• The Side Hustle Method for Boosting Your Personal Brand

    The Side Hustle Method for Boosting Your Personal Brand
    "Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune." – Jim RohnIn my work as a resume writer, career coach, and senior manager, I spend a lot of time working with people on how they can improve their careers. Too often, there's a disconnect between their actions and the company's bottom line. Many feel ...
  • Recruiting in 2017: How the IT Workforce and Workplace are Changing

    Recruiting in 2017: How the IT Workforce and Workplace are Changing
    There's no question the IT workforce is poised for some serious changes over the next year. Employers will seek out game-changing skills and expertise, and many organizations will adapt to shifting needs with new hiring strategies. Diversity in the workplace will remain front and center as job applicants come from all over the world, many with the IT expertise critical to moving innovation forward. If one thing is certain when it comes to both skills and workplace dynamic, the power is ...
  • Email and the Golden Rule

    Email and the Golden Rule
    Have you ever gotten an email you just wanted to ignore? It's usually something that provides no immediate value to you – perhaps it's from a vendor you work with that wants to tell you about a new product they're selling. There's nothing you can do about it right now, and frankly, you're busy. You're so far up to your eyeballs in reports that you can barely breathe.We've all been there. The easiest thing to do is to ...
  • The Happiest Jobs Of 2017 - Forbes

    The Happiest Jobs Of 2017 - Forbes
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    The Happiest Jobs Of 2017
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    Those of us who have been lucky enough to have a job that makes us happy – or at least doesn't bore or stress us out too much – know the relief work satisfaction can bring to an otherwise unpredictable life. Holding a position that makes you feel good, ...and more »
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  • The No. 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Networking:

    The No. 1 Thing People Get Wrong About Networking:
    Few situations have as much power to set eyes rolling as a networking event does.Oh God, no! Hours of schmoozing people I don't know, all for the sake of collecting business cards and LinkedIn information. Count me out!But here's what people get wrong about networking: It's not about forcing relationships with strangers. It's about deepening relationships with the people you already know.The average American ...
  • Treat Your Job Search Like a Job. Set Your Own KPIs!

    Treat Your Job Search Like a Job. Set Your Own KPIs!
    We've all heard of key performance indicators, or KPIs. You have probably been assessed against certain KPIs in your previous jobs, but have you ever thought about developing your own KPIs for the job search process?KPIs are valuable because they give us measurable values by which we can determine how effectively a company is achieving its key business objectives. Low-level KPIs tend to focus on process, but high-level KPIs focus ...
  • Culture Is a Four-Letter Word

    Culture Is a Four-Letter Word
    When I started to write this article, I originally titled it "Culture Is Not a Four-Letter Word." It was intended to address the CEOs who think culture is a squishy, beer-for-lunch, feel-good concept that doesn't deserve a place at the grown-ups' table. I wanted to demonstrate how wrong that thinking is and make a case for the power of culture and why it should be at the top of every ...
  • A Visual Guide to Email Etiquette:

    A Visual Guide to Email Etiquette:
    If you're an office worker, you probably send scores of emails every single day. You probably consider yourself an email expert. But is your email etiquette really perfect, or just good enough?For most of us, it's the latter. Who among us hasn't been the guy who replied all when he really didn't have to, or the woman who marked a message "URGENT" just to get a quick reply?Small ...
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  • The 8 Components of a Perfect Job Advertisement [Infographic]

    The 8 Components of a Perfect Job Advertisement [Infographic]
    Candidates spend less than a minute reading each job post they come across. That means you have a very small window in which to capture top talent's attention and convince them to apply.Luckily, that isn't as hard to do as it sounds. You just need to make sure your job advertisements contain all the right elements.In a

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