Professional Advice
You’ve gone through the application process, aced every interview, and finally gotten an offer for your dream job. Earning a place as a new team member is no small achievement; however, keeping that place and making a good first impression …
We all know there’s a lot of preparation that goes into a job interview. You spend a lot of time creating the perfect resume. Then you research the company you’re applying to and rehearse your answers to commonly-asked interview questions. …
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Searching for a job can be challenging and daunting for anyone, regardless of personality or experience. But there are particular hindrances or barriers that can surface for people with perfectionistic tendencies.
Perfectionism, or the practice of …
If that job offer you just got signals a happy end to your search, you might immediately want to text all your friends, pop the bubbly, and cue the imaginary marching band to mark the sheer magnitude of this moment. …
It’s often said that you can’t choose your family—and for the vast majority of us, this is true of our co-workers too. We will always find ourselves among colleagues who have different ways of working, collaborating, and communicating, and tensions …
You have worked with an excellent resume template. You have also filled in the template with all your glorious achievements and skills. Now, it’s time to polish your executive resume to perfection with a touch of final editing and proofreading. …
People often think of networking as something you do as part of a job search—it’s a way to meet more people and get your name out there. But networking can be a valuable tool in other situations as well, and …
We often hear about the “toolbelt” of skills, where we apply our know-how and experience to a variety of workplace contexts. But Rhonda Joy McLean, President and CEO of RJMLEADS LLC, a New York City leadership consulting firm, envisions this …
As an interviewee, you’d probably be thrilled to never have to respond to the “What are your strengths and weaknesses” question ever again, but alas, it’s almost definitely here to stay. So rather than wing it when one of these …
This might have been one thing we thought we gained in a forced work-from-home environment: that you’re less likely to spread your bad mood or have your colleague’s spread to you if you were working at home, alone, not seeing …
