Online networking is an excellent way to connect with and follow people who can advise you and help advance your career. If you are clear and concise about what you want, and become an active participant who shares in the conversational give and take, your online network will be the springboard to lifelong mentoring relationships. [...]
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Self-assessment should be at the core of your job search strategy as you sell yourself to prospective employers. This means not only evaluating yourself, but also taking an objective look at how others see you. Of course, you likely already know what you want to do and the direction you want to take. But, this [...]
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The holidays are just around the corner, so it’s a great time to show appreciation to your co-workers for what they do for you all year round. You may even want to set your first New Year’s resolution – and make acknowledging your peers at work a regular practice, regardless of the season. Some of [...]
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We as Americans don’t always take advantage of our vacation time... Perhaps it has something to do with the immense pressure we immediately put on ourselves after coming back to work. That first-day-back transition can feel fairly ugly if you don’t anticipate it before leaving, so take some of these tips to heart so that [...]
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Crisis mode can happen to any company, at any time — and it rarely comes with a warning. When panic sets in, you’re seemingly pulled in a million directions at once, which is overwhelming, to say the least. Maintaining your cool when you want to scream is a challenge, but one you must accept to [...]
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LinkedIn has a unique distinction among social media platforms. Its purpose is professional networking, not socializing or making personal connections – though this can be an added benefit. When a hiring manager looks at your LinkedIn page, give them the impression that it’s on point and on purpose – and that you truly care about [...]
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Las Vegas is a vibrant community filled with motivated professionals. There are countless opportunities to meet people and make valuable new connections that can take your career to places you’ve only dreamed about. If your existing network needs isn’t cutting it, you need to work on expanding it with all the right people. It’s not [...]
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It’s tough to go to work every day when the thrill of the job is gone. Or maybe it was never there to begin with. According to one recent industry survey, this is the case for close to three quarters of professionals. Among more than 1,000 respondents, 38 percent said their work was “okay, I [...]
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One of the most important keys to becoming more productive is mastering a few successful time management hacks. Not only will they help you reach your goals and complete your tasks more efficiently, they’ll also bolster your self-confidence and, if you lead others, enhance team morale and performance. Organize Every minute spent planning and organizing [...]
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As reported by the White House, full-time working women receive 77 percent of their male counterparts’ salaries. April 20 was “equal pay payday,” representing how far a woman needed to work into 2015 to earn as much as a man did in 2014. And as cited by 77 percent of females and 63 percent of [...]
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November 16, 2015
