This classic question may be asked in a job interview in any profession or industry. It’s similar to the question, “Why do you think you’re the best person for this job?” Both require you to sell yourself and to show you’ve done your research on the position and the company. It all boils down to [...]
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Even as businesses worldwide recover from Covid-19, top talent is in high demand. So how do you convince the best candidates on the market to pick you and your company over your competitors? After all, everyone is pretty much in the same boat: trying to rebound from the past year, whatever the new normal looks [...]
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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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Check the closest dictionary for the definition of “valued” and you’ll find something like this: “considered to be important or beneficial.” Or maybe “highly regarded or esteemed.” As a noun, value refers to “the regard that someone or something is held to; the importance or worth of someone or something.” And as a verb, to [...]
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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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Diversity and belonging can’t be thought of merely as projects, initiatives, or fodder for a new task force. Those tactics are all great, but they’re temporary. Everyone in your organization plays a part in upholding your values, so your commitment to inclusion needs to be permanently embedded in your company culture. An inclusive culture fosters [...]
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How’s your work-from-home situation going? There’s a good chance you’ve been at it for several months now. And while it has plenty of perks, the challenges remain. Plus, like everyone else, you’re just plain old tired of this pandemic and its restrictions. Try to stay positive and look at the bright side. And whether you [...]
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If you’ve been working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic, have you taken any time off? That doesn’t mean that “working from home/setting my own hours/letting the workday mush into the evening and weekend” schedule that you may have adopted as the months rolled on. There’s nothing wrong with that flexibility, of course. But, you could [...]
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September 3, 2021
