Career Advice

If you feel in need of seeing your job differently, the first question  to ask yourself is whether you should you be looking for a new job? Maybe the reason you are having problems is because this job isn't the right job for you? Lack of fulfillment, poor work/life balance, long or unsociable hours, lack of control or autonomy, bad workplace politics and no promotional prospects are common reasons that people leave their jobs for. However, maybe you can't or don't want to change jobs, for whatever reason. You’ve weighed everything up and decided to stay but you know you need to change how you view your job. So what can you do to refresh your job for the new year?Talk to Your BossSee what options are available to you. Ask about other prospects and the possibility of promotions. Could you love to a different department and learn new skills or a new role within the company? Make Your Workplace More PositiveWhat can you do to make your workplace more positive? Even if … [Read more...] about How To View Your Job Differently

We live in a society where impressions count, and the impression you make with your appearance at work can make a big difference. We, as humans, judge others on their appearance and how we dress at work will affect greatly how we are perceived as an employer, employee or as a co-worker. The more appropriate our appearance to the type of work we are employed in, the better we will be associated with being better and more appropriately suited to it. It goes without saying that turning up to work wearing a suit if you work on a building site is not going to do you any favors but there are always ways to make the most of your appearance that will benefit your work. Dressing well, and appearing well groomed can inspire self-confidence. With self-confidence comes better performance and a greater belief in one's abilities as well as more self respect. It's easier to respect someone who demonstrates self respect through caring about their appearance, especially if you recognise these … [Read more...] about Dress for Success!

To place the word incredible in front of any objective is in itself a productivity hack, as it helps you visualise the outstanding performance you are expecting from that particular piece of advice. Productivity hack tips are basically built around finance because we actually live to create more money so that our lives can be easier and more enjoyable. The trade off is a certain amount of work for a certain amount of return. The secret is in getting the balance right, therefore to give you  seven incredible productivity hacks they will each have to have some degree of special  importance that will assist you with reaching your financial goals that much easier and faster. The following tips can help you do just that: Remain Passionate.  This is placed at number one because if you are not passionate about what you are doing you won't get far with your aims of increasing your productivity. Passion drives you like nothing else. It will be your driving force and when you are passionate … [Read more...] about 7 Handy Productivity Hacks

The most important parts of a company are the people that help run it: the employees.  Keeping them happy, though, can prove difficult if you are only concerned with the bottom line.  Keeping morale high is the work of a good manager and can be attained if you address the other aspects of your employees’ lives other than the tasks you have hired them to do.  Appealing to their competitive side through company goals, streamlining benefits and human resources through a workforce management system, and taking time out to celebrate can be ways to remind your employees that you care about them. Invite Friendly Competition The day-to-day in an office can be a bit humdrum.  Everybody has a job to do, but let’s face it: it can get monotonous.  Sometimes setting short-term goals with a little friendly competition can be enough of an incentive in order to light a fire under your employees.  Set team goals for the week or the month; then, offer a prize for the person who reaches that goal … [Read more...] about Importance of Keeping Your Employees Happy

Lack of confidence manifests itself for many reasons. Starting a new job, having colleagues with more skills or qualifications than yourself, poor relationships with other staff, an unsupportive employer, or just being too hard on yourself are just a few of the reasons for having a lack confidence at work. Whatever the reason, building your confidence at work is possible. Not only will being more confident eliminate the negative consequences of self-doubt, it will also lead to a more progressive and enjoyable development in your career. Confidence is an attractive quality to employers and also portrays a positive outward image of the company, which makes you a more valuable employee. Confidence shows you can be trusted to deliver and your employer will be more likely to give you more responsibility and further promotion. Colleagues will be more comfortable associating and working with someone successful and not likely to negatively affect their own work.  So how do you Become … [Read more...] about Increasing Confidence in the Workplace

Office politics can be good or bad. Good office politics is all about fostering good working relationships, advancing your career and enhancing the productivity and performance of the company. Unfortunately, mostly when office politics is being referred to, it's about the negative aspects. Bad office politics is one of the devils of the working world, with some places suffering from and by it more than others. When it gets particularly bad it can have a detrimental and damaging effect on productivity and performance of the company and the health, attitude and well-being of the staff. If the politics at your workplace is getting you down or causing problems there are ways you can be to keep its effects to a minimum. Be Respectful  Stay respectful to your colleagues. Treat them in such a way that you would like them to treat you. Be polite and professional, never getting personal. This sets an example but also puts in place a benchmark for others to how they treat you in return. … [Read more...] about How to Deal With Office Politics

NASA is the administration for national Aeronautics and Space. It is based in the United States and is in charge of research and discoveries in aerospace and aeronautics. There are many opportunities available at NASA for those who have a passion for atmospheric and celestial studies. Individuals who want to pursue a career at NASA must have degrees in engineering, aeronautics and astronautics, or anything else related to science or mathematics. Aerospace Engineering is an area of study which concerns the development of air and spacecraft, missiles, and other structures that function in aerospace. Aeronautical Engineering and Astronomical Engineering are the two subcategories that fall under Aerospace Engineering. Aeronautical Engineering is targeted for students who are interested in aviation. Astronomical Engineering is an option that would attract students who are interested in celestial objects and phenomena that happens beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Other areas of engineering … [Read more...] about So You Want to Work for NASA?

Downsizing. Outsourcing. Reshaping. These words sound bad coming out of the mouth of an employer and they could have even worse effects on your income. However, they might represent the opening in life you’ve been waiting for. Does it mean your dreams can come true when you hear you’re losing your job? If you handle this shift in your career the right way, it could mean just that. Prepping for the Inevitable Changes One reason you’ll feel caught off-guard when you are laid off is you haven’t been reading the proverbial writing on the wall. Have you seen managers get replaced? Has your office space been reduced by a floor or more? Are coworkers having hours cut or have employees begun working from home? When you start to see these telltale signs in your company, consider what might be ahead. Unfortunately, no one is irreplaceable and no one is invulnerable when a company faces a drastic drop-off in revenue. If you’ve dreamt about a freelance career or changing the work you do … [Read more...] about Freelancing: How to Turn Work Negatives into Life Positives

Emails are now a vital part of everyone's day-to-day communication. For those people who are very active online or who run their own business, a solid email management system can make a world of a difference to the overall success of their enterprise. Anyone can stay on top of their email inbox just by following a few guidelines and making use of the tools and software readily available. A healthy email routine is a way forward for those who cannot afford to miss even a single message. Read and reply The most common way emails get overlooked is when their intended recipient reads them without relying on the spot. Correspondence that has been marked as read will easily blend in with the other emails you have already replied to, and when receiving numerous messages a day it's very likely that you will not remember which emails you have yet to address until it's too late. Don't ignore mail Another useful habit to get into is to compose a standard reply for those emails you … [Read more...] about 8 Tips For Effectively Managing Email

Think how often you get distracted when working. Pretty often, right? Your colleague from the other office will send you some funny link on Skype, or walk into your office for ‘just a quick chat’, and then there are those emergency emails and phone calls that demand your immediate attention, making breaks to browse on the Internet or just check what’s new on Facebook. Where you work, or what your job is, isn’t important at all. Such distractions happen all the time and to all of us. There was a study done by Basex in 2007 that showed that the U.S. businesses are losing $588 billion per year because of these time killers that decrease their workers’ productivity. It is expected that this is happening in other organizations around the whole world. And after you’ve been distracted, getting back to work takes additional few minutes for you to concentrate and start working effectively. Just multiply this lost time by how many times you get distracted per day, and you’ll easily understand … [Read more...] about Distractions at Work and How to Manage Them