In every job interview, there are five “make-it-or-break-it” moments that send the candidate onto the next round of interviews, possibly even a job offer, or to the discard pile. Of course, there are highly important aspects before (research) and after (effective follow up) the interview. For the purpose of this discussion, however, we’ll focus exclusively [...]
Hi there! Recognize the picture above? Last year, the photos went viral because the world thought it was cute to see a monkey smiling for the camera. But what if I were to tell you that picture and the ones below were actually taken by the monkey herself? “WHAT?!?! No!” It’s true. The photographer who [...]
We had a great time on Monday’s #InternPro Twitter Chat. Hope you did, too! If you haven’t been on a tweet chat before, it’s a bit like Twitter on steroids. Participants pull up a tool like TweetChat and enter the hashtag associated with the chat, in our case it was #InternPro. Then the chat starts, a [...]
When I heard these words a week ago my eye’s sparkled and something in my brain went, “Yep, you’re clicking that.” What I saw next has stuck with me since. So I’m here today to share what I saw and why you too “will fail to have a great career.” An Economist’s View On Careers [...]
In preparation for tonight’s #InternPro gathering on TweetChat, (at 9PM EST) we’re sharing the top posts we’ve written and published on work life balance since starting the blog. 13 Best Work Life Balance Blogs From Balanced WorkLife. The One Exercise Every Multi-Hat Delegator Should Try If They Want Work Life Balance How I Manage My [...]
Editor’s Note: I’m here to welcome Michelle Agner as the newest member of our team. She’s going to be helping me with marketing and the blog so expect to see more of her. Enjoy! – Bryce It’s not the hard-and-fast rule that it used to be, but about the time I entered the workforce, there [...]
When I read a blog post by a career “expert” or hear a “recruiting guru” tout having worked for a large corporation as essential to the career success of young professionals, or college students preparing to join the workforce… I have to pause and take a deep breath… or I’d probably go throw myself out [...]
Editor’s Note: It’s my pleasure to introduce you all to our newest team member at Balanced WorkLife, Michelle Agner. She will be helping me with Marketing and the Blog, so expect to see more of her. Enjoy! – Bryce Hi, I’m new here. Nice to meet you! A few weeks back, Bryce indicated that he [...]
Editorial Note: Today’s guest post comes from Jackie Roberts. I know, this is a post from 1-800-PETMEDS, but Jackie really did a good job and it resonates well with our culture at Balanced WorkLife. Hope you enjoy. A wagging tail greeting you every day when you get home from work is always a mood-lifter, especially [...]
The first thing on any starving student’s mind when it comes to graduation is…money. After all, we didn’t spend hundreds of weekends studying and days without sleep for nothing. We want to graduate and make tons of money. I think we all understood, not all degrees were created equal. Never did I see a Sociology [...]
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