As you approach the New Year, you may be considering how you might change some of the bad work habits that could be holding you back from being a better employee. Perhaps you are wondering which practices are preventing you from being more successful. Here are…
You want to know the problem with the majority of stress remedies you hear? They take a while to set in motion and start working. Same goes with job burnout. And when you’re feeling that overwhelmed and that overburdened, the last think you want to do…
People who lie during their interview or on their resume can get stressed out because it may lead to complications during the hiring process. They may also keep worrying about the interviewer finding out. It’s always good to be honest, although perhaps you should wait until…
Powerful people don’t become powerful by chance. They aren’t born leaders and they don’t get randomly selected.. Instead, power comes to them as a result of their behaviors, their actions, and their habits. Because of this, it’s possible for anyone to rise to a position…
Are you making full use of your email signature to brand your candidacy as a job seeker? With a few tweaks, this simple tool can play a key role in sharing your brand with recruiters, companies, and hiring managers. Because email is a primary form of…
Who said job search had to be a huge downer? For most of us, job search is a part of life. It’s something we all have to deal with at some point – like jury duty. But that doesn’t mean we can’t allow ourselves to be…
Your job interview went great, and the employer said you'd hear something soon. But it's been a week, your phone hasn't rung, and you're getting antsy to hear from them. When you're waiting to hear back about a job, time often seems like it's passing…
If you're looking for a job and feeling like it's taking a while, you may be right. That's because a job search won't happen overnight. While a new job won't simply land in your lap a week from today, your efforts will certainly pay off in…
Skimming – that’s what hiring managers are doing when they are going through resumes. There’s no time to read word-for-word when there are hundreds of resumes coming in for that one position, so they skim for key information. In fact, studies show that they spend…
Congrats! You got an interview for the position that you only dared to dream about just a few months ago, and you rocked it! So, all that’s left is smiling for your employee ID tag and waltzing into your first day at work, right? Not so fast…