Category: Career
How to Ace Your Interview
As a job searcher there are lots of things that you can do to increase your chances of getting a job. You understand how important it is to research the company. You understand how important it is to be on time to your interview and to make sure that yourRead More
How to Get More Freelance Writing Work
When I jumped headfirst into the world of freelance writing, learning how to get more freelance work was the most daunting task I had. I compiled a list of job boards I would check on a daily basis, but what I quickly learned was that my search couldn’t start andRead More
Part Time Jobs: A Path to Entrepreneurship?
Some people have a negative perception of part time jobs. Low pay, no benefits, and lack of a prestigious title are connotations that leap to mind for many. Life is a matter of perception, however, and being locked blindly into any perception can hinder your possible opportunities. What if youRead More
Career Change: Are You Too Scared to Take That Leap?
It’s no secret that change, especially a career change, can be a scary (and for some people downright terrifying) idea. We tend to get into a routine and hold to it with a death grip. Change can bring a certain level of instability in life. Change means learning new thingsRead More
5 Things To Leave Off Your Resume
These days, with the economy still barely holding on by the thinnest of threads, resumes are flying around more than the ungodly mosquitoes that seem to have woken up for the summer. With so many people trying to find meaningful employment, it doesn’t take much to drop to the bottomRead More
6 Steps to a Career Change
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, willRead More
3 Rules to Dressing Awesome at Work & Impressing Everyone
Fresh out of college, at my first job, I showed up at my office in a pink sweatsuit. It was a marketing firm, where the casual dress code was pretty liberal, but this was a downright horrible choice. After receiving some feedback on my outfit, I never pulled that sweatsuitRead More