Congratulations on making it to the second interview stage in your job search! This is huge … but you haven’t nailed it just yet. Be sure you continue to prepare diligently before this critical conversation takes place. Reflect on the high points and most important topics discussed during your first interview. What did you say [...]
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Hiring managers may receive dozens or even hundreds of applications for one open position. Although it can be challenging for you to get noticed, if you’re strategic with your job search, you can be the one to land the job. Stand out in a competitive job market with these tips: Do Your Research For each [...]
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Organizational skills allow you to work efficiently, meet deadlines, and last but not least, maintain peace of mind and a better work/life balance. Being organized helps you: Set up your physical spaces for success and manage, plan, and prioritize everything you have to do. Use your time, resources, and energy more effectively to achieve your [...]
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It’s one thing to set professional goals – in fact, it’s critical to your career development and also downright exciting to do just that – but you also need a strategy for reaching them. Because, while your goals may be big and realistic in the long run, they can also be pretty intimidating when you [...]
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As excited as you are and as perfect as your new role may be for you, Day One on a job can be overwhelming or even terrifying at times. It’s a lot like the first day of school: Your pencils are sharpened, you’ve been looking forward to it for weeks, but … yikes! Now that [...]
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The work experience section of your resume is worthy of your careful attention. But what exactly should that part of your resume look like? And what will optimize its effectiveness? Keep one word in mind: relevance. How much, and which, work experience you include on your resume depends on where you are in your career [...]
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When you launch a job search, as with any important project or initiative, you need to set SMART goals: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound. Let’s focus on the M in SMART. You have no way of knowing how things are progressing – or not – unless you track them, so you can measure [...]
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Continuously improving your skillset can help you excel at your current job, or land your next great career opportunity. The perfect balance of hard and soft skills should be your end goal either way. Hard skills are specific capabilities you use to perform a job-related task. Examples include accounting, copywriting, data analysis, event planning, foreign [...]
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Often, one of the first steps in a company’s hiring process is a phone interview with candidates who have piqued their interest via their resumes and cover letters. This is generally a very high-level evaluation as recruiters screen for risks, try to validate your qualifications, and see if you’d be a good overall fit for [...]
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You’ve finished your resume and polished it up, so it looks perfect for that job that’s piqued your interest. Should you add a cover letter, and if so, what should it include? The answer is yes – and when considering its contents, think of your cover letter as an additional opportunity to present yourself as [...]
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August 6, 2021
