Ideas for Making the Most of Your Next Networking Event

The following post has tips to make your next networking event a success.

Have you ever had one of those terrible networking event experiences? You know the ones—where you sit in the corner the whole time because nobody is interested in talking. Or perhaps you strolled in and suddenly realized everyone was more prepared than you. You didn’t even bring business cards! Networking events can be great experiences if you

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Ideas for Making the Most of Your Next Networking Event

What are Performance Reviews or Appraisals

If you are concerned about what to expect in a performance review on the job, learn more about what it is in the following post.

Be it the year end review or the beginning of the year goal setting meeting, you might feel as if it is just another meeting to get done with. Think again, your performance management, appraisals and reviews impact you in different ways. It could mean a higher raise, an opportunity for a

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What are Performance Reviews or Appraisals

5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

Before going into an interview, it is a good idea to prepare yourself.  Learn five steps to help with this process in the following post.

Interviewing can be stressful, but it’s a skill that can be learned. Follow these five easy steps, inspired by the new book The Work/Life Balance: Resetting Your Goals, to get you started: 1. Write down your story, and write down their story Before you interview—and, for that matter, before you

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5 Essential Steps for Interviewing Like a Boss

Social Media Goals for Colleges and Universities

Social media is used by colleges and universities for different reasons.  The following infographic shows the reasons for the social media engagement by institutions of higher learning, and how successful it has been for them. Continue Reading

8 Reasons Why You’re not Getting Ahead in Your Career

Are you wondering why you are not taking that next step in your career?  Perhaps, you’re hurting your own chances.

You’re a hard worker. You stay late at the office and never complain. You’re your boss’ go to person on big projects, and you never let him down. You’re always taking on extra responsibility even when your plate is spilling over. And yet, your career trajectory is as flat as a board.

Meanwhile, you can’t help but notice the coworkers who put in fewer hours than you but who’ve managed to get themselves promoted over you. Or that friend of yours whose long-shot cupcake bakery idea turned into a huge success. Or the countless wealthy businesspeople featured in the business magazines and blogs you read religiously who seem to have reached even greater success over the past few years despite the down economy. Of course, you’re tired of merely scraping out an existence, but you’ve concluded real success is all about luck, and you just don’t have any.

Wrong! Says Vickie Milazzo. She explains that if you want to achieve her brand of wicked success, it’s all on you. Luck doesn’t have anything to do with it. Continue Reading

Why You Should not Share Your Goals

Have you ever thought about your biggest goal(s)?  Once you have set a goal, it’s normal to tell people about it.  However, maybe that is not a good idea.

Entrepreneur Derek Sivers says once someone has acknowledged your goal, you mind might mistake the “talking” for the “doing”.  In the following video, he shares why telling people your goals might make you less likely to achieve them. Continue Reading

4 Goals Your Cover Letter Introduction Should Accomplish

It’s no secret that every element of your cover letter is important from top to bottom.  But the cover letter introduction may be just a bit more significant simply because it works as the bait to lure in your readers, encouraging them to learn more about you.  To make sure that your introduction does its job, take a look at four goals every cover letter introduction should accomplish. Continue Reading

Making Your Career Dreams a Reality

One of the most challenging dreams to realize for many people is identifying then fulfilling their goal to acquire a great career. Sometimes it can seem that it will take a lifetime to actually get a foot in the door. But if you have an idea of what you would like to do in your professional life, then your next step is to begin making your dream a reality.
For many people, the route to starting their dream career will vary, but there are a few steps anyone can take to set them on the right path. Let’s look at a few …
Start Where You Are
Whether you’re working for a temporary agency or at a job you’ve been at for years, if you want to step into the career you’re really interested in, you can do it. Many suggest that a good way to get this done is to start right where you are, even if it’s not ultimately where you want to end up.
Why? Starting at your current job helps propel you to your intended career because you can easily take advantage of advanced roles and responsibilities. For example, you may be working as a customer service representative but are very good at working on computers, and actually carry a degree in relation to information technology. You notice that your computer is operating differently and realize only a few tweaks are needed to enhance its performance. You bring this to the attention of your supervisor who calls a technician, from whom the few tweaks suggested are identical. It is then that you can reveal your education. With this type of disclosure, or the nerve to inquire about other additional roles and responsibilities, you may find that your desired career can start right where you are.
Constantly Update Your Resume
This is probably one of the most forgotten tasks among individuals wanting to step into a career – but it’s an important one. Anytime you take on any new tasks, it is crucial that you update your resume immediately. This way you can better articulate what you’ve accomplished because it’s fresh in your mind. Also, by updating as it happens, you can not only pick and choose the accomplishments that best suit any new job you’re applying for, but you can also analyze the list to see what roles and responsibilities are missing from that list that you can take on to better your chances of qualifying for your career.
Study the Field
When trying to step into your desired career, it’s a good idea to study the field your career is nestled in. Ways that you can study include looking at who is hiring and firing, what educational background is required, and which jobs will best get you to your peak goal within your career. Some resources available to help you follow trends include trade publications, newspapers, and even web blogs.
Stepping into the career you most want is something you can do if you take the right steps. So study your field, take on new roles and responsibilities at your current job, and update your accomplishments constantly. Your hard work can take you straight to the career you want sooner than you think.
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Heather Eagar is a former professional resume writer and is passionate about providing working professionals with current, reliable and effective job search tools and information. If you need a resume writer, compare the top companies in the industry at http://www.resumelines.com.