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4 Simple Tips for Obtaining Professional Bliss
Tweet Share on Facebook May 7, 2013 CommentCareer advancement is a loaded phrase. While some may think it's synonymous with a promotion, for the purposes of this article, career advancement is defined as forward progress toward positioning that brings you happiness and fulfillment.
So whether that means climbing the ladder toward management, following the entrepreneurial path or becoming an expert contractor, let's take a look at a few strategies that will help you (and have helped others) progress as a professional toward ultimate career bliss.
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Find Your Career Fast: A Quick-and-Not-Dirty Approach
Tweet Share on Facebook May 6, 2013 CommentMany people still try to figure out what they want to be when they grow up long after they've become grown-ups.
This quick-but-not-dirty approach may be worth trying, especially if you've already tried a lot: You used your college's career center, read a fat career guidebook or three, even hired a career counselor who gave you the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment tests, only to end up telling you, "There are lots of careers you could pursue."
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10 Key Job Search Tips For New Graduates
Tweet Share on Facebook May 6, 2013 CommentWith a new class of college graduates preparing to earn their diplomas, millions of new grads are going to be trying to figure out how to find a job. Here are 10 key tips they should know as they enter into what's still a tough job market.
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Do All Job Seekers Need a Personal Website?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 2, 2013 CommentYou've polished your résumé. Updated your LinkedIn profile. Networked like crazy. And still you haven't been able to get your foot in the door for the job you want. What's the secret to getting the attention of hiring managers?
It just might be having your own website.
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7 Tips College Students Need to Make a Promising Business Plan
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentAs the economy shifts and employers hire temporary workers instead of filling full-time positions, college grads can't count on landing traditional opportunities. A study from Millennial Branding and PayScale shows that Generation Y is underemployed; more than 63 percent of Gen-Y workers with a bachelor's degree are in retail positions that don't pay well.
How can students prepare to avoid this employment gap? By creating their own opportunities as entrepreneurs. What steps should you take if you think being a business owner is in your future? John Robitaille, executive in residence at Larry Friedman International Center for Entrepreneurship at Johnson & Wales University, suggests the following tips to prepare to launch your own small business:
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When Risky Business Makes Good Career Sense
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentLife, by its very nature, is made up of personal and professionals risks, and it is our aversion to risk that often holds us back from reaching our next great achievement. When was the last time you really stepped out on a limb and put something at risk? How badly did you fail? We can learn a lot from children, inventors and other risk takers.
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10 Reasons No One Wants You in Their Meetings
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentIf you're like most people, you're not too fond of all the meetings you get stuck attending at work. But have you ever considered whether your co-workers are sick of having you in their meetings, because you engage in behavior that derails or disrupts the conversation? After all, most meeting derailers don't realize that their behavior is annoying others.
Here are the top 10 ways you might be frustrating colleagues in meetings.
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7 Key Elements of a Great Personal Branding Statement
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2013 CommentWhen people ask you: "Tell me about yourself," how often do you see their eyes glaze over before you finish your answer? You can bore an interviewer to tears with an autobiography that drones on, detailing all the places you've worked and jobs you've held.
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Tweeting and Posting Your Way to a Thriving Social Résumé
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2013 CommentYour résumé and cover letter can only convey so much. Your social résumé, however, offers endless opportunities to paint a clearer, more comprehensive picture of your professional expertise. It's a combination of all your professional social networks, profiles and blogs. It's what employers find when they Google you.
Use the social résumé to your advantage.
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Jump Out of the No-Pile and Onto the Call-Back List
Tweet Share on Facebook April 30, 2013 CommentWhen you're competing against so many other talented job seekers, it's hard to have the confidence that helps you get the job. And while plenty of other candidates will spend as much time as you carefully crafting their application letters and résumés, others will sloppily send them out to every job that interests them. With a little extra attention to detail, you can better position yourself to move to the call-back list.
