Collaboration technology and its applications in group work

Collaboration technology has a variety of uses in a school setting and even business settings. This technology can particularly be very beneficial to students working on group projects. Collaboration technology gives students an additional way to communicate with one another; this proves very effective because students are generally “always busy” and don’t have time to meet as a group.

Collaboration technologies make it easy to work on one project simultaneously from different locations. Document sharing and editing is just one of the benefits students can utilize when working together on a project. These technologies also can provide chatting, photo sharing, presentation editing, and many other applications that can aid group productivity. Classroom group work is much more efficient with the use of collaboration technologies and needs to be utilized more often.

What you know, or who you know?

When job searching, it can at times seem like you will never find anything because you don’t "know someone". Sometimes it seems like employers do not even give you a second glace unless they have a relational obligation to do so. While knowing someone can be a very helpful resource to have, I believe it does not get you a job.

A job search can definitely be made easier if you know someone; it gives you an easy place to start. Knowing someone in a business gets you in the door and possibly an automatic interview. However, once you get to an interview it no longer matters if you have an “in”. To get through an interview it solely depends on what you know. At this point, the only benefit of knowing someone in the business is for a reference. Your knowledge of the company and your qualifications are the things that will get you hired. When job hunting, knowing someone will only get you so far. What you know is essentially what will get you a job.

Appropriate attire for business interview

The way that you dress for an interview tells many things about yourself. One of the most important things that your dress represents is the respect you have for the interviewer and also the company you are interviewing for.

As a start, appropriate dress consists of well-fitted, modest clothes. You don't want your outfit to be the focus of the interview, and definitely not the only thing that they remember. Also, even if the normal business wear is casual, you should dress up for the interview to pay compliment to the interviewer and to show that you are taking the job seriously. Men should wear a nice suit, silk tie, dress socks, and belt to match the shoes. A dark suit and white shirt is usually appropriate for men. Conservative colors are always best for both men and women. Extreme fashions and colors should always be avoided. Women should wear either a two-pieced suit or skirt to an interview. Women should keep in mind the length of their skirt so that it will at least cover their thighs when sitting down. Lastly, women should be conservative with their makeup and perfume as to not distract from the interview.

The main thing to remember when dressing for a business interview is that you want to look like you deserve the job you are applying for. You want to look nice, but not distracting in any way. You want them to remember you for your ideas and not for the outfit you wore.