort and safety during your visit to a new city. Ladies often find it difficult to get a travel assistance to reach their destination on time. But when you are a business woman, you cannot compromise for time and comfort as well. In order to be on time at every meeting and to stay loaded with energy, the luxurious and comfortable CarmelLimo Limousines is your best companion.

In order to book your Limo, simply go online to our website and make bookings for your tour. WE will pick you from the airport at the right time so you can avoid all the discomfort on road. Your business associate will definitely feel impressed with your style and it will naturally create a unique impression of your brand. Indeed, with this luxurious transportation facility, you will be able to save much time that can be utilized for other creative activities in the city.
Free money (£114) for you to travel in London — risk free and easy
By: Trouble
Tags: Kapten, Gett, Uber, Zipcar

Here’s the trick to travel at low cost in London…

Free credits to earn from startup new joiner perks

London is home for many competing transportation service startups, including ride-hailing companies — Uber, Gett, ViaVan, Bolt, Kapten, and some car sharing companies — with Zipcar leading the game. With the intense competition, each company gives out a lot of perks for new joiners, i.e. free money! And if you do what I will show you, you can earn up to £114 worth of credits within 10–15 mins.

Bolt

Bolt app is really similar to Uber, with a lower price positioning. For some of the rides I took, the rates could be 30–40% cheaper than Uber.

Free money: £47 (£12 for your first ride + 50% off for 5 trips with max saving of £7 for each (i.e. up to £35))

How to get it: Get it from HERE and put the promo code VPZ1A at “Promotions”

Gett

With Gett, you can take the signature London black cab with a fixed fee. The UI might not be as fancy as Uber, but it works.

Free money: £15 for your first rides

How to get it: Get it from HERE | register using the code GTIRLEJ

Kapten

French version of Uber, like really :)

Free money: £15 (£5 ride credits for first 3 rides)

How to get it: Get it from HERE

ViaVan

Similar service as UberPool, but unlike UberPool that only allows 2 people, you can request a pick up for up to 4 people.

Free money: £12 credit

How to get it: Get it from HERE | register using the code stephanie5e4v

Zipcar

Zipcar is a US-based car sharing company. They are now all over London. You can rent a car for shopping, running errands and even going on a road trip in the beautiful England countryside.

Free money: £25

How to get it: Get it from HERE
[FREE] Read Online Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work Full Pages
Tags: Uber

[FREE] Read Online Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work Full Pages Erstmalige Sep 14, 2019·1 min read

[TRIAL] Uberland: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work 1 month free

Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and Internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a faceless boss. ? The neutral language of technology masks the powerful influence algorithms have across the New Economy. Uberland chronicles the stories of drivers in more than twenty-five cities in the United States and Canada over four years, shedding light on their working conditions and providing a window into how they feel behind the wheel. The book also explores Uber?s outsized influence around the world: the billion-dollar company is now influencing everything from debates about sexual harassment and transportation regulations to racial equality campaigns and labor rights initiatives.

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Drivers Declare War on Uber, and Rydzz Is the Big Winner
By: Robert Dwight
Tags: Rydzz, Ridesharing, Rideshare Drivers, Uber, Lyft Vs Uber

We all (RYDZZ inclusive) know how we got here, this fight between workers, employees (or independent third party contractors as Uber would have them go by) and their employers, over their work data. In a classic man vs. machine setup, drivers may well be the Connors and tech giants, the T-1000. Gone are the days when employees trusted the little pop-up that told them how well and carefully companies will handle their person data once they clicked/tapped on “I Agree” (consumers stopped trusting that a long time ago). Tech companies collect a bulk of data on both their clients and employees, which serve as precious metrics to measure the quality of their services, client tendencies, and employee performance. Of course these companies say they protect this data, but given Facebook’s recent revelations (just to name but one case), nothing is certain anymore. It comes there as no surprise that Uber drivers are going at the rideshare giant with their pitchforks, demanding that their data be released.

RYDZZ, a new ridesharing company about to hit the market will be watching with keen interest and taking rookie notes as best as it can, as Uber struggles with a slew of bad decisions and legal battles. Uber, much like RYDZZ, collects driver data to measure performance through rider ratings, reviews and other information. This data is, however, not released to the drivers, something which former Uber driver, James Farrar, believes to be unfair. According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) workers are entitled to demand data collected on them from their companies, and the European Union is in debate over how much data companies release to employees, researchers and entrepreneurs, their stance a demand for more freedom, something which big firms like Uber totally oppose.

Farrar has over 100 Uber Drivers with him as the case goes to court. Uber has said that the GDPR does not demand them to create an extra database, which will be what has to happen if they have to release employee data. RYDZZ is closely following the developments laden with opportunities to best its competitor.
A Sneak Peek At The Benefits Of using A Limousine Service
Tags: Limousine Rental, Black Car Service, Indianapolis Bus Rental, Sprinter Van Rental, Uber

Would you prefer a fast and quick transport or want to reach late? FAST, of course! When you are in search of vehicular communication, it should be sleek in design, stylish, and comfortable. Don’t worry when you have the opportunity of hiring Limousine Rental in your vicinity.

Limousine Rental

The top-notch attire that the car wears is just head over heels for so many out there. Instead of booking a regular cab or vehicle, hire a San Jose limo. You are going to get all the public attention that you ever wanted. Everyone would want to know who that person behind the black polished glass is.

The Benefits You Get:

No doubt, limousine service providers are going to keep you happy and relaxed.There are various merits in taking the services of Limousine. Some of it you already know, and others are herein below mentioned. Glue your eyes to understand what they are!

· Luxury! Who doesn’t Want It?

Talking about the Indianapolis bus rental service providers, you are on your way to experience an affordable luxury. This is what they claim, and this is what they have been doing for ages.

Indianapolis bus rental

When riding with a limousine service, you don’t even have to look at your watch. Once you book the arrival and dropping time, the professional drivers pick you up and take you to the destination on time.

· Easy to Reach Your Destination

Furthermore, you don’t have to bother to get the directions. The limousine services already are in acquaintance with the area. You have to share the address, and they know the best way to get there.

· The Attention factor!

You know, the first impression is the last. If you want to get the attention of your in-laws, limo service is the best way to get there.

Indianapolis bus rental

· Affordable

If you think the services providers charge more, then you are wrong. They are far reasonable than you think. The rate chart is entirely justifiable.

Now, the benefits of Black Car Service Indianapolis. Thus, you should take the chance to look good and do well.
Facing a Threat in Rydzz, Uber Starts To Diversify Business
By: Robert Dwight
Tags: Rydzz, Ridesharing, Rideshare, Lyft, Uber

Bitcoin has been a wakeup call for so many, especially tech firms. Digital wallets had been existing long before, but crypto currency has added so much more value to the service and the reactions have been quick in coming. Facebook is currently battling the US Congress and searching for viable partners for its crypto currency program, Libra, and now Uber is taking a dip in similar waters. The ridesharing juggernaut recently launched a new division, Uber Money, which will focus on giving drivers and couriers a dedicated platform with upgraded credit and debit cards, so they can get paid after each delivery. RYDZZ, a new start-up in the ridesharing industry will look at this move with a smile, as it proves how much of a threat it is to its competitors.

This new division, headed by Peter Hazlehurst, is an attempt by Uber to create new revenue streams, and encourage employees (oh wait, independent third party contractors) to stick with the company. Hazlehurst says this will give the contractors, access to financial services they have been excluded from, but as RYDZZ notes, alongside many drivers, it won’t give them the benefits and advantages Uber is withholding from them by not classifying them as employees. RYDZZ is launching in the near future and has already received massive support and backing from drivers, who want out of Uber and this latest development is evidence of how much Uber senses a major threat.

As ridesharing companies continue to make diversifying moves to counter the imminent arrival of a new and well prepared competitor in RYDZZ, the rookie startup is drinking from the cup of patience, getting the final details in place for a splash that will send major shock waves across the ridesharing market. Uber is just the most recent rival to sure up its defenses in anticipation.
Taxi Booking Android Application
Tags: Uber

PHP Scripts Mall developed a new advanced Taxi Booking Android Application for taxi business is the solution to get rid of all tensions regarding easy and quick booking, payments, management and more on. In today’s digital era, the industries are living their best time by combining a surfeit of mobile application development in there architecture to simplify the work process and gaining huge exposure in the international market.

Cab Booking Mobile App is essential for any taxi fleet to survive in today’s world which will help you approach more users, increase business profits and take bookings easily. The user-friendly Android Cab Booking App makes the process more simple and seamless management. In our application, both the users and drivers can register their account with their valid credentials and once the account is verified by admin they can login to the system. In the user side, the user can update their profile details and on the main page, the maps are displayed with real-time available taxi drivers.

Cab Booking Mobile App in the driver portal, the drivers has to submit the license proof, vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, and vehicle permit proof, to ensure the real drivers. After the user riding request is given the admin has to approve the request, and also able to see the total rides, earnings, etc. The user can enter their pickup, dropping location and also the current geo location as the pickup location. The rate is displayed for per Km and estimate cost will be enlightened, then the user can give riding request to the taxi drivers. Overall the customer booking experience has become much more intuitive, faster and mobile-friendly.

Here is a switch option which helps the driver to make them online or offline. After the request is accepted by the admin the user can mode of payment and the amount will be credited. This on-demand Taxi Booking Android Application happy to guide you through to ensure quality results.

The supreme part of our Cab Booking Mobile App is the master admin side where all the user, driving, drivers, payment and ride management are managed by the admin. The Android Cab Booking App is right for the booking, customer track and checks everything about the drivers and also end-to-end support.

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This Week in Rideshare: Control, Apple and Credit.
Tags: Instacart, Law, News, Apple, Uber

Uber takes back control, Apple eyes cars, and Instacart introduces credit cards. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

MONDAY 4/5/21

After Uber allowed California drivers to set their own prices, they’ve decided to revoke that right. Business Insider explains:

Too many drivers took advantage of the control Uber gave them, picking the most profitable rides while declining others, which made it harder for customers to get rides and hurt Uber’s business, the company said. The Chronicle reported that one-third of drivers turned down 80% of rides. Industry observers said the move is hardly surprising, but it undermines Uber’s claim that the changes were ever about anything more than dodging regulation.

TUESDAY 4/6/21

Credit: WSJ.com

With Apple eyeing the possibility of their own car, some very smart people over at Wall Street Journal decided to make their own…out of iPhone parts. WSJ has the video and added:

As tech companies become a key part of the auto industry, cars are looking more like giant computers on wheels. To understand why a tech giant like Apple might want to make a car, we built one out of iPhone parts.

WEDNESDAY 4/7/21

As the economy begins to open back up riders are facing a new problem: not enough drivers. Ars Technica explains:

Around this time last year, Uber and Lyft saw demand plunge for their flagship ride-hailing services as fear of the coronavirus kept most people at home. By May 2020, Uber’s ride bookings had plunged 80 percent from their level a year earlier. But now, as people get vaccinated and some states are relaxing public health restrictions, demand for rides is soaring. And Uber and Lyft are struggling to recruit enough drivers to meet their needs.

THURSDAY 4/8/21

As the demand for drivers continues, Uber has a message: “higher pay”. Yahoo! explains:

Uber Technologies Inc said U.S. drivers on their ride-hail platforms should take advantage of pay hikes as trip demand temporarily outstrips driver supply, but warned the windfall will not last. Uber’s Vice President of U.S. & Canada Mobility, Dennis Cinelli, in a blog post told drivers to take advantage of higher earnings before pay returns to pre-COVID-19 levels as more drivers return to the platform.

FRIDAY 4/9/21

It looks like Instacart and Doordash are eyeing your wallet. Business Insider explains:
This Week in Rideshare: A Virus, Richie, and Violence.
Tags: Lawyers, Apps, Uber, Lyft

Coronavirus puts drivers in a panic, LegalRideshare helps a flamenco guitarist, and drivers at risk of violence. LegalRideshare breaks it down.

MONDAY 2/3/20

As the Coronavirus spreads, so does the panic. Reports are now coming in that Asian passengers are experiencing discrimination from their drivers. CNBC explains:

“One member of a Facebook group with more than 12,000 Lyft and Uber drivers noted that at least five posts per day mention the virus. The member, who shared screenshots with CNBC, said that many drivers were saying they did not want to pick up riders of Asian descent and that it was not safe to do so.”

TUESDAY 2/4/20

Even after the heated exchange between the mayor of Chicago and Uber in the past, it appears there’s at least a peace treaty on one front. It’s been reported that Uber is contributing $100,000 toward boosting 2020 Census participation. ABC 7 Chicago adds:

“From the beginning, we made it clear that the city’s mobilization efforts would require coordination and partnership with Chicago’s corporate, philanthropic and community organizations, which is why we are grateful Uber will help ensure all our residents are counted,” Lightfoot said.

WEDNESDAY 2/5/20

Richie is a Lyft driver and a flamenco guitarist. Recently, he was involved in an accident that nearly cost him his chance to ever play again.

On Wednesday, we shared a video on how we helped him get the treatment, support and compensation he deserved.

THURSDAY 2/6/20

While a lot of stories cover the dangers of being a passenger in rideshare, The Guardian focused on the driver-side. Bryant Greening of LegalRideshare was interviewed to give his take:

“Crimes against ride-share drivers are grossly underreported. We get calls every day from drivers who have been victimized by passengers. It’s much more common than anybody really understands.”

FRIDAY 2/7/20

It appears Lyft is upping its safety / options game. In a post by Android Central, they indicate the updates coming to the platform:
Chilean platform focused on construction reaches the Mexican market
By: Alejandro Brega
Tags: Startups, Startups Mexico, Chilean, Mexico, Artificial

The growth of the economy in Latin America shows signs of stagnation, however, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) predicted a 1.3% growth for Mexico. While the figure is below government expectations, it is still a very attractive market for Chilean startup expansion.

The key elements

And is that its geographical location, political stability, inflation, laws for entrepreneurship and business synergy with the US, are the key elements that the Chilean entrepreneur seeks to grow. In this context, Cloud Quality — specialists in the management of quality and production of works — began operations in Mexico, implementing its technology in projects of the company Tierra y Armonía.

Quality Cloud is a software in the cloud of control, management and productivity in works that allows to monitor and control each phase of the project, as well as handle the statistical information of successes and errors in the constructions in real time, so that at the time of the delivery of the property, the satisfaction indicators do not go down.

The importance of the use of AI

Today they have incorporated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to their modules, to project and improve construction processes, becoming the first to use the data generated in the industry intelligently. As well as they have managed to reduce after-sales consultations in the projects that have implemented them.

“The use of data in an intelligent and applied way in the quality management of the works, is the first stone to reach the standards of the Japanese or German constructions. It is not enough to have data because yes, it is necessary to project them, interpret them to improve the experience “says Robinson Fuentes, co-founder of Cloud Quality.

The manual quality management process is what, in the opinion of the creators of Quality Cloud, delays the works harming the company and the customer. In this sense they detail that their solution is able to optimize the process of quality management of the works through the review of the processes, the daily control of the planning and the programming of the phases, ensuring compliance with the estimated times and with the quality offered, so that it is not the after-sales service that has to solve the mistakes of the past.

The Chilean challenge

The Chilean has set itself the challenge of operating in Guadalajara and Mexico City, cities that exceed 30 million inhabitants. In July, they formally signed the company constitution in Colombia, thus expanding the market for construction quality in Latin America.

During 2018, Calidad Cloud invoiced 900 thousand dollars and projected a 35% increase for 2019, without considering in those numbers its expansion to Mexico.
Go with the best Provider of Manufacturing in Mexico
By: Shelter Company
Tags: Mexico

Shelter manufacturing in Mexico, the present version of the old maquiladora system is beginning to look better and better. The increasing costs and controlling problems required by ever obtrusive state regulators on businesses, small business owners are again looking at ways they can website and raise some of the extra cost requirements keeping up with improving guidelines.

In a world of specialization, it makes more sense for smaller manufacturing operations to focus on producing goods and creating their own Mexican human resources infrastructure. These can be as different as information access or as complicated as finish production procedures to turn recyclables into completed products. Protection of production indicates working with a Spanish possessed company southern of the boundary who works some of the labor-intensive projects of production or service companies.

Since all we know that there are a number of reasons that foreign companies choose to set up manufacturing operations in through shelter companies in Mexico. Mexico through keeps the whole security programs with the services that one needs to get around the problems. Reasons are numerous for choosing a Mexico security system as it indicates by which to start and keep low-cost and low-risk manufacturing features. Mexico Shelter provides the companies with the best shelter program that is needed.

This manufacturing company establishes wholly-owned subsidiaries in Mexico having personnel that are very well versed in Mexico’s labor law in their organization, for this, Click Here BC Manufacturing. Producers that set up wholly-owned subsidiaries in Mexico must have workers that are very well certified in Mexico’s work law in their organization, as well as a link to people that have Mexican lawful abilities. Protection companies in Mexico provide complete security applications with the services that they need to get around these problems, as well as a lot of others.

Shelter companies in Mexico are, with the end goal of Mexican work law, the business of record, the haven organization can when conceivable; reallocate laborers from organizations from those that are laying off representatives to other customer organizations that have an interest for manufacturing laborers. Shelter Company Mexico manufactures in Mexico through the safe house programs with the heading that they need to investigate these issues, similarly as a huge gathering of others.
CFWIJ remembering Anabel Flores Salazar who was murdered in Mexico
By: Women In Journalism
Tags: Mexico, Journalism

Anabel Flores Salazar was a reporter for the local newspaper El Sol de Orizaba and a contributor to two other local news outlets, El Buen Tono and El Mundo de Orizaba.

On February 8th 2017, she was abducted from her home in the city of Orizaba, in the state of Veracruz. Her abduction was not widely reported and only came to light two days later when was found dead in the neighbouring state of Puebla on 9 February.

We at the Coalition For Women In Journalism, take this time to remember Anabel Flores Salazar and invite you to honor her memory.

Anabel was indeed a courageous journalist who covered the crime and justice beat for Veracruz newspaper El Sol de Orizaba, but her placement automatically brought a threatening field of reporting for her. One of her last stories had been about a store owner who had been shot dead.

She also reported on murders and car accidents. In her reports, Salazar investigated local crimes such as vehicle accidents and police duties. She often wrote about murders and specifically the murders of young females in her region.

Veracruz is one of the most dangerous regions. Out of 11 journalists killed in direct retaliation for their work in Mexico since 2011, 6 were either killed in Veracruz or had reported in the state, during the same time period, 3 other journalists have gone missing in the state.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism CFWIJ finds the ongoing murders and attacks targeting journalists in Mexico without any means of follow up or punishment, alarming.

Crime does not only involve unsolved murders of women journalists in Mexico, but bullying, death threats and online harassment have been growing in the past months according to our Data.

CFWIJ doubts that these cases are not being tackled closely due to political impunity. The failure or inability to penalize criminals in Mexico has been a widespread phenomenon.
Remembering Alicia Diaz Gonzalez: A brave Mexican journalist killed in Monterrey- Mexico
By: Women In Journalism
Tags: Mexico, Journalism

This month last year, our colleague Alicia Diaz Gonzalez was killed in Mexico. In honor of her memory the Coalition For Women In Journalism will be thinking about Alicia this May.

On May 25th, 2018 Alicia Diaz Gonzalez became the fifth Mexican journalist to be killed in 2018 alone, in a violent attack at her home in Monterrey, Mexico.

Gonzalez was found dead in her home, having apparently been severely beaten.

The 52-year-old reporter was a collaborator* of the newspaper El Financiero y Reforma, since early January 2018. She was a financial writer for one of Mexico’s largest publications, as described by many.

Gonzalez had been working as a journalist since the 1990’s. She first wrote for Mexico’s El Norte before moving over to El Financiero in January. Her beat did not include any coverage tied to organized crime or the ongoing territorial disputes within drug cartels.

Her friends wrote about her on Twitter expressing the loss: “Her name was Alicia Diaz Gonzalez, she was beaten to death in her house in Monterrey. Until when? Enough of impunity, we want the state to guarantee our security.”

During May 2018, radio journalist Juan Carlos Huerta was shot dead as he left his home in a suburb of Villahermosa in southeast Mexico.

His murder took place one year after journalist Javier Valdez, who received international recognition for his coverage of drug trafficking, was shot dead in his native Culiacan, Sinaloa, where powerful cartels operate.

He was pulled from his car on May 15, 2017, and shot 12 times.

At least five journalists, including Alicia Diaz Gonzalez, have been murdered in Mexico so far in 2018. At least two were killed as a direct result of their work, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a journalist with more than 100 reporters killed since 2000. Most of those crimes remain unpunished.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism CFWIJ finds the ongoing murders and attacks targeting journalists in Mexico without any means of follow up or punishment, alarming. We urge the authorities to provide a better and safer environment for journalists in

Mexico and specifically women journalists. Crime does not only involve unsolved murders of women journalists in Mexico, but bullying, death threats and online harassment have been growing in the past months according to our Data.

Both online trolling and physical harassment in Mexico has been on the rise.

The CFWIJ believes this is mostly due to the impunity with which crimes and threats against women journalists are committed. Among over a dozen cases of attacks and murders of women journalists in Mexico, not a single one has been thoroughly investigated or given the opportunity of justice.

*a widely used term in the journalism industry is ‘fixer’ — we at the CFWIJ strictly discourage the term fixer and encourage replacing it with more respectful terms. We propose ‘coordinator’ as a more appropriate term to be used
November 16, 2020 — bridge21 weekly update
By: Will Madden
Tags: Remittances, Fintech, Mexico, Blockchain, Payments

Exchange rates head lower as Banxico holds benchmark rate at 4.25%

Banxico holds benchmark interest rate at 4.25%

Banxico (Mexico’s Central Bank) unexpectedly kept its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% on Thursday, citing inflationary pressures. The market expected a 0.25% cut to 4%.

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This is great news for carry traders (who borrow US Dollars to buy MX Pesos and earn a higher rate of interest on their MX Pesos) and will apply downward pressure on the USD:MXN exchange rate, as it remains as profitable to hold MXN and earn interest.

Not surprisingly, the exchange rate market reacted three days before the announcement, with rates crashing all the way to 20.0354 on Monday before recovering.

There is strong support at 19–20 levels, so barring some sort of major disruption, we see rates heading sideways and up from here.

Longer-term USD:MXN rate forecast

Our long-term forecast remains unchanged. As the US election resolves itself, we expect higher exchange rates in the coming months.

Best regards,

Will -bridge21

The content in this article is for informational purposes only. You should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. While we took care to share correct information from reputable sources, bridge21 cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information.
…and what are your weaknesses?
By: Robert Mion
Tags: Psychology, Job Interview, Self-awareness, Self Improvement, Behavior Change

…and what are your weaknesses?

I’m observant

I often call attention to something I notice. Most things that I notice seem unintuitive or poorly designed, and that makes me chuckle. The chuckling can make people think I’m not taking things seriously.

I’m direct

If I sense a miscommunication — my goal is to ensure someone else understands me, but I may get the sense that they don’t — then I will address that miscommunication head-on in attempts to arrive at my desired outcome. I’m learning to temper my directness for people of different cultures who often negatively receive it.

I’m scientific

When the critique is ‘I don’t like it’, I will continue pressing until I uncover the root of that person’s subjective bias. This series of questioning can seem defensive or personal if taken too far, though that is never my intent.

I’m a ‘get it done’ person

Antonyms: ‘Perfectionist’, ‘Get it right’ person, ‘Pixel-perfect’

I’m unexcitable

With more knowledge — gained from books, articles, podcasts, documentaries, conversations, webinars, etc. — comes a better understanding of what humans are capable of: good and bad. Thus, most news receives from me the following response: “Ya, I see how that could have happened”, instead of “OMG”

I’m confident

Because it helps me persuade others that my ideas are worth pursuing

I’m aggressive

Antonyms: shy, modest, passive

I’m constantly re-evaluating my strengths and weaknesses

Seeking to increase the former and decrease the latter
5 Deadly Job Interview Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Tags: Career Advice, Job Interview, Careers, Relationships, Resume

You’ve spent days searching through job ads and crafting the perfect resumes and cover letters. Now you have a job interview scheduled, and you have only one opportunity to convince your interviewer.

But the question is: Do you know what not to do? No matter how much you impress your interviewer in other ways, these 5 deadly job interview mistakes could kill your chances of being hired.

Being Unprepared

Research the company beforehand, on its website and elsewhere. Read reviews about them on different sites, and study job ads the company has posted. You can learn a lot about the company from job descriptions and requirements for other jobs, not just the job you’re applying for. Search local job boards and sites like Monster and Indeed.

Clean up your profiles

Bring several copies of your resume to the interview because you never know who might request for one. Bring your list of references neatly formatted. Avoid being late to the interview venue, it could salvage the interview for you. Bring your ID documents and other things that the interviewer instructed that you bring.

Appearing Disengaged

Your words may indicate that you’re the one to hire, but your body language might contradict your words. Crossed arms, leaning too far back or forward, poor eye contact, distracting movements, and other body languages can make you appear detached.

Remember, you have to be poised, confident, and organized right from when you enter the reception area. Smile at the receptionist and also the interviewer, but don’t smile too much. Be enthusiastic; Let your demeanor show that you’re ready to do the job.

Acting Inappropriately

Interviewers are for assessing your personality and manners as well as your skills and experience. Acting inappropriately can be more deadly beyond your imagination. Getting a little personal during the interview can help you or hurt you. If the interviewer leads the conversation to a personal level, finding common interests or hobbies can be a plus.

Be enthusiastic about them and use them to show that you’re a well-rounded person. Watch your language as well. A job interview is not the place to swear. Be friendly, listen, and take part in the conversation on a professional level.

Not Setting the Path Forward

The end of the interview is the beginning of the next steps. Neglect these steps or take the wrong ones, and that job you almost had could disappear.

Before you finish the interview, ask the interviewer for his or her business card, and send a thank-you note the next day.

Thank-you notes aren’t common, but it is a great way for you to stand out. Avoid generic notes, use the interviewer’s name and mention the specific interview.

Remember, your professionalism goes a long way in securing your dream job. Be mindful of these five deadly mistakes and also:
How to Face a Job Interview as Fresher or Even Experienced
By: Interview Expert
Tags: Interview, Job Interview, Interview Tips, Interview Preparation, How To Interview

One should begin with getting their mind fixed with the thing which can assist them with better concentration. One should plan a long time before the scheduled interview.

If you are really worried about how to interview, it is important to be proficient and sure. They watch ranges of abilities, yet in addition they check non-verbal communication.

Try not to show your strain in an interview, be cool to confront the interview.

Try not to make any stupendous thing out of strain. In fact, even the employers check job seekers clothing as well.

Freshers become extremely on edge while confronting their first job interview. They should plan a long time before the interview to defeat this nervousness. Hardly any focuses which one should remember

Preparation: Fresher should get ready certainly before an interview.

Endorsements and archives: Check every one of the authentications and records required for a meet.

Resume: First thing which selection representative watches, is the resume of the applicant. This should be exact and should cover significant ranges of abilities. If aptitudes are significant to the organization this can include an additional point. Try not to inconvenience yourself by including pointless details which you can’t reply during the interview.

Details of the company: Study about the association before going to meet. If possible think about the association their work culture from companions/seniors. Thinking about the association will assist you with addressing addresses like why this firm and so on.

Tech talk: Know your subject well. Keep your nuts and bolts solid. Most questioners get some information about the undertakings which you have done. So be sure about that. You can give mock interviews for both hr and specialized round.

The presentation: Tell me about yourself. This is questioner most loved question. Record the insights regarding yourself and practice it well. Tell just the pertinent subtleties. Notice any uncommon aptitudes which you have. Be certain about your methodology while telling about yourself.

Quality and shortcoming: Interviewer may get some information about your quality and shortcoming. So set yourself up. Know your capacities and potential well. Show your entire being admirably. Show shortcoming which is in a way positive.

Dress Well: First impression is the last impression. Be set up with formal dress. Don’t hesitate to groom yourself to introduce best which is agreeable and suitable for the interview.

Be perfectly punctual: Do not be late for the interview. Arrive at the scene early so you have sufficient opportunity to unwind.

Be sure: Answer all the inquiry with certainty. Keep in touch with the questioner. Try not to shake legs or chomp nails. This will show that you are nervous.

At the end, it is definitely suggested that you should be enough confident but never overdo with that and be prepared with your the best if you are really worried about how to interview.
The perfect tech employee
By: Izadora Batista
Tags: Job Interview, Skills Development, Technology, Job Hunting, Tech

1 — Thrive in “organized chaos”

“Organized chaos” means a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals.

Adaptabilty is a must. Rigid routines do not have a place in the modern workplace anymore.

There is no company in the world where everything is growing at the same rate. That same thing goes in our personal life, everyone is struggling. If you’re thinking that other people have figured it out while you’re the only one in chaos, that’s where your thinking has gone sideways.

2 — Eager to learn

A Learning Mindset is important in the tech sphere, since every other day there is innovation, such as a new software or programming language.

The employee must be able to embrace change as modern day comes and things become obsolete.

3 — Culture Alignment

That happens when employees and eadership are on the same page regarding an organization’s purpose and core values.

Those employees who embrace their culture and hold the organization’s mission as their own are more engaged in their work and in the organization as a whole.

It is a win- win situation!

4 — Out-Of-The-Box Problem Solving

Getting from point A to point B. Thinking differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective can have a powerful and positive effect on your career.

Giving a solution to a problem questioning the status quo is a good thing. Here’s why: greater perspective and higher-quality work.

5— An Innate Drive To Hustle

The famous CEO minset.

While an employee is down in the trenches, where the view is obstructed and can’t seem to see past the end of the job, the CEO knows exactly where the company is headed. The valuable ability to see the big picture and make long-term decisions that affect the whole organization.

So the CEO Mindset is about looking at the big picture and know what you’re working towards.

6 — Passion for the Product

No amount of skill will make up for a lack of passion. If someone does not show that fire inside them for the company and the product they create, they might as well go home.

Ask insightful questions that show you have done your research and you can confidently talk about their product. Show your excitement!

7 — Accountability

The term goes beyond the search for culprits for something not having happened. The term is also related to the organizational commitment of leaders and followers with the good results in the company, the transparency of the acts, the accountability and the protagonism in the execution of their own tasks.

In the corporate context, we can think of accountability as rendering accounts and generating results through proactive actions in favor of something bigger.

8 — Collaboration

“No man is an island.”

In the modern workplace, everyone has to work together across disciplines and at every level. Specially in a tech organization where everything is interconnected.From development teams, to product, bussiness and marketing, the communication must always be open.
How to Ace Your Next Veterinary Job Interview
By: Ben Caplan
Tags: Veterinarian, Interview, Career Advice, Veterinary, Job Interview

You’ve worked hard, you’ve updated your resume, and you’ve finally scored an interview for your dream veterinary job! But now that the interview is coming up, the real work starts: trying to impress your interviewer with your skills and make the dream job a reality. Going for an interview at an esteemed veterinary clinic or animal care facility can be intimidating, no matter where you are in your career at a vet or vet tech. But we’ve compiled some tips to help showcase your talent and make a favorable impression on your future employer.

Get to know the practice

How do you familiarize yourself with the practice you are interviewing at? Do you have a strong grasp of what this clinic has to offer? Doing your research on the background the practice is essential in looking informed for your interview. Some things to make a special note of when you do your research are to find out what kind of patients they service, including whether they serve small pets or large animals; find out a bit about the layout of the practice, the grounds, and the backgrounds of the hiring managers; and if the practice or any of its employees were recognized for awards or notable recognition.

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How to Improve Your Job Interview Skills?
By: Interview Expert
Tags: Skills, Interview, Job Interview, Interview Tips, Interview Skills

Getting a secured job in a good organization is that everyone dreams of. To get your desired job, you need to proceed through some phases of interview sessions. Giving an interview is all about how you present yourself in front of your employers. You resume screens all your qualification along with your skills. Now you have to show your talent, personality, and enthusiasm to your employers so that they can positively keep their eyes on you. One thing you should keep in mind that your first impression is your last impression. To grasp the attention of the employers, you should improvise your job interview skills.

Being eye-catchy in the interview session is necessary for earning your dream job. Thus, you need to ensure some necessary tips to boost your interview skills up. The below points will illustrate the tips.

• Develop your communication skills: The main element that can improve your job interview skills is communication skills. You should develop both your verbal and non-verbal skills up to snatch the attention of the employers. To improve your verbal communication skills, you can practice answering the typical interview questions that can be asked for the post you have been applied for or selected. Being confident and providing a positive approach can screen you improved non-verbal skills.

• Dress properly: Dress sense plays a vital role to advance your job interview skills. You should maintain the dress code of the company. Research properly about the company’s dress code. Besides, you need to wear a decent dress properly that makes you presentable and approachable as well.

• Listen to your employers carefully: Another vital step to be taken for uplifting your job interview skills is that you have to listen to your employers carefully. When your employers will be illustrating their company or your job role, you need to listen to them properly. Even, you can ask them questions related to their company or the position you are seeking. It can screen you interesting for the designation to the eyes of your employers.

• Talk decently: To improve your job interview skills, you should talk decently to your employers. Talk to the points. Do not show yourself loquacious. You should be confident while talking to employers.

One thing you should keep in mind that you should make yourself presentable. The tips described above will surely help you immensely to upgrade your job interview skills.
Everyday the Taker, One Day The Giver
By: Emmanuel Umoru
Tags: Economy, Life, Borrowing, Debt, Money

If there’s anything praiseworthy about my mother (& they’re many), it’s that she very early on in my life, drilled the notion into me (and my siblings) that I shouldn’t lobby over people’s resources or else they’d get tired of me. I praise her to this day for helping me inculcate such a perspective. Honestly. I learned to borrow people’s resources & show them what’s in it for them, refusing to be a liability to anybody.

It makes sense to guard your mind against poverty-laden habits. It also makes sense to invest in social refinement, so that you won’t see your friends’ resources & begin to think they have more than you do. Condition your mind to see Earth’s vast resources. Show people what they stand to gain if they lend you their resources, even if they’re your friends.

Aren’t you tired of see finish (Nigerian creole for contempt as a result of too much familiarity)? Gather yourself. Get yourself together. You’ll need help. But make it easy for people to want to help you. Respect people’s privacy & resources.

Condition your mind to return your friend’s comb. Aha! 😏

Promise yourself that you’d get your own car with time. Let your friends see that you’re making genuine efforts to grow your own resource base and that you’re a giver too. When in the company of people who have liquid cash you seem to need, make sure you’ve got something intangible to give them: an idea, suggestion, optimized process flow, food . . . Something you can give genuinely, & not just for what you can get.

My friends & buddies know that I’m always ready to evaluate their business systems and spot clogs in their business structure. I do it unconsciously, and not just for what I can get. It is who I am — a giver. Now, I have friends I’ve given things that I never got back. These people are still in my life because they’re givers. At several points in time, we’ve taken from each other without returning. We didn’t give to ourselves transactionally but by virtue of our nature — givers. And over the years, we didn’t resent each other.

Why won’t I want to keep giving to such people?