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The Top 3 Ways to Find Unadvertised Job Openings
Employment studies suggest 70 to 80% of job openings are unadvertised. The hidden job market often contains the most attractive positions and the highest salaries.
What to Do When An Interviewer Asks You to Describe Yourself
“Tell me about yourself,” is often the first question you hear at a job interview. Learn how to describe yourself quickly and compellingly so you can land more job offers.
Feeling Blue at Work? Find Joy in Your Job With These Techniques
Your work can come with challenges that suck the joy out of your day. By making a conscious effort, you’ll soon start to view your job differently.
How To Improve Office Morale with Gratitude and Teamwork
When you’re working within a team you have to put personal interests aside and focus on the collective. If you don’t, tempers flare and trouble ensues. Teams composed of members who can’t put differences aside don’t win. Put simply: you won’t achieve the success you want if you aren’t focused on the common goal.
Managing High Job Expectations
Managing high job expectations can be challenging, but it isn’t impossible. You simply need to develop coping skills so your stress never gets the best of you. In fact, you can learn how to deal with the stress of high job expectations in a way that allows you to become more effective at your job!
How to Prepare for a High Profile Job Interview – And Get Hired!
With a high profile job interview coming up, it’s important to practice some effective, job-winning strategies that can help you outshine your competition. What’s important is that you present the true picture and paint it well!
A Foolproof Formula for Showing Your Boss You Have Potential
Showing your boss that you have potential is essential whether you want to climb up the ladder to senior management or be picked for interesting projects.
It’s Playoff Time
If you’re a fan of college football you know exactly what I’m talking about. The last few teams standing are in a battle to be named National Champion (#RollTide). But, it’s also playoff time for you if you’re career minded.
How to Develop Management Experience Even if You’re Not a Manager
How can you get a management position when you lack management experience? While you may not be able to list the title of manager on your resume, there are plenty of ways to demonstrate that you’re ready to assume more responsibility.
A Surefire Formula for Boosting Your Confidence at Work
Radiating confidence makes it easier to move ahead at work, and each success helps to build your self-esteem. If you doubt your abilities or feel insecure speaking up in meetings, you can still turn things around by training yourself to become more poised.
It’s Black Friday – Invest in You Today!
It’s Black Friday and the world is hitting their favorite online or big box retailers trying to make a dent in their Christmas shopping list. While you’re shopping for everyone else, don’t forget to add you to the list. Today’s a great day to invest in yourself.
What’s Gratitude Got To Do With My Career?
This week it’s easy to think about being thankful. But what about at 6AM when the alarm goes off on Monday morning? Does career and gratitude mix? I happen to think so.
12 Constructive Things To Do While You’re Unemployed
If you’re currently searching for a job, you already know a big part of your routine is waiting around. In fact, given that some aspects of finding employment tend to feel like they’re beyond your control, engaging in meaningful activities can boost your mood and make you a more attractive job candidate.
Top 10 Steps to Career Success
Ever wonder why some people get promoted, receive raises, and are more respected at work? Here’s 10 things successful people do differently than others. They build a personal brand that gets them noticed and helps them gain visibility in today’s work environment.
What Will You Do When You Get a Video Job Interview?
Use these suggestions to make the most of a video job interview. Video job interviews are becoming more common because they’re cost-efficient and convenient. A recent article published by ONREC highlights the fact that 79% of employers are now conducting video interviews whereas that number was more like 22% prior to the pandemic. What’s more it shows that over 60% intent to keep using video interviews moving forward.
How to Build a Reading Habit That Will Last a Lifetime
Reading is a great habit that will improve your brain health, lower your blood pressure, entertain and open the door to career opportunities.
57 Days and Counting…
Have you been thinking about a job change? Did you know now is your perfect time to prepare? There are 57 days left until we ring in 2022 and the great thing is you only need 30 to craft a personal brand that sets you up for career success.
Why You Need Mentors
If you have effectively built your personal brand to include a network or people who can help you succeed, you’re miles ahead of everyone else. Let’s look at why you need a mentor.
Why a Mentor is Critical and How to Find One
Success is made easier with a mentor if you know how to find the right one. Do you know the right questions to ask?
Transform Your Career by Developing Emotional Intelligence for the Workplace
As more studies show emotional intelligence improves employee productivity and job performance, it becomes a more coveted skill in the office.
The Secret to Working Successfully with Slackers
Working with a slacker who doesn’t pull their weight at the office can create stress. Here’s some tips to help you succeed in the workplace.
What Will You Do if a Coworker Takes Advantage of You?
Being helpful is part of being a team player, but being a doormat can undermine your career and peace of mind. Learn how to achieve balance, so you can be supportive and respected.
Advance Your Career by Making an Internal Transfer
If you’re considering a career change, don’t forget to look where you are first. An internal transfer can provide many of the advantages of a new position without the risks of looking for a completely new job.
Five Ways to Lower Stress in Your Professional Life
Having a career, co-workers, and customers means you have stress. Here’s five ways to conquer stress in your professional life.
Become an Expert in Your Field – Perfecting Your Skills and Delegating Your Weaknesses
If you want to stand out from the crowd or competition at work, then you need to be seen as an expert in your field. But these personal branding tips to work and start building your reputation today.
3 Clever Ways to Get Noticed in a Pool of Job Hunters
Getting yourself noticed in the midst of everyone else searching for a job is tough but it’s doable if you consistently build your personal brand with a career focus.
You Need To Be The Brand
Whether you’re building a business as an entrepreneur or your designing the perfect career path, your personal brand matters. I just finished reading Be The Brand by Mike Kim. While his book is geared toward entrepreneurs building their business, so much of what he shared can be tweaked and used for career building too.
Modern Rules for Diversifying Your Network
Use these tips and discover the benefits of diversifying your network by reaching out to friends and strangers from all walks of life.
Back to Basics: Networking Inside Your Company
Boost your job satisfaction and advance your career by networking inside your own company. These tips will help you grow your personal brand.
A Fool-Proof Formula for Dealing with Coworkers Who Talk Too Much
Is a co-worker who talks to much threating your productivity and sanity at the office? Is all that chatting posing a threat to your performance. How can you be direct enough to set boundaries, and tactful enough to avoid hurt feelings? Try these tips for balancing socializing and productivity.
Is Your Job Stressing You Out? 12 Ways to Decompress
As you’ve probably discovered, your work can trigger all kinds of stress reactions. From minor annoyances to heart attacks, on-the-job stress is a major cause of many mental and physical ailments.
How to Overcome Age Issues in your Job Search
There’s one thing first-time job hunters and mid-life career seekers have in common. Both groups find that age affects their career prospects, and how they need to present themselves to potential employers.
Steer Your Career in a Clear and Positive Direction
Your career is like a ship and you’re the captain. You can drift along or take command to guide it in a positive direction. These are some suggestions for setting your course and sticking to it so you so wind up where you want to go.
Never forget….9/11 20 years later
I remember where I was the moment the first plane hit the tower. I was at work and everyone gravitated to the television in lobby to watch what we all thought initially was a horrible aviation accident. Then I remember the feeling of disbelief as the second plane hit the second tower.
6 Advantages of Having a Mentor and How to Find One for You
Do you know the advantages of having and how to find a mentor that is right for you? The most successful people have mentors guiding their progress. A mentor can take you places you’ve never been and do so at breakneck speed.
How to Land a Great Job Even if You Have a “Useless” Degree
If you have a non-traditional, or “useless” degree, it’s vital you learn how to create a personal brand designed to show the value you bring to the table if you want to land a great job.
Failure isn’t the end
Failing at something can feel devastating, especially if it involves your job and you’re working towards a promotion, but you can use the experience to grow your personal brand and have a positive impact on your career.
IGNITE THE IMPACT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE
Ignite the impact of your employees by creating a culture of engaged employees. This sets your business up to outperform your competition and be more profitable.
How to showcase your value in the workplace
Feel you deserve a raise? Don’t just sit around complaining to co-workers about how you’re mistreated. Take a long hard look at your work performance and develop a plan you’ll use to make your case to y our supervisor. Here’s 8 strategies you can use to showcase your value in the workplace.
How to Market Yourself When You’re Looking for a Job
Building your personal brand and learning how to market yourself during a job search can set you apart from all the other candidates applying.
Six Simple Steps to Find Your Dream Career
Use these six simple steps to help create awareness and put yourself on the path to finding your dream career.
5 Unique Ways to Find Work
Looking for a job today can be challenging, but thinking a bit differently than other job hunters may be all you need to get that position you’ve been hoping for. Stand out from your competition with these 5 great tips..
The Secret to Staying in the Loop at Work
Use these tips to stay in the loop. Feeling left out can take a toll on both job performance and satisfaction. Building an inclusive office culture is key!
A 5-Step Process to Turn a Deadline Into a Walk in the Park
Do you dread deadlines? Use these tips to make meeting deadlines easier. You’ll reduce your stress about them and improve your professional career brand in the process.
Secrets to Successfully Networking Your Way to Your Next Job
The spirit of giving is the secret that transforms networking from a drag into a rewarding and powerful activity. If your job hunt is sputtering out, bring it back to life with a generosity campaign.
When Less is More: A Guide to Knowing When to Self-Promote
There’s a time and place for everything. And it’s important to understand when the time is appropriate for those things you set out to do in life. The same can be said for knowing when to self-promote.
How to Stop Burnout Before It Starts
Burnout can significantly affect your mind and body causing you to suffer from exhaustion, anxiety, and even depression. If you don’t make changes, burnout can lead to even more severe health problems such as heart attacks or strokes.
In order to avoid burnout it’s important to get into a habit of recognizing its warning signs so you can stop it before it begins.
4 Steps to Selling Yourself as the Right Person for the Job
Use these four steps to communicate your worth and sell yourself as the right candidate for the job. Being selected for the job requires finding a way to show the employer why you’re the best fit.
It’s time to find your career independence!
While we’re celebrating our freedoms and living in a country where opportunities abound, now is also a great time to think about your career. Maybe you need freedom from a bad boss? Or maybe you want to feel like you’re part of the team. Either way, career independence can be yours.
What Every Employee Needs To Know About Your Probation Period
When starting a new job, you may find yourself facing an initial probation period. Read on to discover the ins and outs of these probation periods and how you can take advantage of them to make a positive impression with your new employer.
4 Steps to Increase Your Leadership Skills
Leadership is a valuable skill that everyone from any vocation or background can use for their benefit and the benefit of others.
Effective leadership doesn’t come naturally to most. Luckily, there are several methods you can use to build and refine your leadership skills.