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What to Think About Before Becoming an Entrepreneur
Tweet Share on Facebook December 8, 2011 Comment (2)Within 24 hours I had made two of the biggest leaps of my life: one metaphorical, the other literal. On Friday, I decided to leave behind my job as a project manager at a company I loved to pursue my own social enterprise, StartSomeGood.com. The following morning I jumped out of a plane—my first time skydiving. Two huge bounds, but only one comes with a parachute.
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How to Handle Getting Fired
Tweet Share on Facebook December 8, 2011 Comment (1)Getting fired can be emotional and difficult. You may not know the reason for being let go, and you may feel bitter or angry toward your former employer. You may be unsure of how you will handle financial obligations, and it may create strain in your family relationships.
It’s important to handle getting fired as well as you can, since anger and frustration won’t help you out of the situation. Here are some tips to help get through the process:
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10 Tips to Ace a Video Interview
Tweet Share on Facebook December 7, 2011 Comment (7)It’s becoming more and more common for companies to conduct virtual interviews with candidates. Often, these interviews are done via some type of video technology. A video interview typically involves the candidate answering a series of pre-determined interview questions using a webcam to record their interview.
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Everything You Need to Know About Submitting a Resume
Tweet Share on Facebook December 7, 2011 Comment (13)Job seekers are constantly asking questions about the mechanics of submitting a resume to an employer: What file format should a resume be in? Should the cover letter be attached to the email, or sent in the body of the email itself? Does it matter what the file is named?
These are all minor issues, but ones that job seekers nonetheless can find themselves agonizing over. So let’s get these questions answered once and for all and eliminate any anxiety over this portion of a job search.
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How to Brand Yourself for the Job Hunt
Tweet Share on Facebook December 6, 2011 Comment (16)Branding yourself during a job hunt is similar to branding a product. You are, in a sense, selling yourself as the product. Except it’s your next employer you want to market to rather than consumers. To do that, you need to be known as an expert in your field. You want people to know who you are, and you want to network with people of influence, as well as hiring managers.
It takes a little extra effort to brand yourself. This is more difficult than simply churning out job applications and sending your resume everywhere, but the extra effort is well rewarded in the end.
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Think Twice Before Dating a Coworker
Tweet Share on Facebook December 5, 2011 Comment (3)Given how much time we all spend at work, it’s easy to be tempted by office romance—and many of us are. A 2009 CareerBuilder survey found that 40 percent of respondents had dated a coworker, and 18 percent had done so more than once. But before you rush into dating a coworker, consider these eight downsides:
1. You won’t be able to get away from work. When both of you share the same work world, you can’t turn it off. No matter how much you try to avoid it, you’ll find yourselves talking about work and colleagues when you’re trying to have a romantic dinner.
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Job Seekers: Who to Add to Your Google+ Circles
Tweet Share on Facebook December 2, 2011 CommentBy now, you probably have a Google+ account. And if you don’t, you have at least heard about it. The problem is figuring out what to do once you have set up your account. In particular, it’s hard to find master lists of people to add to your circles.
Google+ is great for posting links for news articles or blogs, which can be helpful for job seekers like you! And there are plenty of career experts already taking full advantage of the platform. To get you started, here is a list of people you should definitely add to your Google+ circles:
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Entrepreneurship Is Like Skydiving
Tweet Share on Facebook December 1, 2011 Comment (1)“You must be crazy to jump out of planes all the time.”
“You must be crazy to quit your awesome job at a ridiculously awesome agency to start your own business.”
Two quotes pertaining to two areas of my life that I’ve recently started to combine into one. My name is Sydney, and I am a skydiver slash entrepreneur. It sounds like we should be sitting in a circle at a meeting somewhere. But all joking aside, the similarities between skydiving and entrepreneurship are freaky sometimes.
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How Does Your Company Rank With Working Mother?
Tweet Share on Facebook December 1, 2011 CommentEvery year Working Mother ranks its 100 Best Companies List. The publication looks at features like work flexibility, parental leave, and accommodations for nursing mothers, as well as overall health and other benefits.
The results are exciting, if they’re any indicator of what’s in store for more employers in the near future. Each on the 100 list offered flextime as well as telecommuting options for employees. They all also offered on-site lactation rooms, employee assistance, and paid maternity leave, among other great benefits. Others offered unique perks, like on-site dry cleaning, daycare services, and career counseling for employees, which only enhances these companies’ appeal to job seekers.
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