5 Tips For Talking To Your Boss About Stress

We’re all guilty of taking work home with us at the end of the day—whether that means thinking about your to-do list while making dinner, responding to emails on your phone, or pouring over spreadsheets on your laptop. According to a 2020 Gallup study, 57% of Americans and Canadians are stressed out by their jobs … Read more

How To Use LinkedIn Recommendations In Your Job Search

Everyone knows LinkedIn recommendations look good, but few are aware of the most persuasive ways to use them to aid their job search. When you’re hunting for a job, what you’re really doing is marketing yourself to an employer, and LinkedIn recommendations are a great way to sell yourself. Employers are in the marketplace looking … Read more

5 Tips For Celebrating Halloween At Work

Halloween is here! The chill is in the air. The leaves are turning on the trees. Bags of candy of every description practically fall off the shelves into your basket as you wind your way through the grocery store. And everyone—especially the kids—has their Halloween costumes picked out. Halloween isn’t just for children, though. Many … Read more

How To Create A Resume With Impact: Duties vs. Results

It’s not uncommon to feel lost when embarking on your job search journey. After all, school teaches us everything except how to get a job. What should you put on your resume? What questions should you ask in an interview? How can you stand out in the hiring process when there’s so much competition? Are … Read more

How To Explain Why You Quit A Toxic Job

Leaving a job due to a toxic environment can be one of the most difficult and emotional decisions you make in your career. But explaining that decision in a job interview? That can be equally challenging. It requires careful wording, balance, and self-awareness. So, how can you talk about your experience without reflecting poorly on … Read more

How To Avoid The Monday Blues

As the weekend winds down, many professionals start to tense up just thinking about what awaits them at work on Monday morning. For some, it’s a shadow that looms over their Sunday afternoons. This is known as the Sunday scaries and the Monday blues—and it’s not a good feeling. However, it doesn’t have to be … Read more

5 Unhealthy Job Search Habits Keeping You Unemployed

Sometimes in life, our actions are completely counterintuitive. For example, deciding to go on a diet. The first thing most people do is think they must eliminate something or cut back. In reality, the challenge of a diet is you must add more good foods versus taking away bad foods. The good naturally replaces the … Read more

How To Choose The Right Skills To Include On Your Resume

When you begin the job application process, you need to make sure your resume is optimized and ready to be sent out to employers. The struggle isn’t so much finding enough things to include on your resume. Rather, it’s choosing what skills, experiences, and accomplishments to include on your resume to boost your likelihood of … Read more

5 Ways To Avoid Online Job Search Scams

Looking for a job can be a nuisance, and life can get so hectic sometimes that many people end up relying on online job boards. You apply to about 10-15 jobs a day, you’re tired from whatever life tasks are in your daily routine, it takes you about a good hour to find a job … Read more

Why Most People Choose The Wrong Career Path

Most people who choose the wrong career path fall into what I call the “first job that comes along” syndrome. It’s a classic mistake where you’re so relieved to land a job that you don’t pause to think about whether it’s a good fit. Raise your hand if you’ve ever taken a job simply because … Read more