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5 Tips for Successful Salary Negotiations

A few years ago, a friend was asked by a potential employer, “What would you need to get paid in order to not resent the fact that you have to do the work?”

Talk about being straightforward.

For me, salary negotiations have always been a bit of a stumbling block, an awkward dance between speaking my mind while also appeasing an employer or potential employer. There seems to always be a magic number, but neither party is anxious to disclose what their magic number is right off the bat. Click Here to Read Article …

How to Deal with Criticism

Kayla Albert 3rd December Communication Leave a Comment

Recently I received an email from a coworker, clearly angry in tone, berating my performance on a project I completed. My first reaction was irritation, then defensiveness, then I resorted to blaming everyone that did or didn’t have a hand in the project.

As a perfectionist, I have a tough time taking criticism from anyone – no matter how loving the source. Why allow others to put their two cents in when I’m already dealing with an overly-critical inner self?

But once the defensiveness subsided and I had handled the situation to the best of my ability, I was able to recognize something extremely important – if I were to remove the emotion from the situation and simply see it as neutral bits of information he was trying to convey, I could actually agree with several of the things he was saying.

In trying to protect my ego, I had stopped listening and shut down – a reaction that wasn’t helping him or me.

Here are a few tips I’ve discovered from dealing with criticism in the workplace. Click Here to Read Article …

7 Ways to Finish Difficult Writing Projects

Zac 11th October Your Job Leave a Comment

Whether you’re working on creative writing for yourself or freelance writing for business, you’ve undoubtedly come across a project that has gotten you stuck.

You’ve either rewritten it more times than you can count, or you just can’t seem to get started.

These mental blocks have a way of piling up and becoming even more frustrating.

There are a few tricks you might try to help your brain move past these obstacles, though, so you can finish the writing you need to do. Click Here to Read Article …

Layoffs – How to Navigate the Threat of One

Kayla Albert 7th August Your Job Leave a Comment

It’s easy to say that within the past few years, the majority of the population has been affected by mass layoffs in one way or another. Whether you’ve been asked to pack your bags or you’ve seen how losing a job has adversely affected a friend or family member, it’s a tough situation to handle.

A few weeks ago I was in the midst of the layoff pandemonium as I watched coworkers clean off their desks and begin a frantic search for employment elsewhere. While I wasn’t the one laid off, I immediately went into panic mode, revamping my resume and crossing my fingers that I wouldn’t be blindsided sometime in the near future.

Then, after calming down a bit, I found myself hysterical again when another coworker filled me in on gossip she had heard around the office about more cutbacks. For me, and for most people dealing with this situation, it’s an adrenaline-filled roller coaster of emotion.

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6 New Trends in Employee Benefits

Jennifer Kwasnicki 27th July Your Job Leave a Comment

I work for an amazing company that offers employee benefits I never expected to encounter in a job.

And, no, I don’t work in one of those offices with a pinball machine and a beer fridge. I work for a company that has thought long and hard about providing employees with benefits that align to its goals and values.

When I started at my job, I was immediately floored by the revelation that I got a “fitness break” (an allotted time each day to exercise—on the clock). As a working mom, my fitness regime to that point basically consisted of chasing a toddler around the house or racing to put out the garbage cans before the truck rolled up. So, when this opportunity appeared, I couldn’t believe that someone was actually paying me to take care of myself.

It seemed too good to be true, but it was real. And each day that I hopped on the treadmill or picked up the weights, I was extremely appreciative. Click Here to Read Article …

6 Steps to a Career Change

Samantha Springs 25th June Career Leave a Comment

There comes a point in many people’s careers where they find themselves unchallenged, unappreciated, or just plain unhappy. Many people will trod through these discouraging emotions and remain in their career due to fear of the unknown, apprehension about starting over, or simple economic necessity. Some audacious idealists, however, will not accept the feelings of living a life less than that of their dreams, and will begin the trek down the meandering road to changing careers.

Imagining a career change may seem like a daunting task, with the threat of the unknown causing even the bravest of individuals to cower. However, with the assistance of this helpful guide, anyone with an idea, two working legs, and an Internet connection can make their way through the uncharted territory and hopefully find their own El Dorado. Click Here to Read Article …

How to Approach a Job Search After a Lay-off

Maggie Tomas 12th June Career Leave a Comment

It’s usually really easy to spot: the nervous jitters as he talks about his most recent position, the disdain he is clearly trying to hide about his supervisor or colleagues, the glossing over of the actual job conclusion.

By the time I ask, “so what prompted you to leave” or “what brings you in today,” I can almost recite the words that always include “laid-off”, “let go”, “downsizing”, “bad manager”, etc.

As a career coach, I encounter a myriad of clients who have a gap in their employment history. Typically these clients address this issue with me in one of two ways.

They either shy away from the topic (think example above) to avoid mentioning it until half way through the appointment — after the resume review — or they bring it up immediately and we spend the better part of an hour talking about this event that has defined them for the past several months of their job search. Click Here to Read Article …

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