CAREER SELF-HELP
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C. S. Lewis
Generalist or Specialist? What’s Better for Your Career?
Nowadays, if you want to have a marketable professional profile and attract offers from the best employers, developing transferable skills is just as important as acquiring relevant qualification. What Are Transferable Skills? Transferable skills are, as the name suggests, skills that you can transfer from one job to another or from one job field to another. [...]
3 Things to Never Ask a Military Veteran in the Workplace
Veterans Law Attorney cites critical questions to avoid when interviewing a military veteran for hire—and engaging with those already on-staff—to avoid legal landmines and foster military-friendly employer status. This is a guest post by Merilee A. Kern. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in August 2019 the 3.4 percent veteran unemployment rate represented the 12th [...]
Tips for Parents for Helping Their Children with Homework
Helping children with homework is a real challenge for most working parents. Often a child might need help with a lesson that parents have no clue about. You have little time to spare but the kids need their own time to get the work done and need your guidance and help. Luckily, the internet has retargets [...]
Interview Question – What are your long term career goals?
How honest can you be with the answer when you are confronted with this question either in an interview or during the annual performance review? What are your long term career goals? I have come across some Millennial newcomers to the workplace who have expressed their desire to be in a company only for a couple [...]
Injured On The Job? How You Can Begin The Career Rebuilding Process After A Career Changing Injury
Each year, there are over 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of workplace-related illnesses, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). For companies, these incidents cost over $151 billion annually in revenue, compensation and lost productivity. However, for the employee, the cost can be much greater. The National Safety Council estimates that a worker is injured [...]
Safeguarding your career ahead of the recession
This is a guest post by Michael Green. Many factors will affect the long-term thinking around your career; job prospects, trends affecting the wider industry, and the qualifications necessary to progress further. Another threat that can make the workforce consider their future is the financial climate or the possibility of a recession. Quite possible that the [...]