Displaying All Posts from March, 2014

5 Tips to Better Skype Interviews

If you’re a freelance worker, you’ve probably had to use Skype to speak with clients at some point. Now more than ever, employers are using Skype as a means of assessing potential employees, discussing terms, and making hires.

Working as a freelancer over the Internet is convenient, but you can be up against a lot of competition. It’s critical that you present yourself well and come across as a competent, professional individual.

You can follow a few simple tips to help you improve your interview skills over Skype.

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3 Survival Skills for the Modern Workplace

The modern workplace is a jungle, and you have to have the necessary survival skills just to get through the day, if not to “live long and prosper”, as Spock would say.

Those skills include the ability to communicate, negotiate and educate.

Communicate to Succeed

The ability to communicate fluidly and fluently separates the weak from the strong in the modern workplace herd, and we all know what happens to the weak in the wild.

It also separates the successful from the almost-made-it, and the excellent from the just-getting-by folks. There are two types of communication, oral and written, and both of them are crucial to survival and success at work.

Even in our hyper-connected world, oral communication is still where the action is. We may stay in touch, exchange information, or tell the world great things through our electronic communication, but important decisions are made in person, not by text or e-mail.
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5 Steps to Dealing with Bullies at Work

Bullies have always been among us. The sad truth is that most of us have experienced a boss, supervisor, or co-worker who has treated us with disdain, contempt, or worse.

Some of us have been verbally attacked and even threatened with physical violence in our workplaces. Even sadder, perhaps, is the fact that few of us had the willingness to complain or report these activities, and simply remained silent in the face of attacks because we were afraid or just wanted to keep our job.

So, the bullies kept up their behavior until we quit or asked for another assignment. We don’t have to do that anymore, and many employers are adopting safe workplace codes that feature bully-free zones at work.

But we still need to speak out and take action individually when we are faced with bullying in the workplace. For when you need to deal with a situation like this, here is a five step plan that anyone can use to deal with bullies at work.
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How to Make Your Mark at Your New Job

Starting a new job can present a range of emotions: excitement, nervousness, appreciation, etc. One pretty consistent feeling is the desire to get off to a good start.

Whether you are beginning your first job out of college, moving around within the industry, or starting on a new career path, here are a few ways to make your mark in your new position. Click Here to Read Article …

3 Lessons on Work-Life Balance

Sooner or later, we all have to find a way to find a good work-life balance.

If not, we find that work takes up so much of our life that there is little time left for anything else. Or, we pay a much greater price in terms of our physical, mental, or emotional well-being.

We don’t usually figure out we have a problem with an imbalance between our work and the rest of our lives until we are already in trouble.

Here are 3 lessons that we can learn and practice to prevent those troubles from developing, and to help us re-balance our work with the rest of our lives. Click Here to Read Article …