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Calendar management could be one of the most challenging tasks for HR Managers. You could be the best in your field but you cannot deliver outstanding results and earn clients’ respect without impeccable scheduling assistance. Blogger of Fistful of Talent, Laurie Ruettimann, tells us the story of a great HR …

Some 74 percent of Turks believe a flexible working arrangement encourages a greater sense of responsibility and time management, shows a study. A majority of Turkish people believe flexible working is a critical measure to achieving higher productivity, finds the latest Regus survey. “This result confirms that in any economic …

In collaboration with Istanbul Bilgi University, Datassist will conduct a training programme in human resources and payroll at santralİstanbul on February 5-26th. The programme will last 34 hours with half and full day lectures. Please contact us for further information. The 26th Human Resources and Payroll Training programme of Datassist …

The question “What’s your major?” has gone from being a cheesy pickup line to something much more imperative these days as employers require broader skills from college graduates. Whether you major in anthropology or chemical engineering, companies are looking for a skill set that may go beyond your school’s core …

The latest report from the OECD is optimistic that unemployment across the world’s developed economies may fall slightly next year despite further rises in a number of European countries. The OECD says young people continue to face record unemployment levels, with rates exceeding 60 percent in Greece and around 40 …

The worst employment numbers are in Turkey among all OECD countries, according to a new survey of the organization. Employment levels are lowest in Turkey (48 percent), Greece (56 percent) and Hungary (56 percent) while are highest in Iceland (79 percent), Switzerland (79 percent) and Norway (75 percent). Nearly 66 …

As a natural result of the global and mobile workforce, geographic borders are losing their importance. As an HR Professional or entrepreneur, we are required to know not only our local labor law but also regional and even international labor law in order to operate in different markets. In the …

By Anthony Sattin The French designer has looked beyond the old town to open a hotel in one of the city’s liveliest streets. Most travellers to Istanbul stay in Sultanahmet, in the shadow of the Ayasofya and Topkapi palace, or down on the shore of the Bosphorus, but that is …

The private pension’s volume increased by 4.5 folders in two months. Turkey’s new private pension system, which assures a 25 percent state contribution, has led to a rise in the number of applications by 200,000 in the first two months of this year, from the same period a year earlier, …

   Susan Fowler ISTANBUL — Khalid Khreis, a Jordanian artist, is on a mission to fight reductionist notions of contemporary Middle Eastern art. As curator of an exhibition at the Pera Museum in Istanbul, running through April 21, he has included paintings, sculptures, engravings and ceramics by 44 artists spanning …