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Take Steps to Open Doors in Your Career
Tweet Share on Facebook September 16, 2010 CommentHave you ever found yourself getting stuck because of uncertainty about the future? The fact that we can’t know what’s coming down the pike creates a void that our minds often fill with fear. How many times have you predicted the worst case scenario--either knowingly or subconsciously--only to discover that what actually happened was nowhere near that?
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Why You Should Never Skip the Interview Thank-You Note
Tweet Share on Facebook September 16, 2010 Comment (5)Put yourself in this situation: You're invited to an interview. You love the company, you get along well with the hiring manager, and you've received every indication that you are a good candidate for the job and next steps are to follow. A few weeks go by and you haven't heard anything. The hiring manager said she wanted you to come back and meet with the rest of the team. Everything seemed to go so well. What happened?
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The Worst Mistake You Can Make On Your Resume
Tweet Share on Facebook September 15, 2010 Comment (6)Fact: Job hunters obsess about resumes. Who wouldn’t? There’s so much to get right--functional versus chronological, objective statements (pro and con), key words, templates, references, font size, white space, action verbs, employment gaps, placement and style of bullets, typos, and whether to include hobbies (probably a “no” on that last one).
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7 Ways to Reduce Job Interview Stress
Tweet Share on Facebook September 14, 2010 Comment (4)You’re not alone--most people find job interviews stressful. With only one crack at making a good impression to escape your current job, increase your pay, and expand business connections, who can blame you. Aside from quitting your job and giving an anxiety-provoking public presentation, few things in the workplace induce more fear than an interview. Thankfully there are several simple things you can do to reduce job interview stress.
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5 Surefire Ways to Frustrate Your Boss
Tweet Share on Facebook September 13, 2010 Comment (7)Looking for ways to frustrate your boss, ward off raises and promotions, and maybe even get fired? If not, make sure you don't do these five things.
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7 Toxic Attitudes That Can Harm Your Career
Tweet Share on Facebook September 10, 2010 Comment (2)There are certain attitudes that you will not find among successful employees. These attitudes resemble illnesses and if left unchecked, can destroy careers. Here are some of the most common:
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How to Gain Traction in Your Career
Tweet Share on Facebook September 9, 2010 CommentWithout action, dreams remain little more than electrical charges in your brain. Action is the alchemical step that turns those dreams into reality. It’s a pretty straightforward idea, but if you’re anything like most people, you probably find that the right action doesn’t always happen at the right time (and sometimes it doesn’t even happen at all). Here are eight questions to ask yourself to help you make progress and gain traction in your career.
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How to Ace the Dreaded Phone Interview
Tweet Share on Facebook September 9, 2010 Comment (12)What is it about phone interviews that can make any job candidate choke up? It's hard to get a sense for someone's true personality and capabilities over a phone call, yet most interviewing processes start with this step. Since it is inevitable, here are a few tips to make sure you get to the even more important in-person interview.
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7 Ways to Gain Power at Work
Tweet Share on Facebook September 8, 2010 CommentPeople love power. Not because people are evil, but because power means survival. Every human relationship involves power in some way, and we are all hardwired to gravitate to, and want, power. Even you.
[See 21 secrets to getting a job now.]
In most modern people’s lives, nowhere is power more obvious and more important than in the workplace. You may not believe you have any power at work, but you do. You have more power than you think.
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Why Are Companies Sitting on Cash But Not Hiring?
Tweet Share on Facebook September 7, 2010 Comment (4)Contrary to public opinion, "companies" are not sitting on cash, nor are "companies" making decisions not to hire you. From now on, whenever you hear someone talk about "companies" doing this or that—or not doing this or that, or acting one way when we all would rather them act another—substitute the word "we" or "us" for "companies."
[See 22 ways to be a better boss.]
