Category: Your Job
No Sweat! 4 Tips to Improve Confidence During a Video Interview
Your voice is shaky, your palms are sweaty, and you are covered in flop sweat. If this is you when preparing for an important video interview for a job, then spoiler alert: You won’t be getting the job! Employers look for job candidates that seem put together, relaxed, and aboveRead More
5 Warning Signs That Tell You Are Working Too Hard
You have probably heard the common phrase “work smart, not hard” many times before. The basic premise of this phrase is that working too hard is not necessarily the best way of working. Instead, when you spend a little bit more time on preparing and planning your work, you getRead More
5 Ways to Posture Yourself for an Internet Job
If the only jobs that were left on Earth were Internet jobs based on Internet applications, would you be able to get hired? This a question more and more job applicants are asking themselves. One of the biggest job growth sectors is online, where e-commerce sites, Internet magazines, social networks,Read More
How to Think Outside the Box When Finding a Job
With so much competition in the job market, how do you think outside the box and have a solid plan in place on how to get noticed? If you didn’t realize yet, it’s going to take a bit of innovation to set yourself apart. There are so many traditional waysRead More
Give Your Job Application the Edge with an Online Profile
If you are in the process of looking for a job you’re probably already using all the traditional approaches: job application forms, CVs and résumés, covering letters and emails. But have you also thought about setting up a personal online profile with a website? This not only shows potential employersRead More
Selling Isn’t Just for Sales People
When I first joined my company two years ago, I had no experience in the field. I was a traditional journalist and book editor moving into web marketing. Now, I’m the director of the department. And I credit getting there by knowing how to exercise selling and be a goodRead More
Asking for a Raise & Getting One
Is it time to reap more financial rewards for all that hard work you’ve been putting in? At some point in your career, you will be asking for a raise (a promotion or a better benefits package). That time could be now. You may be sure that you deserve thatRead More
How to Keep Motivated During the Dog Days of Work
It’s a story to which many people can probably relate: A few months after I started at a new job, the excitement of the new opportunity had begun to pass, I had finished my first few major projects, and the arrival of summer began to divert my attention elsewhere. Suddenly,Read More