An interview can be a terrifying prospect, especially if you haven’t done one in a while. However, there are ways you can prepare for your meeting and build confidence. Here are five tips to make you feel more self-assured for your next interview. Research the company and position. Before ever walking into the company’s lobby,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Career Tips
How to Create Your Opening Statement for Your Resume
Recruiters and hiring managers spend only seconds skimming a resume before deciding how to proceed. They may choose to read further, or they may eliminate the candidate immediately. It is the responsibility of each job seeker to create a resume that will attract their attention and make them want to pick up the phone. An… Read more »
Job Interview Myths
There is a lot of advice out there about the do’s and don’ts of job interviews, including what to say and what not to say, how to dress, even how to shake hands (firmly, looking the person in the eye) But along with the good advice, a good deal of misinformation gets circulated as well,… Read more »
Tips for Living and Working Well
In our daily lives, we are bombarded with demands, especially if we are looking for work. We jump from one thing to the next, without taking much time to think about the bigger picture. Sometimes, however, we do need to stop and take stock of things, to think about the best way to do things,… Read more »
Dealing with the Unexpected on a Temporary Assignment
If you are part of the contingent workforce, and are on an assignment, you will inevitably be faced with something unexpected, something you hadn’t planned for. You can prepare religiously, but running into something unanticipated can still happen. But yourself more relaxed and poised when encountering the unexpected gives you a big advantage. The following… Read more »
Skill vs. Luck
The question whether success is due primarily to luck or skill is an old one, and people have come down on both sides of the issue. How would you classify investors who have been successful? Some finance professors believe investors’ success is due more to luck. But does that mean that Warren Buffett is just… Read more »
Practicing Mindfulness for Mental Well Being
During our work, we encounter many obstacles, some major, many more minor. While this is to be expected, it can take a toll on our mental well being. How can we become more effective in dealing with setbacks and failures? How can we train ourselves to bounce back quickly, without becoming discouraged or angry? Two… Read more »
Worry No More: Tips to Help You Keep Worry at Bay
Most people worry. Some more than others. We constantly are looking toward the future and wondering what it might bring, whether good or bad, and that, added to our imagination, brings worry. With the pace and complexity of life today, there is plenty for professionals to worry about. But problems arise when we allow worry… Read more »
Getting the Important Things Done
Sometimes it seems there aren’t enough hours in a day. Between the job, household chores, the kids, and other obligations, we often wonder how we can ever keep up. People feel stretched to the limit, wondering how they will ever be able to take care of the things that really matter. But there are people… Read more »
How Changes in America’s Families Impact Business
There’s big change going on today in modern families, changes that also will have a huge impact on the workplace. Recent research states that the number of people getting married in the U.S. today is the lowest it’s ever been. Conversely, the numbers of those getting divorced also is among the lowest ever. These researchers… Read more »
