Ten Quick Etiquette Tips For Business Lunches
Guest Post by Catherine Franz Knowing what to do when meeting a prospective client for lunch, or going to lunch with the boss or colleague can be confusing at times. Here is a quick list of items to remember: 1. Be in the present moment with whoever you are with. Limit glancing around the room. It's a sign that you are looking for something better. There is nothing worse than having a conversation with someone who is half there. 2. Being on time. This sounds so commonsensical. The percentage of people being late is over 65 percent. Don't push your time to the ...
6 Ways Volunteering Can Boost Your Career
Payment…$0. Value…Priceless. It’s always a good thing to give back. Whether it is doing hands on service with a group like Habitat for Humanity, or assisting in the back office of a local non-profit, there are benefits beyond money that come from volunteering. Apart from just the positive feeling of sowing good actions into a cause you believe in and the impact on the lives of the recipients, volunteering can also help your career. Here are six ways volunteering can help your career: It can fuel your passion. If your current job is not your ideal work, volunteering at something you enjoy ...
10 Must Have People in Your Professional Network (Pt. 1)
So you know that it is important to have the 2 Q’s as you build out your network: Quality and Quantity. But have you considered the importance of having a well-rounded network? Whether you are an entrepreneur or an employee, having a strong network is critical. There are plenty of tips and articles on where to find people, how and when to connect to them and even what you need to say to attract and maintain your network. This post focuses on WHO should be in your network. The 10 Must Have People for an A-List Professional Network The Mentor: This is the ...
5 Ways Goal Setting Can Go Wrong
Goal setting can go wrong for a number of reasons. When these things happen, it can be a great bit devastating to your self esteem and can make the idea of setting any new goals daunting. Here are five ways to help ensure that you set achievable goals: Setting goals based on outcome instead of performance. Focusing on outcome forces you to look for a quick way to get to the end result instead of taking your time to go through the appropriate steps of goals ...
Job Search
5 Tips for a Better Interview
I was working out of my other office this morning (a.k.a Panera Bread – they’ve...
Four Tips to Improve Your Job Search
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10 Must Have People in Your Professional Network (Pt. 2)
Here are the other five people you need to have in your network The Idealist: This...
10 Must Have People in Your Professional Network (Pt. 1)
So you know that it is important to have the 2 Q’s as you build out your network:...
Etiquette For the Polished Professional – The Art of Business Introductions
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What You Are Good At vs. What You Love
Quotes to Work By #1 “The best career advice to give to the young is ‘Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.’”-Katherine Whitehorn I’d add one note of consideration to this quote: Be careful not to mistake what you like doing best for what comes easy to you. Those two things are not always the same and confusing... [Read more of this review]
Futre Proof Your Career: Personal Career Profile
I followed the rabbit trail this week from a link that came through on Twitter and came across a free career assessment. Typically I am not a fan of assessments that prescribe career paths based on what you are good at. Just because you’ve gotten good at something through practice or out of necessity because your coursework or work experience... [Read more of this review]
Start Your New Job the Right Way
Start Your New Job the Right Way By Rl Stevens You have landed a new job and all the time and energy you spent running a well-planned, well-organized, and targeted job quest has paid off. You’ve significantly improved your compensation package by using beneficial counter-negotiation strategies. The job looks promising but how do you ensure that... [Read more of this review]
Four Tips to Improve Your Job Search
Last week I participated in the Delaware Job Hunter’s Education and Networking Event. The event, sponsored in part by Integrity Career Transitions, was a free event that offered participant a chance to learn and practice networking skills, as well as explore opportunities with a few local employers. There were also a few career coaches on hand to... [Read more of this review]
Proactive Career Management
Have reports of economic doom and unemployment gloom made you fearful that the career you’ve worked so hard to build will soon come crashing down? Lay-offs and closures are a reality for many workers right now – but that’s no guarantee that you are destined to be demoted or unemployed. Regardless of what workplace trends are in play,... [Read more of this review]
If I knew then what I know now…
I would give almost anything to be twenty –one again…as long as I got to keep what I’ve learned over the past 15 years about the world of work. When I got my first job out of college, I had this very naïve way of thinking: I seriously believed that if you just worked hard and did a good job then you were bound to earn a good salary and have a... [Read more of this review]
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