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6 Signs You Need to Give Your Job the Boot
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2013 CommentNot sure when to leave your job? A bad day could be just that, or it could signal the breaking point. Read the six reasons to quit your job below, and learn to recognize the systemic signs that show you should sever ties – for good.
1. You can't find meaning in your work. When you don't get out of bed in the morning and are doing the bare minimum at work, you're not doing anyone any favors. If the company's mission and the responsibilities you're tasked with don't resonate with your values and gut, you will never be happy. Lethargy and false starts, along with high highs and low lows, are all signs you're struggling with trying to fit a square job into a round vision of your career. Take a deep inventory of your goals and values before leaving your current position to avoid making the same mistake at the next job.
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What's Your Job Offer Really Worth?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2013 CommentWhen it comes time to deciding on a job, it boils down to the opportunity and what you're offered. If you get more than one job offer, consider each carefully.
It's impossible to compare one job offer to another as apples to apples. Even if they pay the same salary, there are other considerations, like health insurance, vacation time and other benefits. Here's your guide to making sure you accept the right offer for your needs.
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The 8 Most Common Job Search Mistakes of Recent Grads
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2013 CommentIt can be intimidating to be a new grad just entering the post-college job market. While most grads mastered the world of classes quite well after 16 years of them, the norms and conventions of the work world – and of job-searching, in particular – are often foreign. Here are eight of the most common ways new grads trip themselves up when looking for a job.
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For a Good Job, Learn How to Spell
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2013 CommentDo people pay attention to spelling and grammar today? More than you may think! Even busy résumé reviewers who barely have enough time to read your full cover letter and résumé are likely to notice spelling errors.
Your email, cover letter, application and résumé are often the first impression you make. Spelling and grammatical errors suggest you don't care enough about the job to double check your work, or worse, that you lack attention to detail.
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5 Things Employers Don't Want You to Know About Salary and Benefits
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2013 CommentIt's probably not a surprise to learn that most employers hold information close to the vest when it comes to negotiating salary and benefits. The onus is on the job seeker to have as much information as possible when it's time to talk about money. Recruiters walk a precarious road between the hiring managers at the companies who pay them and the candidate they hope will win the job.
Janine Truitt, chief innovations officer of Talent Think Innovations, LLC, knows these difficulties all too well. She notes that benefits are very difficult to negotiate. "Your benefits are what they are," she says. "In rare instances, candidates may be able to negotiate being grandfathered in at a higher accrual bracket for vacation and sick time, but this is very rare and largely dependent on individual circumstances."
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6 Tips for Working the Room at a Networking Event
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2013 CommentYou can't hide behind your computer screen anymore. Now is the time to build your network's size and effectiveness by getting out and meeting new people face to face. According to Harvard Business School, between 65 percent to 85 percent of all jobs are filled because someone knows someone else. Turn off your computer and get "out there."
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5 Quick Interview Tips for New Grads
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2013 CommentHappy graduation season! It's getting to be that time of the year when college students scramble to figure out what to do next.
Unfortunately, job growth for new grads is lackluster. Unemployment for millennials (ages 18 to 29) increased to 13.1 percent in January from 10.0 percent in November, according to the Department of Labor. If you're just starting to rev up your job searching engines, there are several proactive steps you can take right now to become more competitive in the applicant pool:
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4 No-Brainer Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Workplace
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2013 CommentFind yourself catching every little sniffle that your co-workers sneeze your way? Here's how to stay healthy in the office year-round.
Keep things sanitary. This is as much for your good as for the people with whom you share enclosed spaces. Make sure you wash all your community dishes thoroughly before putting them away. Properly store your lunch and other food in the office kitchen, and keep track of what you've put in there so nothing stays long enough to grow mold.
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Tips to Master the Interview Process
Tweet Share on Facebook May 13, 2013 CommentWe've all been there – sitting across a desk from a complete stranger who will likely have a pivotal role in the future of our career. Somehow these moments seem astoundingly surreal. After countless hours of study, internships and years of planning, your career journey has culminated in this one powerful conversation. Interviews can prove to be one of the most challenging of work life basics, where many of us would prefer an option to fast forward through the entire process.
Our problems with interviewing could be aptly described as complicated and deeply rooted. But, truth be told, many of our issues stem from how the entire process makes us feel; there is a lurking fear of being judged, a fear of the unknown and a fear of failure.
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6 Things You Control That Are Impacting Your Job Performance
Tweet Share on Facebook May 13, 2013 CommentPlenty of things impact your work performance that you can't control: You might have an unreasonably high workload and not enough time to spend on some items, or a boss who gives you unclear or conflicting instructions or co-workers whose work you can't depend on. But lots of things impact your work performance that you can control, as well – and too often, people struggling at work neglect to consider these.
Here are six of the most common ways you might be holding yourself back at work without realizing it.
