Embracing Your New Workplace Culture
You’ve landed your dream job, the one that all your education and experience has been preparing you for. Your resume was perfect, you aced your interviews, and now Day #1 is looming on your calendar. What’s the best way to approach this new environment? How can you lay the foundation for healthy, productive relationships with […]
Tempted to Lie on Your Resume? Here Are Some Better Options
In a recent article, it was reported that 1 in 3 job applicants lie on their resume. Are you one of them? Speaking as a manager, discovering false information on a resume is sufficient reason to reject a candidate outright. Before you include false information on your resume, consider the following: Employers know that life […]
Is Your Body Language Speaking Louder Than Your Words?
We tend to focus on words in job interviews and important professional meetings. Body language and nonverbal communication, however, play an essential part in our ability to achieve our goals. For maximum positive impact in these high-stakes business situations, it’s important to master these 4 areas: 1) Personal appearance. While it’s not necessary to dress […]
Take your Professional Success to the Next Level With Strong “People Skills”
It takes more than a great resumé to get your dream job. To be a successful candidate and team member, you have to be able to connect productively with the people you encounter on the job. This takes “people skills:” the ability to create and sustain effective relationships at work. Here are a couple of […]
Beyond the Handshake: 3 Ways To Prepare for a Confident Interview
You just got the call inviting you to interview for your dream job. You know you’re one of the top candidates and that your prospective employer likes what they’ve seen of your application. Now what? Before your hands start to get clammy, here are a few tips to help quell your anxiety on the big […]
Make Your Organization A Magnet for Top Talent
IT continues to be one of the hottest areas of economic growth in the country, with CareerCast‘s annual survey identifying “data scientist” as the best job to have in 2016. Organizations are competing with each other to hire the brightest and best professionals in the tech world. How can you position your company to attract […]