Why You Should Be Asking for LinkedIn Recommendations Every Month
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional and business networking website. The social media network is now owned by Microsoft and announced in 2017 that it had surpassed 500 million global (and active) members. If you have been asking yourself why you should make time to engage on LinkedIn as a career professional, the value for […]
What to Do When You Have Multiple Employment Offers
The search for a new career opportunity can be exhausting, with hundreds of CV’s being emailed to suitable positions, calls for interviews and recommendations and more. And sometimes it can take several months of hearing very little from any employer, before you begin to receive responses and schedule interview dates. Virtually all accomplished professionals have […]
Getting into the Right Mindset for Job Search After Being Fired
Our personal habits have a way of following us into the workplace every day, and sometimes after being with the same employer for a long period of time, we can forget about some of the guidelines that were reviewed at the beginning of any new job. There are many reasons that an employer may decide […]
How to Activate Your Professional Network on LinkedIn for Career Advancement
Do you have a job, or do you feel you are engaged in building a meaningful career within an industry you love? When busy professionals take the time to create interesting blog articles for LinkedIn Pulse, they are demonstrating that drive to advance within their career, by keeping up with changes, innovations and new trends […]
7 Questions to Ask a Career Coach Before You Start Working with Them
There are many reasons why professionals at all levels (from new graduates to senior corporate executives) seek the assistance and benefits of career coaching. For some individuals who feel stagnated by their current career, coaching can provide an evaluation of transferrable skills and a plan, that can lead to an exciting new opportunity. For others […]
Thinking of Returning to Work After Retirement? 5 Preparatory Tips to Get You Started
In unprecedented numbers, seniors who have previously retired are returning to the workforce. There are many reasons that skilled professionals re-enter the labor market, either in a previous role they held, or by transitioning into a new profession that capitalizes on their transferrable job skills. A new term has been coined for Baby Boomers returning […]
Tips for Transitioning from Freelance to Salaried Full-Time Employment
Some of the most talented professionals in the world, launch part-time freelance consulting businesses as a side source of income. While freelance work often offers benefits like increased lifestyle balance, and schedule flexibility, it also involves many risks, including income adversity, lack of health and wellness benefits and other perks that come with a corporate […]
5 Leadership Tips for Female Executives in the Technology Sector
An insightful article appeared in the New York Times, in July 2017, titled “Why Women Aren’t CEO’s According to Women Who Almost Were,” by Susan Chira. Almost seventy years after women began to contribute worldwide in a variety of manufacturing, service and administrative roles for business, there is still a very apparent and difficult glass ceiling, particularly […]
5 Effective Strategies to Cope with the Office Bully (That Won’t Get You Fired)
Did you know that 75% of professionals, have reported one or more instances of workplace bullying? This data is from a research study conducted by Dr. Judy Blando, from the University of Phoenix business school, and reveals that the problem occurs with great frequency and disruptive consequences. What should career professionals do, if the encounter workplace […]
