Work Life

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Standalone, on-site workers include banking clerks, retail, manufacturing, processing, and food prep jobs and are classic candidates for automation or simplification and outsourcing.  Traditional back-office roles like accounting, finance, data entry, assembly, machine operators, and HR are becoming redundant.

Automotive 113

Automotive Data Entry Finance Technology 113

Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

Instead of taking a big loss on inventory, ruining the relationship with our vendor, or forcing the now off-brand pink materials into circulation and damaging our retail partnerships, we repurposed the pink materials into a Valentine’s Day-themed promotional product line. And so, we started losing customers and sales.

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving Sales Software Consulting 98

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 9, 2022

I manage a very busy retail pharmacy. Like, should we be showing on our resumes that we started out as data entry, then promoted to admin, then promoted to project manager? It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. My employee walks off the job to cry … every day.

Interviewing 41

Interviewing Salary Data Entry Promotion 41

Insperity

JANUARY 31, 2011

Now all sectors of the economy, not just manufacturing or retail, are realizing that high-quality, time-tested software quickly pays for itself. Any time data entry is handled manually, especially when spread throughout organizational departments, you’ll most likely find human error.

Payroll 100

Payroll Data Entry Small Business Manufacturing 100

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I’m a recent college grad and I’ve been working retail in my college town since last summer, applying to a lot of other jobs with no luck. I do data entry and clerical stuff for an insurance broker. — but unless there’s a clear job-related reason your employer needs to know, I’d leave it alone.

Data Entry 39

Data Entry Retail Legal Banking 39

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 11, 2021

“I had an interview for a retail company. “Many years ago I was temping, doing data entry in an accounting department. Again, it’s daytime. Crème brûlée, if anyone’s wondering. Served with a side of mortification.” She said that my resume was amazing and it was more of a chat than an interview. The insult.

Data Entry 52

Data Entry Interviewing Retail Banking 52

Work Life

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This shift is already underway: A McKinsey report notes that AI could automate up to 70% of routine tasks in sectors like finance, retail, and customer service. Certain Entry-Level Roles Will Face Extinction What happens when machines take over entry-level jobs ? Automation is rapidly reshaping the labor market.

Data Entry 98

Data Entry Prioritization Problem-Solving Technology 98