You’ve found a job opening that you’re interested in – but you’re curious to find out if the position offers the ability to telecommute. You believe there may be the possibility given the overall purpose of the job, however, there is no clear statement alluding to remote availability. How do you ask if you can work remotely for a position? Find out below. […]
“Tell me about yourself”. Aside from allowing the hiring manager to ease into the interview process, this question is typically asked to get a better understanding of who you are and why you’d fit well in a specific role. Below are some related questions that you can touch on to help support a strong response for the infamous “Tell me about yourself” question. Check it out. […]
So you’ve had your job interview, and you feel that it went well. Now that it’s over you wonder how long you’ll have to wait to receive a response. Do you call? Do you send an email? What do you say? What’s the best form of contact for following up and thanking the hiring manager/recruiter for meeting with you? We’ve compiled a post-interview ‘Thank You’ guide with all the answers to your questions, below. […]
In our last blog, we discussed the different causes of why conflicts occur at work. If you can identify the reasoning for issues arising, then learning to deal with them becomes much easier. So today we’re discussing how to effectively communicate with your coworkers, even when there are differences. […]
Conflict in the workplace may be unavoidable, however, they should never be disregarded. With different leadership styles, personalities, and even the common factor of miscommunication – there will be times that conflicts arise. The first step to resolving them? Being able to recognize when they occur. Below is four different reasons that conflicts occur in the workplace. […]
Back to school can be an extremely busy and stressful time of year as a working parent. New schedules, getting back into a routine and going from a slower-paced summer to the speed of the new school year can be a lot to handle. Especially for newer parents going through it for the first time. So today we’re sharing how you can feel less overwhelmed, and how the workplace can assist you during this transitional period as well to make life a little bit easier. Check it out. […]
Summer seems to be the typical time of year where most people enjoy more of the nice weather and less of the responsibilities. Whether it be summer vacations, taking more time off from work, pausing their job search – whatever it may be. But the productivity of summer tends to slow down. Therefore a lot of people will pick back up their search once the fall comes around. So we wanted to share a few tips that you can do today, to help kickstart your job search before you actually begin. Check it out. […]
How do you know whether to list all your employment history on your resume, or just the most recent? Do you include the last three positions? Only the relevant jobs? Whether there’s an application which allows you to just list a few positions, or a section to share your resume – you may have to take some inventory. […]
Before we discuss how to recognize and address ageism in the workplace, let’s go over a few terms. Ageism is a “prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age.” And the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was put into place to protect those who are 40 years of age and older, from discrimination in the hiring process or workplace. And unfortunately, there have been claims dealing with age discrimination. So, we are cover how to acknowledge it, and how to prevent it from happening in this week’s link roundup, below. […]
One of the hardest things about Monday’s is arriving to work, and taking on the workload that you didn’t finish on Friday. Whether it be emails that weren’t sent or tasks that you pushed off. But using Monday’s as a catch-up day takes away from the ability to use Monday to set up a productive week. We’re sharing how to reduce the Monday stress by making sure you do these two simple things on Friday. […]
