10 Interview Questions and Answers
Guest blog with excellent interview questions and answers specific for different types of jobs. Author bio below. -Amy If you’ve just graduated from college and are looking for your first job on the market or you’ve left your previous one and are looking for a new opportunity, then you probably understand that it’s important to […]
How to Frame a Successful Outcome
One of the most consistent functions of getting work done is communication. And one important part of communication is how to frame a successful outcome. As a leader —and we are all leaders at times—how do we know whether communication is working? Sometimes things are on track and other times we can’t even find the […]
How tight is your grip on your career or leadership challenge?
For those of you who golf, what happens when you grip a golf club too tightly? Typically it doesn’t do good things for your game, your score or your psyche! Even if you are not a golfer, having too tight of a grip on most situations – either consciously or subconsciously – does not benefit […]
5 Best Kept Secrets on How to Write a Resume
I don’t know many people who enjoy writing a resume. Usually it’s the last thing we want to do and we procrastinate to the very last minute. Instead of thinking about your resume as a drag, consider it the beginning of a conversation with your new job. Here’s a strategy on the best kept secrets […]
How to find the right job. Follow your passion.
Following your passion is a hard road. More than half the battle is finding out what the heck your passion really is! Sounds easy enough, and I’ve seen it so many times before, people feel they ought to ‘know‘ what their passion is. But behind closed doors – trust me – the majority have no […]
A Job (Does not Equal) a Career
Job and career… I hear many people use these two terms interchangeably. I believe sometimes they can overlap, but they remain quite distinct. The term ‘job’ was originated in middle England and wasn’t used in everyday language until the 1900s. This makes sense given the industrial revolution where it created ‘jobs’ outside the home. These […]
3 Ways to Build Your Career Confidence
I listened to a professional basketball player in an interview recently. After the game, he was asked this question: how do you keep your ‘swag’ in the game? The answer, “swag is an attitude, whether you hit the net or miss, you walk away with a smile”. Swag brings energy and energy exudes confidence, trust, […]
Fire Your New Year’s Resolutions & Achieve Your Career Goals
Remember all the goals you made in January? How long did you stay with them, this year? At the start of the year, there’s always a renewed sense of discipline to change in all the ways we ‘know’ we need to. lose weight spend more time with family exercise more, eat better get passed old […]
How to Deal With a Difficult Boss or Employee
We’ve all dealt with a difficult employee, teammate or boss – someone whose personality seems to conflict with yours. It’s one thing when a teammate doesn’t share your extroverted or introverted nature, but what happens when the one you report to – who evaluates your performance – happens to be on the opposite end of the […]
What Is a Workaholic? 10 Signs That You May Be One.
My top 10 signs that you may be a workaholic: 1. You have your bosses birthday on your calendar but not your anniversary. 2. The last thing you think of at night is work. 3. Then you dream about it. 4. You play out a conversation with a team member in your imagination over & over […]