You can only fit so many things into your mind or life at one time! What if more time was freed up? What could you do with that time? What would that mean for your life? What are you doing currently that just takes up space in your life? An endless project that you could […]
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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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Common Question Asked by Jobseekers: Do you see any red flags that would prevent me from being the perfect candidate for this position? I advise clients and seminar/workshop participants in interview coaching NOT to ask the above question. Why you might ask? Because after having what is most likely a great interview, the last thing
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The use of social media, personal apps, games, and email in the workplace has become commonplace. Instead of working, many employees are spending time on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, or Facebook feeds, online games, texting, personal emails, rather than working. The cost to companies is steep in both time lost and worker productivity! Remember, using your
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If you treat your employees as if they are a “cost” or “resource” and not as a human, or don’t care about them except as a potential source of revenue, you hamper your company’s ability to be successful. Treat your employees the way you would treat your most valued client and watch your company
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Resume Tip: Always put your best information, that applies to the job you are pursuing, first. I see a lot of resumes that have a first bullet of “Answered Phones” or something similar. However, the third or fourth bullet point will be things like “Sold $4,500,000 in product, 127% over goal” or “Manage $2,000,000 in
I saw an article today discussing how long you should take to consider a job offer, and wanted to put forth a few thoughts. First, never be pressured on the spot at an interview to take a job, that is a huge warning sign that something is wrong in the organization. If they can’t wait for a
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