The days of a potential employer reading your resume and hiring you after a simple interview are long gone. In today’s increasingly digital world, finding and grabbing hold of career opportunities requires personal branding. This is how today’s professionals attract and keep the right sort of attention. What Is Personal Branding? This phrase often appears in conversations about internet content …
Critical thinking is fast emerging as one of the most desirable skills in the workforce. It’s the kind of skill that can apply to all aspects of your life. This ranges from the personal to the professional, lifting you to new heights by helping you harness and focus your thinking. What is Critical Thinking? This thinking is defined as the …
The Daily Grind People head to work each day and complete the tasks required of them. They do this day in and day out, even though it isn’t rewarding for most. So why do they do it? They like the security of having a steady paycheck. There is more to life than a paycheck and many are starting to realize …
How do you feel about your job? If things have been dragging lately, and you’re coming to experience more dread than delight over Monday mornings, it might be time to take a long, hard look at what you believe. The problem with finding a “Why” at work is not every job speaks to every person. Sometimes we wind up taking …
Concrete steps to find your purpose / deeper dive into the career planning guide COVID-19’s impact on the global workforce is just beginning to be understood. We’ve seen national trends like the “great resignation” resulting from changing employee values, benefits and workspaces. At the same time, new factors are driving many workers away from jobs or into new career pathways. …
As we slowly emerge from the pandemic years, we are dealing with high level of uncertainty in both employers and employees. Employers are seeing record rates of turnover – what some have called the “great Resignation” – and are redefining workspaces, investing in new technologies, creating trust-building initiatives at their companies. Employees are re-examining their own careers, from upskilling to …
Planning for a Career When we leave school, college, or university, often we have no idea what we really want. We choose a job or career based on what our parents, friends, or career advisors say. Then, ten years on, we find ourselves in a mediocre situation, with a growing sense of disappointment and dissatisfaction about our work and our …
Every employee needs a career pathing strategy. Employees should explore different pathways to identify their skills, interests, and goals. Then they can determine the best future direction for themselves in terms of career growth within an organization or a specific department. Career pathing enables employees to more easily identify and transition into roles that align with their personal career goals …
When it comes to making decisions, data is your friend. The more research you do, the more evidence you have, the easier it is to make an informed and proper decision. When it comes to knowing when to quit, analyzing the data can help you determine if quitting is the right thing to do in your situation. Feedback Can Help …
When it comes to quitting for the right reasons, it’s best to begin by knowing what’s worth quitting and what’s worth fighting for. There are no cookie-cutter standards guiding when we should stick things out and when to cut them loose, which can make it harder. Since most cultures frown on quitting, it can make it difficult to feel empowered …
