If you want to be seen as the professional you are (or want to be) during a job search or in your career, make sure your social media reflects that professionalism. Remember, you do not have to engage beyond respectful and positive discourse in combative, disrespectful discussions. In fact, you don’t have to engage at […]
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In answer to a LinkedIn post feature below: Dressing appropriately still matters, especially if you want to move up in a corporation or get a new job. It’s not about being in a suit all day, but it is about showing up like you care! It’s also about dressing for the job you want,
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Whether you are in-office, hybrid, or remote, chances are according to several new studies(1) you are a Ghost Employee. What is a Ghost Employee you ask? Well, it’s a person who is disengaged in their job. They are easily distracted, play hooky a lot when working remotely, and in general don’t care about the
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Any job search is like a sales process – you are selling your time for their money. It’s transactional. Think of the job search in this way to keep a healthier perspective when you struggle. A “no” is just part of the process and you will typically go through a lot of “no” answers
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I regularly discuss the importance of networking with clients, whether they are hunting for a new job, changing careers, or are business owners. Networking seems so daunting to people, and one of my tips for them is to bring an extroverted friend or colleague to any event, training, meeting, etc., that they attend to
If you want a job… check phone messages daily, and clear excess messages out. Return calls with a call, not a text (unless requested)! 1) If a potential employer can’t get in touch with you, you won’t get the interview. 2) If your messages are full up and the employer can’t leave you a message,
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Whether company executives are scared to have a public layoff in the news (wouldn’t want those shareholders skittish), or too lazy or fearful to let problem employees go, to wanting to reduce employee headcount the cheap way, employers have been utilizing quiet firing for a couple of decades. While the quiet firing phrase is
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There is never a reason to lie about your qualifications for a position. Regardless of whether you lie in your resume, at the interview, in background search information provided, or once you are working at the new organization, in the end you could lose the job. You will always be found out, ultimately, and all
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There can be many reasons that a person wasn’t promoted. In commenting on a post featured on LinkedIn (included below), I would like to offer a few of the potential reasons that you may have been passed up this time, but it may be worth staying in your current job and not looking for a
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HABIT STACKING – the repeated behaviors that reinforce neural pathways. This method is a great way of establishing patterns or routines over time, and reduce procrastination temptations. Utilizing it creates more consistency, as you can utilize both old actions already in place and new actions together. Similar to learning a new piece of music,
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