New Year, New You—New Career?
Even if you had a great time in 2017, most of the world agrees that we’re glad to leave that year behind. Like many people, you’re probably eagerly looking forward to 2018, and have big plans ahead. Those big plans may very well include a positive change in your work...
Working with a Career Coach: Your Key to Success in 2018
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” – Stephen A. Brennan Are you urgently in need of a new career, but you don’t know where to...
Can You Do Without a Professional Resume Writing Service in 2018?
Whether you’re searching for your first job or embarking on the next step of a decades-long career, your resume is possibly the most important part of any application. While you know that resume writing services exist, you might decide that writing your resume on your...
18 Fun Interview Questions for 2018 & How to Answer Them
In today’s hiring world, interviewers are coming up with fun interview questions designed to: Force you out of your comfort zone… Find out how well you cope under pressure… Check your ability to think logically… Get to know your personality, or… Obtain personal...
Calling All Mentors! Sharing Your Expertise
Albert Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” So then why does it seem as though our most intelligent and skilled workers are incapable of explaining their methods? These people have proven they know what they’re doing, they clearly understand their tasks, so why can’t they help the rest of us understand them?
As an expert, how do you increase your ability to share your wealth of knowledge?
By breaking into the mind of a teacher.
No College Degree? Here’s How to Market Yourself…
Often a college degree is seen as a one-way ticket to a great job and while that’s not necessarily true, the countless people without degrees will tell you not having a degree does make it much harder to get their ideal job.
If getting a degree isn’t an option… How do you market yourself?
Effective Communication Month: Interview Coaching
Welcome back, Graduates! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, interviews can be difficult. You’re anxious, jittery, and have to prove that you’re the right person for the job. Focusing on the way you communicate is paramount to landing that job. Communicating effectively requires many things, including…
Stand Out In Your Job Search
The transition from college to the workforce is a hectic one. As a result, it is natural to cling to what we know; for the millennials, that’s the internet! Online job search tools, email, LinkedIn… They’re all valuable, but they’re easy. Anyone our age can do it. Employers are looking for people who don’t take the easy route—they want people who are different, who stand out, and who don’t abandon the traditional way of doing things, but enhance them to create something new.
Working Your Way Up
As “graduation season” begins, so does the wealth of career advice. This advice seems to come from every direction: those who are older and wiser, and those who have no business offering advice. One of the most discouraging pieces I have heard lately is to “prepare to be broke.” While that does sound terrifying, there is a nugget of wisdom embedded in there….