Today's guest post comes from Logan Strain If you are amongst the people who really know what kind of career you want to be in, count your blessings. Many people struggle to even make it to that point. But now that you have a firm idea of what position would really take advantage of your...
When your lot in life is one you’re dissatisfied with, it is easy to take the first out you get. Then, when your “out” proves dissatisfactory, it is even easier to just assume that that’s just what life is like. That’s no way to make a change. That’s no way to make a choice. When...
Putting together a good resume can be a difficult task. Faced with a blank Word doc and a list of achievements, there are countless ways you could proceed. Of course, you’ll have a few creative ideas of your own – but while it’s great to stand out from the pile, you don’t want to accidentally...
The process of applying and interviewing for a job entirely revolves around professional and related previous experiences. What this means is that in any workplace, the staff are all there because they share one common set of skills. This is obviously the most sensible way of building a workforce in any industry. However, one thing...
When you meet someone for the first time, one question gets asked more than any other. What do you do? A typical response you get is the title of their position and the company they work for. But is this really the answer? When you say it like that, it's like saying your identity belongs...
When I would complain about a tough day at the office, my father always used to say, “Well, that’s why they call it work” (yours did too?). As Americans we constantly humble brag about overwork while trying to impress our peers and fathers, but it’s a bad habit. And in general, there seems to be...
Once the relief of having your job interview over with passes, that's when the subtle, tricky part begins. Negotiating the follow-up phase can present completely new challenges that you never considered while you were focused first on landing the interview, and then later on getting through the interview. During the follow-up phase, you want to...
How would you rate your LinkedIn profile? Are you using it as a powerful job seeking tool? Does it bring you effective connections, recruiter inquiries, or relevant opportunities? LinkedIn recently analyzed a group of 4000+ newly-employed job seekers, and studied what they'd been doing on LinkedIn during their hunt. They found that most successful job seekers on LinkedIn...
About a thousand articles come out each week on the subject of job interview tips, so I don't typically share these kind of posts on Careertopia. However, today's infographic from CollegeAtlas.org presents the results of a two thousand hiring manager survey in a thoughtful presentation I really enjoyed. The best part is that anyone can...
Technology continues to influence how we work. Innovations such as Skype and email means that communicating with clients or business partners throughout the world has never been easier. We now live in a world where the employers and employees can choose to be “Always on”. Smart devices enable us to check our emails while on...
