We Take a Personal Approach To Personnel
Author: Emily Triplett Lentz Source: Lifehacker The further you get in your career, the harder it is to pinpoint—and then do something about—your personal and professional shortcomings. Why is that? How do you figure out your weak spots and then address them? You’d think leaders especially would be skilled at identifying and removing obstacles. But …
Continue reading "Don’t Let Your Professional Shortcomings Hold You Back"
Author: Deanna Debara Source: The Muse I work from home, and I’ve learned the hard way that remote life isn’t exactly ripe with opportunities to network and make connections. And for someone like me—who leans heavily toward the extroverted side of the spectrum and craves human interaction—that can be a real challenge. Don’t get me …
Continue reading "What Happened When She Set the Goal to Network With 30 People in 30 Days"
A few years ago, a CEO assured me that his company was the market leader. “Clients will not leave for competitors,” he added. “It costs too much for them to switch.” Within weeks, the manufacturing giant Procter & Gamble elected not to renew its contract with the firm. The CEO was shocked — but he shouldn’t have been.
Author: Stav Ziv Source: The Muse Let’s be honest: Walking into a career fair can be incredibly intimidating. Look at all those people who have the power to give you a job one day! Look at all those other people who want some of the very same jobs you want! No one would blame you …
Continue reading "7 Questions to Ask at a Career Fair (and Elsewhere) to Make a Good Impression"
Author: Sydney Finkelstein Source: Harvard Business Review Expertise sounds like an unqualified good in professional contexts. Companies associate it with high performance and leadership capability and seek it when hiring for key roles. But in studying top executives over the past decade, I’ve come to understand that expertise can also severely impede performance, in two …
Author: Ian Mathews Source: Forbes Nothing signals your professional arrival like a promotion. Increasing responsibility validates your hard work, track record and high ceiling. A promotion is an honor that simply can’t be turned down by anyone serious about their career. But what if accepting that thinking is flawed? What if an elevated role leaves …
Author: Elizabeth Alterman Source: The Muse If you’ve ever struggled with a condescending boss, difficult colleagues, or work that feels like a soul-destroying slog, you might have fantasized about “rage quitting.” Maybe you even scripted the scene in your head—telling off your manager, cursing out that impossible client, or letting your co-worker know exactly how …
Author: Charlotte Cowles Source: The Cut When asking an employer for money, the conventional wisdom is to demand the highest amount you can possibly say out loud (or type in an email) with a straight face — plus more. The worst that can happen is they say no, right? As my friend Jess once told …
Continue reading "What to Do if Asking for a Raise Backfires"
Author: Taylor Tobin Source:FairyGodBoss We want to start by offering the following reassurance: nine times out of ten, employers aren’t formulating interview questions with the express purpose of tripping you up. They’re asking for information that can legitimately help them come to a hiring decision, and they have nothing to gain from blindsiding you with a “Gotcha!” …
Continue reading "12 Interview Questions Designed to Trick You"
Author: Darius Foroux Source: Dariusforoux.com What do you do when you feel tired or overwhelmed? Do you power through? Or do you take some time off? In the past, I thought that you should always power through — no matter what. Now, I still think that way when it comes to life in general. You …
Continue reading "Why Time Off Work Improves Your Performance"
