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While the inherently cyclical oil and gas (OG) industry has encountered many challenges over the past decade, the continued global demand for oil and natural gas is expected to drive major growth in the years to come. But to support this growth, HR teams will need to play a significant role in the hiring and …
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Jul
Jul
Think about the last time you read a textbook: You were most likely counting down the minutes until you could close the book, open a pint of ice cream and finish that movie you were watching. Textbooks aren’t traditionally associated with warm, fuzzy feelings, and may remind you of stuffy high school classrooms and standardized …
20
Jun
Jun
To be a successful marketer, it’s critical to stay on top of the industry terms and tactics that are constantly changing in today’s digital landscape. Take mobile marketing, for example: More than $100 billion was spent on mobile advertising last year, accounting for more than 50% of all digital ad expenditure globally. That’s a nearly …
07
Jun
Jun
If you work with global teams, you know how important it is to communicate using a common language. While it’s crucial to identify the right candidates as early as possible, properly assessing language skills during the hiring process can be challenging, time-consuming and costly. Take the guesswork out of recruiting and stop wasting time talking to …
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May
May
2017 is the year of the job seeker. According to trusted sources like Fortune and Indeed, the global economy is gradually recovering from the Great Recession and more employers are looking to hire—but there’s a smaller pool of talented candidates to choose from than in previous years. This is great news for job seekers hoping …
Case Studies, Educational Technology, HR Trends & Insights, Learning & Development, Training Methodology
The Future of English Language Learning is Mobile
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May
May
It’s been estimated that more than 2.3 billion people will be smartphone users in 2017—an almost 150% increase in just three years and climbing. And for the first time in history, more people are accessing the internet using a mobile device than a desktop computer. These numbers are staggering and the shift to mobile is …
05
May
May
Imagine you’re an emergency room nurse, managing multiple life-threatening injuries in a hectic environment, rushing alongside dozens of other medical professionals to get a patient in critical condition the treatment he needs to survive. Now imagine having to do all that in a language you’re not comfortable speaking. When you need to learn English for …
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Apr
Apr
Every language learner has his or her own unique needs, which is why it can be so difficult for educators to give entire groups of students the personalized language support they need in a traditional classroom setting—there simply isn’t enough time! Uniube, a Brazilian university with about 25,000 students, understands this problem well. The school …
Learning & Development, News, Training Methodology
Voxy Learners Share Proof of Their Success in New Research Study
13
Apr
Apr
The Voxy Education team will travel to Barcelona next week for TBLT 2017, an international conference on Task-Based Language Teaching. So today we’re sharing a sneak peek of the new research the team will be presenting! TBLT is a proven approach to teaching second languages and it forms the foundation of Voxy’s methodology. TBLT tells …
05
Apr
Apr
The global economy is changing, which means the way we communicate with each other in the workplace is changing, too. Teams and companies are increasingly international, and we need English as a common language to foster collaboration and communication now more than ever. But not everyone’s learning goals are the same—every job carries its own …