Choosing the Right Person for a Promotion

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Picking the right person for a promotion is crucial for any organization’s success. Promotions not only provide the opportunity for a person to grow professionally, but also enable the company to benefit from their skills and potential. The decision of who to promote should be based on several factors to ensure that it is fair… Read more »

How to Get Off to a Good Start

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Starting a new job can be a stressful and overwhelming experience. However, it is also an exciting opportunity to learn and grow in your career. Here are some tips on how to get off to a good start at a new job: 1. Do your research Before your first day, take some time to review… Read more »

How to Meet Your Deadlines at Work

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Meeting deadlines is an important part of professional success, and it is important to develop strategies for managing time effectively to ensure that work is completed on schedule. Here are some tips on how to make sure you meet deadlines at work. Planning It’s important to plan ahead and break tasks down into smaller, more… Read more »

How to Work With a Recruiter

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If you are looking for employment, using a staffing agency can help you turbocharge your job search. Recruiters are experts in finding jobs for people. They have the know-how and the contacts to help you reach your career goals. Here are some tips to help you effectively work with a recruiter and achieve your goals:… Read more »

The Real Causes of Burnout

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Burnout is a feeling of exhaustion, of being overwhelmed, of having a lack of energy, and a lack of motivation. Most people attribute the cause simply to overwork, having too much to do and not enough time to do it. But psychologists who study the phenomenon of burnout say that there is a lot more… Read more »

Controlling Impulses

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We are all looking for ways to develop the discipline we need to increase our productivity at work. All too often, we find ourselve distracted by our electronics and, instead of working, we wind up looking through email or surfing the Web. Recently, some researchers have been touting the benefits of impulse control as a… Read more »

Writing Winning E-Mail Messages

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Since so much communication these days takes place by e-mail, there is a lot of advice out there on how to make your e-mail communication as effective as possible. What exactly do you need to know to make your email as effective as it can be? The advice on writing good emails can be boiled… Read more »

6 Tips for Acing the Phone Interview

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More and more companies are weeding through likely job applicants via a phone interview. This helps hiring managers/recruiters cull through promising paper prospects in order to come up with a list of candidates to call in for a face-to-face interview. A phone interview basically is a screening interview. Read below for some tips on how… Read more »

Creating a Resume/Cover Letter to Relocate

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Many people today want or need to pull up stakes and move across the region – or across the country – to look for work. Either there are no well-paying jobs for you in your area, you need to be closer to family or you just have wanderlust and want to see a different part… Read more »

4-Plus Tips for Interviewing for Cultural Fit

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If you were to look in your hiring and firing logs (as well as your log for those employees who left on their own accord), you’d probably find that a good majority of workers left your company within just 12 months of being hired. What’s more, many of those who left – whether by your… Read more »