How to Make Your Job Search More Productive

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Job searches are never fun. They are a lot of work. They are anxiety-filled as well. You also have to confront rejection, sometimes many rejections, which can be disheartening. Here are some tips on how to make the most of your job search. 1. Keep a positive attitude. This may be difficult when you are… Read more »

How To Do a Video Interview

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Video interviews are much more common these days than in the past. The main reason for this is advances in technology. People are more comfortable talking to each other electronically. It’s also no surprise that companies would use videos more often because they can help control costs. Video interviews are similar to the in person… Read more »

How to Finish What You Start

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There is an old saying, “Well begun is half done.” It speaks to the importance of getting started. Many of us are good at getting started. It’s the finishing part that seems to elude us. We don’t follow through. We quit too soon, focusing more on what we have accomplished than what we have yet… Read more »

Misconceptions About Motivation

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Motivation is an important topic in business. Companies want their workers to be motivated so that they can be more productive. People have various ways of getting motivated, some that work better than others. There are some fairly common motivation techniques, however, that really do not work all that well, although people believe that they… Read more »

How to Get More from Your Day

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Are you having trouble finding enough time to get things done? Are you having difficulty accomplishing what you need to – and more importantly, the things that are most meaningful to you? If so, here are a few ideas to help you get the most from your day. 1. Shift your day In other words,… Read more »

How Doing Nothing Can Increase Productivity

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We believe that to be more productive, we need to work harder and longer. But research into productivity is showing that this belief is not the case. In fact, slowing down and even taking the time to do nothing at all can actually spur greater productivity. For the past 20 years, studies have shown that… Read more »

How to Be More Effective at Work

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We are always looking for ways to be more effective at work, to improve our performance. Research has now shown that there are a few things that we can do to improve our work output, things that involve making just a few simple changes. Here they are. 1. Open plan offices are not all that… Read more »

The Best Way to End the Day

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Most people have a morning routine, things that they usually do to get their day off to a good start. But probably fewer have a similar routine for the end of the day. But developing an end of the day routine can help you tie things together, to get a better idea of what you… Read more »

Productivity Fairy Tales

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There is a lot of advice out there on how to be more productive. We all have our own routine and methods that we believe help us to get more done. The trouble is that there is a lot of bad advice out there as well. Or there are things we do that intuitively feel… Read more »

How to Give a Powerful Presentation

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For many jobs, making presentations is part of the territory. The presentations could be for a variety of purposes – selling, delivering research, a business proposal or strategy. Often, these presentations are at conferences before a large audience. In this case, other factors enter into the mix, things that you need to consider to make… Read more »