Category Archives for Career Advice

Gain the Respect You Deserve in the Workplace

Respect. Short word, but a powerful one—enough so that Aretha Franklin focused an entire song to it. Everyone in the workplace wants to be respected, but it doesn’t always come easy. It takes time and trust to earn the respect of your peers and managers.

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2018 is a Time for Change and Growth

The New Year is a great time to examine your life and see if you are in a rut or have goals that excite you. Just listing your goals will give you a direction for forward movement. But after you list your goals what’s stopping you from fulfilling them? Is it fear of the unknown, […]

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Don’t Make These Mistakes Over Your Holiday Break

The holiday season is upon us and if you’re like many, you have some much-needed time off scheduled. But before you record that out-of-office message and log off your computer, make sure you know how to vacation the right way. How can you go wrong, you ask?

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Why Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Land a Job

To guarantee you’ll ace your next job interview, you don’t need to have won the Nobel Peace Prize or have the answer to world peace. You may not even need the most impeccable industry skill set. What really tips the scales in a candidate’s favor? Assuming solid qualifications, it’s emotional intelligence – in simple terms, […]

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8 Easy Ways to Empower Yourself at Work

A lot has been said in recent years about empowerment … and what that means, exactly, is very subjective. But one thing is for sure. There has never been a greater need for it.

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Assertive v. Aggressive – How to Draw the Line

Drawing the line between aggressiveness and assertiveness is always a difficult proposition, whether you’re managing a team or trying to advance in your career. When you must take a stand, you may second-guess yourself: “Will I step over the line? If I do nothing, will I lose ground?” You can walk the tightrope by increasing […]

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How to Talk Money in a Job Interview

There’s no doubt that talking salary is one of the more stressful aspects of job hunting. Timing is critical – bring it up with employers too early, you may turn them off entirely, but wait too long, you might never catch up to the market salary you deserve.

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Putting An End to Meeting Mania

If you’ve worked in just about any office lately, this may not come as a big surprise: Meetings can be a colossal productivity drain—they can create a treadmill of a work existence for many, where seemingly little gets done.

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How to Counter the World of “No”

Many would agree that “yes” is one of the most concise motivational words in the English language. And in the workplace, that’s no exception. You may find that this simple word can encourage job satisfaction and employee loyalty. Saying “yes” to a small idea may ultimately turn that idea into a business game changer.

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Is It Time to Leave Your Job?

Sometimes it’s obvious when you should make the potentially life-altering decision to change jobs. You’ve considered the pros and cons of your position and explored all possible solutions to problems. You know it’s not going to get better.

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