Managing Your Professional Image

In the professional world, we always want to put our best foot forward. That can range from looking the part to obtaining knowledge and credentials – but it typically comes down to personal preferences and the unique needs of your situation. Managing your image as a professional should be something that goes without saying, however,Continue reading “Managing Your Professional Image”

How strong problem-solving skills can up your career strategy

Do you know how good your problem-solving skills are? Are you always looking for ways to improve your problem-solving skills or become more efficient? Having strong problem-solving skill tools in your life can immensely improve your overall career, and ability to advance your environment, while allowing you to see the changes that having strong problem-solvingContinue reading “How strong problem-solving skills can up your career strategy”

How to Use Leadership to Advance in Your Career

Advancing your career where leadership is regarded can be a very important skill set that can advance you into new aspects of your career. Leadership can help you to improve your performance, help you to learn new skills while improving your creativity, emotional intelligence, collaboration, and more. Not only are these skills good in theContinue reading “How to Use Leadership to Advance in Your Career”

How Taking Advantage of Time Management Can Help Your Career

We all get the same currency when it comes to time. There are 24 hours in a day and no one gets more and no one gets less. How you divide up your time between work, leisure, rest, and responsibilities can set you apart from others when it comes to managing your career and life.Continue reading “How Taking Advantage of Time Management Can Help Your Career”

Making Networking Easier and More Productive

Networking is beneficial for your career, but it is also an activity that most people are not comfortable with. Networking doesn’t always seem to work in the beginning because you are starting to work on building relationships. Since networking is primarily relationship building it is important to realize that the benefits could happen months orContinue reading “Making Networking Easier and More Productive”

How to be Good at Interviews: An Overview

Interviews – some are good, and some are bad. Sometimes we think we sunk when we did well, and vice versa. Let’s talk about how to make interviews less daunting, and more productive while being more prepared. In this blog post, I am going to talk about what preparation should happen before, during, and afterContinue reading “How to be Good at Interviews: An Overview”

You and your well-being in the workplace

We have all heard about it. Employee well-being in the workplace and how can we achieve it? There are also many terms used interchangeably that describe employee well-being. Some of these terms include employee happiness, satisfaction, etc. While we cannot always control what goes on in the workplace, what we can control is how weContinue reading “You and your well-being in the workplace”

Are you thinking of a career change? Read this first!

At times in our careers, we all come to a crossroads, where we need to decide if it is time to switch gears and perhaps move into another industry and change our careers. Of course, a career change could include changing industries or doing a complete career pivot. Once we are several years into ourContinue reading “Are you thinking of a career change? Read this first!”

Steps to Salary Negotiation: Hacks and Tips

So, you are on the job market to find your next fulfilling career and a pay raise. You finally get through the interview, but the salary offer is not what you were expecting. You are at a point in your career where you have a diverse set of skills and experiences that you can offerContinue reading “Steps to Salary Negotiation: Hacks and Tips”

4 Steps to Successful Informational Interviewing

The topic of informational interviewing makes a lot of people nervous. Concerns like how do I get started, where do I go to meet people, how do I use social media to ask about an informational interview, and what do I say during an informational interview are often big concerns that individuals have. The truthContinue reading “4 Steps to Successful Informational Interviewing”