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Receiving a bad performance review
A bad review doesn’t mean you are a total failure or that your days are numbered at that organization. Most often, it is a “wake up” call and can provide you the opportunity to really excel. The...
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How to ask for a promotion
Feeling good about your work achievements and knowing what you can deliver are key factors in clarifying your readiness for a promotion. Asking your boss to help you move up works best when you can cl...
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Know how to manage up
Learning how to work effectively with your boss requires solid communication. The more aware you are of your boss’s needs and viewpoints, the easier it becomes to provide your guidance and insight i...
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Succeed in your first 30 days at the new job
A new job is both thrilling and intimidating at the same time. You want to prove to those you work with that you were the right choice. If you remain observant, listen, evaluate, and then execute whil...
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How to overcome job and career burnout and be excited about work
No career or job is perfect, and there will always be challenges to face. It's perfectly normal to re-evaluate where you are in your professional life. The more open-minded you are, the easier it ...
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Survive the office holiday party and protect your career
Office parties are meant to be a fun get together for employees, not a boring or forced obligation that everyone reluctantly attends. If you present yourself properly with the right look, poise, and g...
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Dealing with a bad boss
You can reduce the struggles you have working for a difficult boss by developing the right communication process. Whether you’ve just started noticing problematic behavior from your boss or it’s a...
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Help for adults in the workforce thinking about going back to college
Returning to school can be a daunting experience. The first challenge is finding the right school and working towards the right degree. The best path is to clarify personal goals, make sure that the d...
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Control your anger and other negative emotions in the workplace
We are all doing the best we can both at home and at the office. When pressures mount the tendency is to release emotions on those who will be most affected. The problem with negative emotions in the ...
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Deal with the office bully to create a positive work environment
Dealing with a bully is like any negotiation. You must establish mutual trust and respect. You must identify and eliminate their primary fear by being curious and compassionate. You can then create sh...
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To confront the office bully effectively be diplomatic at work
Knowing some of the common behavioural types that you will most likely encounter during your time at work, is key in knowing how to deal with these specific people. Each have their own way to approach...
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Learn to job hop successfully to help you reach your career goals
In today’s corporate world, there’s very little loyalty left on either side of the equation. Since the economic downturn, many employers have been vilified as heartless, selfish and focused on the...
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Make the most of a performance evaluation to help you succeed at work
It’s easy for most of us to acknowledge the value of an effective performance evaluation, both as part of an assessment of an individual’s accomplishments and value to the organization, and also a...
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Take charge of your career and achieve your full potential
This career stuff can be overwhelming, and can make you feel that you are simply along for the ride. Or worse, that someone else is your puppet master, like your own personal Wizard in the Land of Oz ...
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Self motivation is the path to career success
When our lives are filled with activities and roles that are a fit for us, and give us ways to use our gifts and our skills and pursue our interests, we are less likely to experience that lack of moti...
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Leave your job on good terms when you quit or resign
The reason people leave companies will always vary. One constant, regardless of reason, is your conduct. The more professional you are, even in circumstances that make it difficult to do so, the bette...
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Expert advice for creating a professional image in the workplace
Your professional image is a key defining element that shapes your reputation. It is part of your personal brand both inside and outside the workplace. It reflects your appearance, behavior, conduct, ...
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Expert advice for giving a bad performance review to a good employee
No one enjoys telling someone they did a bad job, but as a manager it is inevitable that there will be a poor performer at some point during your career. Poor performers can improve and may even becom...
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Make the most of an internship to get the full-time job you want
Choosing the right internship opportunity for you and approaching your internship as an “on the job interview” will enable you to take full advantage of this unique opportunity to demonstrate how ...
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Keep your job and get ahead by staying relevant to your company
To be relevant, you must evolve with changes to your business whether they be macro economic issues or the leadership roster. Key is knowing the business drivers of your company, recognizing how you a...
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Advice for job hopping to higher salary and more responsibility
Job hopping is a very useful and rewarding career move if done properly. Keep in mind this advice as you are considering whether or not you start applying for other jobs. ...
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Perform a once-a-year career check-in to help reassess your goals
So find that old resume lost on your hard drive, call an old work friend and begin to think about what you want out of your career and if your current job is getting you there. Overwhelmed? Just like ...
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Manage your professional development for career success
Taking control of your career and its path will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. Understanding your responsibilities, leveraging resources and collaborating with teammates, will not on...
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How to be confident and successful in making sales cold calls
Sales people need to find a way to make outbound phone calls so they are productive, professional, and result in appointments. Having a systematic way of learning a script, practicing it, and implemen...
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How salespeople can overcome the fear and rejection of cold calling
Fear and rejection are emotions that are common to every sales professional. The key is understanding what rejection really means and how to improve your mindset to process the rejection. Remember, fe...
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Build your professional brand to be successful in the workplace
So, how do you become the person everyone wants to work with? Essentially, it comes down to being positive, working hard, and producing results. If you can keep these three things in mind each day, yo...
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Women: Stand out and be successful in the tech field and business
The male dominated tech field can be intimidating to women. However, most of the time men don’t mean to alienate women or discourage their idea sharing. Learn to stand up for yourself and jump right...
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How to say no to your boss without the risk of losing your job
Saying no to your boss should be an extension of a mutually respectful relationship not a reason to hide. As a professional you must be accountable to what you can or cannot handle as well as voice yo...
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How to successfully apply for a new job in your current company
Internal candidates aren’t entitled to get the job. Avoiding mistakes and making the right moves will make you competitive with other internal and external candidates alike. Make a career plan, gain...
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Follow these rules of behavior and etiquette at the office party
The office party is not the time to let down your hair or throw caution to the wind. What you do and say at the event could live on for a long time in the minds of your associates. If your behavior is...
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What to do immediately after you are laid off from your job
The process of being laid off can be frustrating and challenging if you are not ready to make bold moves forward in your next role. Sometimes events like layoffs remind us of our strengths and highlig...
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React to workplace bullies with knowledge, confidence and control
The financial bottom line is becoming more important in all institutions and companies throughout the United States. When companies realize that bullies are costing them money and a lack of productivi...
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A career coach helps you search for and land the perfect job
The vast majority of people pride themselves on their ability to fend for themselves. The myth of self-sufficiency touches almost every aspect of our lives. But each of us reaches a point where our kn...
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