Beyond the Quad

Corporate training programs are no longer optional, and here’s why. By 2022, 54% of all workers will need re-skilling and up-skilling. This is according to the 2018 World Economic Forum report. Opportunity for personal development is now a major reason for accepting a job offer. This is due to technological advancements and the fear of …

In 1989, Jack Welch, CEO at General Electric, endorsed Steve Kerr to the position of Chief Learning Officer. His job was to ensure employees were content, developed, engaged, and retained. Three decades later, businesses worldwide have faced unimagined learning disruption.  Many organizations have embraced “on the job” learning that uses instructor-led training technology to empower …

Hiring employees is one thing but getting them to yield desirable results is the sum of many factors, including training. Proper training and professional development are indispensable to forward-thinking firms but are often left to HR—who might be already overwhelmed. A company needs to understand that employees are an invaluable resource and invest in employee …

The business world has finally perceived design as a Unique Selling Point of change. According to research from Forrester,  every $1 spent on UX today brings in $100 more (9900% ROI). This tectonic shift has sparked Design Thinking, which takes the UX career beyond marketing, to the design methods that solve familiar business problems. These …

Say ‘tech,’ and the images that come to mind are of a bespectacled Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or even Mark Zuckerberg.  Despite the whole world screaming themselves hoarse about gender equality, tech continues to be a male-dominated field. Making it challenging for women to climb up the career ladder. During a study conducted by PwC …

A quarter of Americans are actively planning to leap into an alternative career path in 2023. You are not alone. The first roadblock will be to market yourself in a new field with no proven track record. You’ll hit another roadblock (funding) if you decide to beef up your skills with an MBA or other …

If you’ve risen through the ranks from an entry-level junior designer to a mid-level role, kudos to you. You’ve come a long way in your product designer career advancement. However, as far as career development goes, there’s more room at the top.  Unfortunately, from here on, how your career path progresses depends on skills outside …

It’s no secret that every company includes several departments performing varied functions.  The departments facilitating seamless coordination between them — ensuring products and services of the highest quality reach consumers at the earliest — are the operations managers. In most corporations, Business Operations Manager is a designation earned after years of experience. To become one, …

Biomedical engineering is a new field and is one of the fastest-growing engineering disciplines. With advancements in technology and the need for better innovative healthcare, there’s a rising need for skilled biomedical engineers to bridge the gap.  Biomedical engineering ranks #5 in the list of best engineering jobs. However, there are several different career paths …