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6 Ways to Add Meaning to the Workday
What do you accomplish at work? Yes, you earn an income to live on, but a focus on more than getting your work done can add depth not only to your workday, but to your life. When you want your job to be more than a job, there needs to be meaning. Determine what adds [...]
Get a Job: 10 Tips for 20-Somethings
The sluggish economy. Rampant outsourcing. The rise of the unpaid internship. All factors that have left too many 20-somethings struggling to find a job. With employment rates for young adults reaching historic lows, it’s easy for even the most ambitious among us to get discouraged. But take heart, there are simple, common sense steps you [...]
12 Must-Have Skills for Startup Employees
QUESTION: WHAT’S ONE UNUSUAL SKILL EMPLOYEES NEED TO GET PROMOTED FASTER AT A STARTUP OR SMALL BIZ? Question by: Ashley 1. SELECTIVE BLINDERS “The ability to focus and execute is essential in a startup business, and the employees who can ignore bright, shiny objects and accomplish their objectives are golden. It’s a balancing act, surely, but [...]
Does it Really Take 10,000 Hours to be an Expert?
What is the 10,000 Hour Rule? In order for any individual to master any complex skill he or she must put in 10,000 hours of focused practice which is approximately 10 years of their life. 10,000 hours to develop skill, certainty, discipline, professionalism, awareness, with deliberate practice. “We are not working for works sake, producing [...]
20 Must Read Career Blogs for the Young Job Seeker
Finding the right job opportunity is hard enough but it’s only half the battle. When you finally get that chance how do you make sure you don’t lose it? The below blogs offer more advice than any young job seeker would ever need. They will inspire you, lead you and help you grow in life [...]
Advancing Your Career: 5 Unexpected Benefits of Volunteering
Volunteering. Pro Bono work. However you look at it, bottom line is that you are working for free. When I started consistently volunteering 7 years ago, I was looking to give back. The best thing I had to offer at that time were consulting skills from an MBA perspective. So, I became a strategic planning pro bono [...]
Top 60 Career Experts to Follow on Twitter
Looking for a job? Looking for great people to follow on twitter? We have the best of both worlds! Below are 60 of the best career experts to follow on twitter. They all tweet out advice, tools and resources for career seekers on a daily basis. You’ll find everything from great job openings to that [...]
5 Ways to Make an Impact as a New Employee
You’ve been hired – all the interviews and phone calls are over, all the negotiations are done. After the high of getting the job has passed, you realize: it’s now your time to shine. You have to not only show up, you must also fulfill the promises you made and prove that your past experiences [...]
3 Things to Consider when Deciding the First Step of the Rest of Your Life
If you’re reading this, most likely, you’re under 30. You might be close to graduating from college with your BA or BS. Maybe you are graduating from grad school—either because you think an advanced degree will further your career, or your undergraduate degree wasn’t enough to land you a job in this tough economy. Or [...]
Do You Choose Your Job or Does Your Job Choose You?
Consciously or unconsciously we make thousands of decisions every day. Every waking hour, we face innumerable situations where we have to make choices that impact our life. Given so many choices that confront us, there are only a few decisions we consciously put our time into. One of those decisions is when we enter the [...]
