Getting a job after graduation is not very hard, but finding the one you really want will take some extra effort.
Of course you want a well-written resume, but there are several way ways you can ensure your success in landing a better job when you graduate.
Here are five tips, why you should try them and where you should start when you do.
I grew up with a group of brilliant and strong women all around me, but they all struggled with something I think a lot of people deal with — they could not negotiate. And neither could I.
My mother’s a professor with a science Ph.D. One grandma was a doctor in the 1940s. Her sister was as well. An aunt had been a dentist in the 1910s in Minsk.
My sister went from a fashion background to an MBA and business ownership and quickly learned the ropes.
I married a brilliant and strong woman who negotiates like second nature — and for pay, to great effect. The contrast, in some ways, could not be stronger. Click Here to Read Article …
At first you thought they were just being very responsible.
Later you may have dubbed them “nitpicky.”
Until finally you realized that the perfect word for them is “micromanager,” and it’s definitely not a compliment.
Working with a micromanager can be extremely stressful and frustrating.
The act of micromanaging usually stems from perfectionism and distrust. Your micromanager may think that by clearly defining roles and specifying which task should be achieved exactly when and how, he is eliminating any chances of failure or mistakes.
To nip this evil in the bud requires a little patience. Here are six ways you can deal with a micromanager. Click Here to Read Article …
You’ve just started your new job at a big engineering firm, fresh out of college.
You go in with an attitude of part-anxiety and part-excitement to show off your youthful energy, even though you know that almost nothing that you learned in the last four years is going to be put to use at this job.
The last four years wasn’t a waste, though.
You’ve learned how to procrastinate like a pro, how to take an exam with a solid three hours of sleep, and of course: How many beers it takes you to start singing karaoke.
But this is the real world. You’re a little fish in a big corporate pond, and you’ll be working alongside people that have been working in your industry for longer than you’ve been alive.
Confidence can be hard to come by at the beginning, but I assure you, with these ideas in mind, you’ll have a great mindset going in. Click Here to Read Article …
Depending on why you are choosing, or have chosen, to switch careers you may be facing a variety of emotions — but it’s a safe bet that they will include both exhilaration and trepidation.
Finding your feet in a new field can take time.
That’s why it’s a good idea to lay the groundwork by taking at least one course that relates to the area you plan to work in, even if you’re just moving within a certain field.
Not only will this help acquaint you with any legal and professional issues you need to be across, it will also inform you about practices and information that might, at the beginning, be unfamiliar.
It’s important to choose a study program carefully and wisely. Online courses are very popular now, as they are flexible and can be fitted in around other commitments.
Use a good, comprehensive resource and make sure that you select a course that meets your needs and goals. Embarking on a period of study is also a great way to connect with others who will also be entering your chosen field, via online professional forums connected with the subject. Click Here to Read Article …
What is your first thought every morning from Monday to Friday?
If you seem to toss and turn, hitting the snooze button while mumbling about how you hate your job or your life, then you’re probably one of those people who think a job is a deadly chore.
You are a miserable soul, and your job or career is sucking the life out of you.
Is it time for a change? Not necessarily.
Maybe the job isn’t the problem, in which case a job switch wouldn’t help much. On the contrary, you might feel that your choice of career has everything to do with your misery.
Here are nine tell-tale signs that your career is to blame — and that it’s time for a change. Click Here to Read Article …
They say the grass is not always greener on the other side, and in many cases, this may be true.
Similarly, we may think our current career as a bunch of baloney and another career (which we have long been daydreaming about) as something that is just what we need.
Let’s go back to the grass is greener phrase and look at some other meanings that people have attached to it:
If the grass is greener on the other side, would the other side think your grass is greener than their side?
The grass may be greener on the other side, but maybe yours will be greener if you water it.
If the grass is greener on the other side, there’s probably more manure there. Click Here to Read Article …
In the 2012-2020 Employment Projections released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 19, 2013, an expected annual growth rate of 2.6 percent was recorded for the health care and social assistance sector.
From 2012 to 2022, demand for five million more jobs would follow.
In terms of occupations, four groups were expected to see growth of more than 20 percent, which was twice the overall rate.
The groups were 28.1 percent for healthcare support occupations, 21.5 percent for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, 21.4 percent for construction and extraction occupations and 20.9 percent for personal care and service occupations.
With more than half of the occupational groups belonging to the healthcare and personal care industry, it’s clear that demand for a workforce that’s technically skilled and proficient will dominate the job market for the next ten years. Click Here to Read Article …
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