Boost Your Confidence at Work With These 6 Tips
Some people seem to think that confidence is something you were born with and you either have it, or you don’t. But that can’t be true. Confidence is not immutable. Depending on the environment in which you grew up, you may have developed a good supply of it or it may have been reduced to […]
Try Asking These 3 Non-Traditional Interview Questions
Anyone who interviews candidates for their company’s job openings will tell you the same thing; it can be challenging. You’re trying to find the person who is capable of performing the tasks required for the position, but you’re also looking for someone who will fit into your company’s culture and work well with others. That’s […]
Trying to Maintain a Positive Attitude While Stuck in a Job You Don’t Like? Try These 3 Tips!
A Gallup study from 2017 indicates that half of the workers in the U.S. are not engaged in their jobs, while another 20 percent are actively disengaged. That translates into a shocking 70 million Americans who don’t enjoy what they do! With those kinds of numbers, there is a good chance you might be one […]
5 Ways to Stand Out as a Leader in Your Workplace
If going through the motions is not nearly enough for you, you might just have the personal qualities that will get you noticed when your manager is searching for someone to lead an important project or take on a managerial role. Here are five personal qualities that will characterize you as a leader. If you […]
How to Effectively Explain Why You Were ‘Let Go’ From a Previous Job
There are all kinds of terms for it—let go, separated, terminated—but they all mean the same thing – fired! And when you’re sitting in a job interview, you’ll need to explain why if it happened to you. It’s uncomfortable to sit across from a hiring manager and face that inevitable question: “Why were you let […]
What Happens When a Top Candidate Is Dishonest on Their Resume?
A recent survey from a national hiring firm found that a whopping 85 percent of employers have caught applicants lying on their resumes or applications. Even with other studies putting that figure at 50 percent, it still means every other applicant is either embellishing or fraudulently lying to you about the information you require to […]