Anonymous Rage
Digital anger happens to everyone. Whether blindsided by a rude comment or engaged in a chat that quickly heats up, there is no evading the feeling of wanting to yell at your inanimate screen before throwing it on the floor. Unfortunately, breaking your screen won’t erase the rage now bubbling inside you. The message remains …
The Art and Science of the Face-to-Face Interview
Consider yourself very lucky for being considered for a face-to-face interview. It just means that you survived the first phase of the competition; your résumé projected you as someone deserving of further exploration; and you outshone the vast majority of your competition. The most critical test, however, is still ahead of you. You are at …
7 Ideas to Increase Your Follower Numbers
Working to increase following on social media automatically bring up a few problematic situations:
1. In the early stage of business, it appears as if more people un-follow than follow you – if that’s even possible.
2. Trying to increase numbers is time consuming and detracts from value driven projects.
3. You begin to wonder …
5 Tips for the Executive Level Resume
There’s a lot of misinformation when it comes to resume writing and, as a top executive, you can’t afford mistakes. So how do you make sure your resume stands out without taking an unnecessary risk? The following guidelines will keep you on track to develop the perfect executive level resume.
Quantify Your WorkWherever you …
The #1 Warning Sign You’re About to Get Fired
Admit it… you don’t like your job.
You didn’t mean to take the first thing you got offered. But you did. Turns out it’s worse than you thought it would be. You don’t like the company, your boss, or most of your co-workers.
You can’t believe this is your life now. You have this dreary, …
Things Successful People Do on Weekends
If you think that the best thing you can on weekends is absolutely nothing, you are completely wrong! Sure, you need to time to relax and rest but this doesn’t mean that you should sit down on a coach and do nothing but watch TV for all day long. You should take control of your …
One Way Small Businesses Can Be Better at Hiring
Two weekends ago the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League facilitated their annual draft of amateur athletes.
An annual draft of amateur athletes is how most professional leagues develop succession plans for their teams by continually bringing on new talent.
It got me thinking about how small businesses typically bring in new talent …
Your Personal Branding Can Start at a Young Age
At thirteen my mother found me secretly reading a movie star magazine. She kindly explained, “you aren’t pretty enough to be a movie star so you should develop your personality.” Now, do not take her words as insulting. I didn’t and I don’t. Till her dying moment she was my biggest fan. She did not …
5 Ways To Help Yourself Grow Professionally
Why does your professional growth and development matter? It is essential to challenge and stretch yourself often within your career. Not only does helping yourself grow professionally have the potential to make you better at your job, but it can help you feel more fulfilled both in and out of the workplace. Don’t let yourself …
Choosing the Right Recruiting Firm
Recruiting is time-consuming; it’s often an arduous and complex process finding the candidates themselves. Just as difficult for most companies is finding the right headhunting firm to represent their organization.
The search means discerning who will maintain high standards of employer branding and ultimately procure the necessary talent in order to further the company’s competitive …