By Roy Dekel
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Inspiration is a beautiful thing, but the realities of business mean you need to maintain your performance through discipline. You cannot rely on inspiration to help overcome the obstacles you encounter on the path to greatness. I learned this quickly during...
Filed Under: Productivity, Your Career, Challenges
Hiring managers are more often opting to start the interview process over the phone in interest of saving time and resources. Some even choose to hire a candidate based solely on a phone screen. Although efficient, these interviews can sometimes put a candidate at a disadvantage because they don’t...
Filed Under: ambition, Best Advice, Career Advice, Communication, Confidence, Efficiency, Focus, Goals, Good Habits, Hiring, how to, Interviews, job market, Persistence, Personality, Productivity, Professional Development, Quick Tips, Success, Thought Leadership, Your Career
A long, relaxing summer can leave you feeling like you’re ready to hit the ground running this fall. Consider pausing for a moment and thinking about what you want for the rest of 2018, plus what you think it’ll take for you to make it happen.
Filed Under: autumn, Career Advice, career preparation, fall, fall career advice, first day of fall, Goals, Strategy, prepare for fall, Professional Development, Your Career
I have news for you: There’s no such thing as a perfect job. Even the careers that seem like they jumped straight from your dreams and into reality have their downsides—that’s why there’s a paycheck involved.
Filed Under: Career Advice, career happiness, company culture, corporate culture, Professional Development, Respect, Success, work happiness, Work-Life Balance, Your Career
Ready for a career change, but worried you don’t have the experience or skills to land a job in your desired field? Filling your resume with your previous work experience that has no similarity to the job you’re applying for is likely to land your resume in the trash can. But that doesn’t mean...
Filed Under: Branding, branding, career, Career Advice, career change, career switch, Confidence, Goals, industry change, industry switch, job market, Job Search, personal brand, Professional Development, Your Career
YOU’RE INVITED
Filed Under: Networking, Candidate, Goals, Hiring, hiring, Interviews, Job Search, Legal, Recruiting & Hiring, Temp Work, Your Career
It’s your first job. It’s hard not to be excited. There is so much to learn and a lot of it will be told to you directly but there will be so many important lessons you won’t even realize your absorbing until later. But here is a jumpstart on some of the things no one is telling you at your first...
Filed Under: Career Advice, Career path, First Job, Your Career
The legend has it that when humans discovered the potato plant, many died because of it. They have eaten the fruits and leafs of the plant which turned out to be poisonous. Sad and angry, they gather all the potato plants (fruits, leaves, roots) they could find and set them on fire to wreck this...
Filed Under: career advancement, Curiosity, Your Career, your career
Modesty is the best policy, right? Not when it comes to describing your professional accomplishments. Here's how to master the art of the self-promotion to advance your career.
Filed Under: Networking, networking, communication, LinkedIn, quick tips, self-promotion, Social Media, Your Career, your career
You need to speak in public, but your knees buckle even before you reach the podium. You want to expand your network, but you’d rather swallow nails than make small talk with strangers. Speaking up in meetings would further your reputation at work, but you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing....
Filed Under: Comfort zone, Growth, learning, Professional Development, Risk, Self Reflection, Success, Your Career
