For most people, dissatisfaction with a job doesn’t happen overnight. We don’t wake up one morning and think, “Wow, I hate my job!” Instead, there’s usually a slow, shallow decline, and before you know it, you’re deep in the abyss and desperate to get out. The rough part about this is that when you’re depressed
Big decisions in life have a lot in common. And though it may not seem like it on the surface, job hunting is a huge life decision. It dictates how you will spend your days, whom you will spend them with, and how much money you’ll earn to pay for the lifestyle you choose to
Job hunting is supposed to be exciting. Those are fighting words, right? Job hunting isn’t exciting–it’s terrifying. It’s soul-sucking. It takes tremendous amounts of time and energy. Around every corner lies yet another rejection–if the recruiter or hiring manager bothers to get back to you at all. Job hunting is right up there with moving
When you’re on the hunt for a new job, the more you can do to attract positive attention to yourself the better. Let’s talk about some unconventional ways to get your name out there and increase your visibility to recruiters, hiring managers, and others. Customize your LinkedIn URL Did you know that you have the
We’ve all been in a position where there’s something we want to know from our interviewer, but we don’t know if it’s a good question, if it’s going to unnerve them, or if it’s going to make us look bad. But the hard questions are often the important ones. Just like you wouldn’t jump into
Whether you’re presenting your quarterly results to a team of executives or you’re standing in front of two people trying to convince them to give you a job, the ability to give a strong presentation is a key tool in your kit. But most people are awful at giving presentations. Whether its nerves, anxiety, or
Starting a new job is an exciting time. It’s a greenfield opportunity to avoid mistakes you’ve made in the past, learn new things, embrace new challenges. But it’s also a critical time for you to establish your brand, get to know your coworkers, and figure out what your long-term success looks like. With that in
This is the final post in the “Making a Career Change” series. You can check out part 1 and part 2 before you dive in. As we’ve been discussing, making a career successful career change is not an impossible task, but it does involve some pre-work. Depending on what career you are coming from and
(This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read the first post on making a career change, check that one out!) Now that you have an idea of what your values are and what’s important to you in a new career, let’s start talking about turning that information into an action plan. If
I’ve always thought it funny that we go to college as young people with only the barest understanding of who we are and pick a major that–for whatever reason–we think we’re going to do for the rest of our lives. I don’t know about you, but I hardly know what I want to have for