Many people have experienced this situation during a job search – they have interviewed with a company and, as far as they know, it went well. But afterward, nothing. There is no word at all from the company, even after several weeks have elapsed. This, in fact, is a fairly common experience, affecting about 60… Read more »
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Ways to Improve Self-Discipline
Self-discipline is something we all prize – and wish we had more of. Like many of our mental states and attitudes, it is hard to determine exactly where it comes from and what we can do to cultivate it. But psychologists who study willpower say that there are things you can do to improve it…. Read more »
Common Traits of Successful People
What leads to success? Most people would probably come up with similar qualities that are necessary for success – determination, fortitude, courage, a willingness to keep learning. These are but a few of the more common ones. But research has also revealed that there are other traits that many successful people have in common, ones… Read more »
How Travel Can Help Your Career
Many people have traveled to foreign countries during their careers, either for business, education, or just pleasure. But either way, if you have traveled to foreign countries, it is an experience that you can put to good use on your resume. The skills and knowledge you pick up during your travels would be valuable to… Read more »
What to do After the Job Interview
Your job interview has come to an end. What should your next step be? The first thing to do, immediately after the end of the interview, is to again express your interest in the job. Let the hiring manager know directly that you want the position. Make sure there is no room for doubt. Also… Read more »
Ginning Up Your Willpower
Willpower. It is a quality that we are all striving to get more of. Our busy lives demand a healthy amount of it. The good news is that, like our muscles, we can develop our willpower through exercising it. However, just like our muscles, we can over exert it as well. Research indicates that when… Read more »
Stay-at-Home Mom — How to get Back to Work
Many women drop out of the workforce to become mothers and raise a family. And when the children have grown, these mothers begin looking again to return to the workforce. But the evidence shows that for these women, it isn’t all that easy. Studies have shown that there is a built-in bias against hiring women… Read more »
Questions You Need to Ask at a Job Interview
When you go for a job interview, you need to be prepared to answer many different sorts of questions. You are there to sell yourself, to tell the interviewer why you are the best person for the job. But an interview is more than that. While the interviewer is trying to figure out if you… Read more »
Getting the Day Off to a Good Start
Everybody is familiar with the saying, “Got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.” It generally means that you didn’t have a very good start to the day, and it is the reason you are having trouble later in the day as well. So, getting your day off to a good start… Read more »
Some Simple Ways to Help Your Memory
We’re all looking for ways to work better and work smarter. A better memory is something everyone would be happy to have. For some lucky people, a good memory just comes naturally. For many of us, however, we have to work at it. Here are a few ways you can improve your memory: 1. Focus… Read more »