For job seekers, the interview is an indication of how well you carry yourself. Preparation is essential, to anticipate some of what will be asked in the interview by an employer or hiring manager. One fastest ways to wreck an otherwise smooth-running interview is being unnecessarily hung up on a simple question. This is notContinue reading “Smart Interview Answers: “Why You Left Your Last Job?””
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Seven Dumb Things Smart Managers Do
There are several stupid things that smart managers do. Look out and avoid them, and you too can become a smarter manager! It is certainly possible for a manager to be both smart and dumb at the same time. Just because a person is intelligent and capable, doesn’t mean they will always elude some of theContinue reading “Seven Dumb Things Smart Managers Do”
Five Silly Things HR Must Stop Doing NOW!
We all want human resources departments to improve, becoming indispensable to an organization’s success. Things will never get better for HR, however, unless they stop acting in ill-advised, ridiculous and downright asinine ways. Below is the first in a list of things common to many HR departments worldwide. These five things should stop immediately:
Five Habits of a Truly Horrible Boss
The best thing about working for a boss is the opportunity to learn from both good and negative examples of leadership. There are five common leadership habits, behaviors and approaches that you will see in a lousy boss. Want to be a terrible boss? Here is your blueprint:
Job Search Failure? How to Handle Rejection
The way to handle failure today is critical to future job search success. If you want to achieve, you need to gain confidence and pride—take on challenging goals, develop positive patterns and methods for success. Handle rejection badly, and you will wind up choosing either extremely easy tasks or unreasonably complicated ones guaranteed to fail.Continue reading “Job Search Failure? How to Handle Rejection”
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