If you have just graduated and are looking for a job, you may not think that contract work is something worthwhile or really helpful to your job search and career growth. You are looking for something full-time, a challenging job with career growth and good benefits. If you find yourself still on the job hunt… Read More »
Posts Categorized: Career Tips
Five Questions to Ask to Determine if a Job is Right for You
As you go through the interview process, your end goal is to get the job. Throughout the process, you also need to consider whether the job is right for you. There are a number of factors to consider when making this decision, some dealing with the job itself, and others with the job environment. Here… Read More »
How to Negotiate Benefits for Your New Job
You have just received a job offer, but you read through it and feel as if something is missing. You have done your research and know the offer is competitive for the position you are seeking, but maybe you have a stellar track record in your industry and thought it would be a bit higher.… Read More »
Be a Team Player: Grow Your Internal Communication Skills
One of the most important skills for any job is the ability to communicate. In fact, many employers rate it as the most important skill a person can have. It is necessary for top performance, and certainly essential when working with others in your company. If you want to make the most of your career,… Read More »
How to Approach a New Job
You have just started a new job. This may be your first full-time professional work experience, or you may have worked someplace before. Whatever the case, as a new person at a company, there are certain things you should be aware of, actions you should take to get off to a good start. 1. Don’t… Read More »
Is It Time to Quit Your Job?
There are any number of reasons to leave a job. It could be that you see no future for yourself in your current position. The job is basically a dead end. It has become routine and stale. Or it could be the opposite – the job is so stressful that you are experiencing burnout. Or… Read More »
How to Get More Done
Getting more done is not always a matter of just working harder or working longer, but working smarter. There are strategies you can use to accomplish more, ways of approaching and organizing your work flow to achieve greater efficiency. Here are a few. 1. Look at things only once. When you have a task to… Read More »
How to Cope with Anxiety
Anxiety is something we all face in our lives from time to time. Often it is work related. We feel anxiety about how our performance will be judged or anxiety about who we have to work with or work under. The good news is that you don’t have to simply suffer from anxiety. There is… Read More »
How to Get Focused
Do you feel like you are working hard all day but not getting much accomplished? You have crossed off a lot of the tasks on your to-do list, but at the end of the day, more needs to be done. The problem could be one of focus, not focusing on the right things, or not… Read More »
How to Respond to a Job Referral
Many companies these days rely on referrals for hiring new people. They do this because referrals offer a number of advantages over posting job advertisements. They have a better idea of who they are getting. So, if someone you know approaches you and tells you that he or she would like to refer you for… Read More »