Unlock the Power of Your Resume: 5 Tips for Standing Out From the Crowd

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An outstanding resume has the power to open doors: It immediately grabs the attention of employers and recruiters and sells your best skills and accomplishments. Various studies show that reviewers spend something like a whopping six to seven seconds on their initial review of a job seeker’s resume, before they decide whether to keep or… Read more »

3 Ways to Finally Start Speaking Up During Meetings and Improve Your Overall Confidence

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Do you struggle to speak up during meetings? Maybe you’re an introvert: you often have ideas that feel like they’re worth sharing, but it’s just not in your nature to readily speak out loud to a group. Or, perhaps your team members are at the opposite end of that scale: they’re extroverts who speak so… Read more »

Here’s How Changing Your Work Environment Can Change Everything

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Having These Skills Will Help You Compete in Today’s Workplace

Your happiness at work can be impacted by a wide range of factors – everything from the other people you associate with to the tools you use every day and even the look and design of your workspace. Are you feeling discontent, stress or continued dissatisfaction with your work environment? Frustration crops up for everyone,… Read more »

Are You Helping Stand-Out Employees Reach Their Full Potential?

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To retain your best employees, you need to offer ongoing growth and development opportunities to help them achieve and maintain their full potential – and continuously raise that bar as they reach even higher in their careers. If you meet this need, they’ll do so under your roof, versus your competitors.’ Always be poised to… Read more »

Should You Apply for a Job – Even If You Don’t Meet All Listed Qualifications?

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Success in your career – just like in all aspects of your life – is about growth. The best employers know and acknowledge this as they evaluate job candidates. They expect people who apply for their open jobs to have questions and a need to keep learning, to seek out mentors and advisors, and even… Read more »

Referral Programs 101: What Employers Need to Know Before Implementing

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In today’s competitive marketplace, you need to keep your hiring toolkit stocked with the most effective methods possible of finding and hiring top talent. As you consider all the options, don’t overlook one of the most potentially valuable ones that’s already right there, under your own roof: your current employees. Employee referral programs have proven… Read more »

Do You Struggle with Task Prioritizing?

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Having These Skills Will Help You Compete in Today’s Workplace

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have 24-hour days.” (Motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar) So true: 24-hour days, seven days a week, 365 days a year. But you may still feel as though you have countless things to do right away, which can quickly become overwhelming and cause… Read more »

Be Prepared to Answer These Questions During Your Next Phone Interview

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A phone interview is typically your first interaction with a prospective employer. Even though you’re not actually meeting face-to-face, it’s still their first impression of you, and vice versa. To be sure you leave them wanting to know more about you, versus eliminating you from their short list of serious candidates, bring your A game… Read more »

How To Make Sure You’re Earning What You Deserve In Your Current Role

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For many, money is the most important factor in choosing a job. Money can measure how happy we are with our work, how satisfied we are with the balance between our work and personal lives, and even how well we’re doing in life. Money is a powerful motivator. Studies have shown that people are willing… Read more »

Not Hearing Back from Hiring Managers? Try This…

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Rejection is hurtful in any situation, but repeatedly getting a negative or no response regarding job applications, callbacks, interviews or offers can do a real number on your psyche and self-esteem. If you’re starting to feel like you’ve been burned so often you may never get near the fire again, consider the reasons behind those… Read more »