It’s no secret that an internship is a great way to gain professional work experience in a specific industry, learn the tricks of the trade, and meet people that have been working in the field for years. An internship provides a unique, firsthand opportunity to try out a particular job as well as a company, and learn in the process. It’s also an opportunity for the company to try you out as well. That’s why it is so critical to make a good impression. … [Read more...] about Surviving the First Day of Your Internship
7 Tips for Recovering from a Major Mistake at Work
So, you’ve had one of those awful stomach-drop moments. You’ve made a major mistake at work – maybe you yelled at your bully boss, deleted a critical company file, or failed to pick up a software glitch that’s cost a client thousands – and in the aftermath, you’re feeling that crippling mix of horror, shame, and anxiety. Good news is, even though you might be convinced your career is over, it is possible, in most cases, to come back from a workplace slip-up if you respond in the right way. We recommend taking the following steps to minimize the damage caused by your blunder and to up your chances of recovering completely. … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for Recovering from a Major Mistake at Work
How to Age-Proof Your Resume
It may be illegal, but age discrimination exists in the hiring process, and the pace of technological change has only intensified the problem. Today’s hiring managers often assume that workers over age 40 will be too expensive and won’t have the technological savvy or adaptability needed to add value to the modern workplace. The solution? Construct your resume with the assumption that hiring managers will have reservations about hiring a mature worker. Your resume needs to convince them that the value you will bring to their organization should override all their concerns. Article contributed by LiveCareer. … [Read more...] about How to Age-Proof Your Resume
Tips to Stay Safe When You’re at Work
It’s important to keep yourself safe at work. Your employer has a responsibility to maintain a safe workplace, but you also need to protect yourself. There can be serious ramifications to workplace injuries, particularly when they’re serious enough for you to take time off work. … [Read more...] about Tips to Stay Safe When You’re at Work
Could a Facebook Business Page Help You Grow Your Career?
At the end of 2018, there were an estimated 80 million business pages on Facebook, as reported by Hootsuite. While many individuals think that you need to have an official business to open one of these pages, this assumption is incorrect. … [Read more...] about Could a Facebook Business Page Help You Grow Your Career?
How to Succeed: Match Your Career to Your Learning Style
There’s no question that learning is a lifetime phenomenon. Even when you finish your academic education, your learning still continues. Whether you learn through your work, through social interactions, or through new interests you develop, you’ll never stop gaining wisdom. … [Read more...] about How to Succeed: Match Your Career to Your Learning Style
Glossophobia: What It Is and How to Beat It
The dreaded day has finally arrived. After sweating through another restless night of sleep, you roll out of bed in fear of one of the most common phobias that plague mankind. No, we're not talking about rolling out of bed into the range of a lonely spider. We're talking about glossophobia, a fancy term that describes the inexorable fear of speaking in front of an audience. Oh, the audience doesn't have to number into the hundreds. You can experience glossophobia simply by getting up in front of a small group of your professional peers. Let's gloss over this fear by taking five steps to beat it. … [Read more...] about Glossophobia: What It Is and How to Beat It
3 Career / Study Changes You Can Do to Reinvent Yourself
Some people are lucky enough to find one job they love, advance in it, rise to the highest level and remain rewarded, satisfied and fulfilled for their whole careers. Nowadays, this just isn’t the reality for most people. It’s very common to change careers at least once in a lifetime. It’s also possible to have more than one job in your career by way of a side gig. None of this is uncommon anymore because the world has changed significantly. People live longer and are more likely to change what they are interested in, they also find their purpose later on their lives and the internet has opened them up to many new opportunities. … [Read more...] about 3 Career / Study Changes You Can Do to Reinvent Yourself
The Role of Corporate Culture in Talent Acquisition
It is more costly to fire an employee than to retain one. As a business, you will have to incur the immediate costs of a severance package and ensuring that the firing process was successful enough. This also includes involving the different departments, such as IT, to ensure that the employee's access to the company's system is barred. … [Read more...] about The Role of Corporate Culture in Talent Acquisition
Careers To Consider If You Are In Love With The Great Outdoors
The outdoor work landscape, unknown to many, has an abundance of well paying, fulfilling and respectable job opportunities, with The Bureau of Labor Statistics expecting the number to grow to 30,813,700 by 2024. The cubicle life, suffice to say, is not for everyone. Choosing the right career is key to work happiness and fulfillment. Some people prefer walking in the woods in hiking boots and athleisure wear, the wind in their hair, over wearing a suit and sitting in an office from 9 to 5, and for these people, there are endless work opportunities out in the wild. … [Read more...] about Careers To Consider If You Are In Love With The Great Outdoors