You ARE One in a Million – How to Let Your Potential Employer Know!
There is no one just like you. No one can bring to a job precisely what you can offer, from your unique personality to your specific skillset and experiences. Capitalize on that! As the economy reopens, people are looking for jobs or looking to change careers. You need to stand out in the crowd. You
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Finding That ‘Just Right’ Job!
You remember Goldilocks and her quest for the chair/porridge/bed that was ‘just right’. Career opportunities are similar. Your skillset may be broad, but your sweet spot is probably relatively narrow. While there are many job openings out there right now, not every job is the ‘just right’ job for you. Here are a few helpful
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Starting a Step Ahead on the Path to a New Job
Are you ready to make a job change, enter, or re-enter the job force? Whether this is your first job or relaunching your career, you are in stiff competition among the 9.7 million unemployed Americans today. It’s a staggering number, but the good news is that companies are hiring. The US Labor Department reports in
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How the Pandemic is Financially Impacting our Youth
The pandemic has had a financial impact on everyone, but those most affected are under 25 years old. While the pre-pandemic economy was strong across some sectors, poverty among young adults was growing. An age group already struggling with student loan debt, limited financial aid, high insurance rates, low credit scores and inadequate health insurance
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Mental Health in the Workplace
How’s your mental health at work? April is stress awareness month, so there’s no better time to talk about your mental health. Mental health in every setting is essential, but one area that is often overlooked is the workplace. How are you prioritizing your mental health? Is your workplace supporting your journey towards improving the
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Self-Care Tips for Virtual Workers
For many people, work-from-home was just a dream. In 2020 it became a reality for many of us. After a year, however, many of us are hitting a wall. Virtual work has some unique challenges. To ensure a positive work-from-home experience, you need to take steps to set yourself up for success. You also need
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Are you in transition? Take steps ahead to your next adventure
In today’s economy, career transitions are the norm, not the exception. The average person will change careers five to seven times during their working life. You’re not alone! A career change can be unsettling, but it doesn’t have to be a negative experience. Job transitions can be beneficial financially and mentally if you prepare well.
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Shecession: the COVID side effect that a vaccine can’t prevent
Shecession, coined by C Nicole Mason, president and chief executive of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, is a term meaning an economic crisis that disproportionally affects women. On February 7, 2021, a New York Times article reports 4,637,000 payroll jobs lost by women in the US since March 2020 compared to 3,829,000 total payroll
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Celebrating Black History Month
February is Black History Month and gives us an opportunity to celebrate Black culture and history. 45 years ago, in the late 1970s, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, calling upon the country to ‘seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history’. In
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Dynamic Teams & Working Styles
There are many things that make our team well… dynamic One of the most unique facets is that our team works remotely full-time. We’ve been doing it for a while, so the work from home part is not new to us. The at home all the time part is! For some of us we’ve suddenly
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