How can you show your employer that you are the right fit for a given position? Skills. Having a skills section on your resume is as crucial as icing on a cupcake. And as we all know, no one wants a cupcake without icing. No one. So how do you put your skills on a resume? First, you...
So, you get into the office for the 9am start but then you look at the clock and realize an hour has gone past and you’ve still not properly started work. Sound familiar? If it does, then you may have a case of the procrastinator. The dictionary definition of procrastination is to put something off...
Have you been meaning to update your resume? Even if you're not actively job hunting right now, it never hurts to post a current version and see what kind of response you get from recruiters. And if you're going to put in the effort to update it, you may as well incorporate the top items...
Are you good at negotiating salary? Me neither. So I found this infographic from the folks at Grad School Hub pretty helpful. Especially the "Plan Your Approach" and "Showcase Your Work" sections. Enjoy!
The year 2020 sounds kind of far away, doesn't it? But it's actually right around the corner. An interesting study sponsored by University of Phoenix Research Institute reveals what employers will be looking for as the workplace continues to change between now and 2020. While many studies attempt to predict specific jobs of the future,...
When it comes to finding a great job, your online reputation matters more than you might think. In this digital age that has seen the rise of social media, employers can snoop on what you've been up to online, and if they see questionable pictures or comments that don't fit in with their corporate culture,...
Emails get misinterpreted on a daily basis. We've all been there. It's been a long day. You've procrastinated finishing up that report that's due the next morning. You realize you can't delay any longer, so you go into crunch mode and start writing those emails you've been sitting on all day. You quickly type your...
Look at your desk right now. On a scale from one to ten, how messy is it? if you're like me you might have a pile of papers you haven't looked at for weeks, some snacks and a bit of dust accumulating on the back of the desk. You're not a slob, you just are...
What do you envision in your workplace of the future? Robots? Moving walkways? If we look at how offices have changed over the last hundred years, where do we see the biggest differences? Workspaces, communication and technology. Take a look at this infographic from TopManagementDegrees.com to see how these three integral parts of the office are expected to evolve in...
We can all thank our lucky stars social media didn't exist while we were in high school...for the most part. However, that doesn't mean we make flawless decisions when it comes to what we post on social media. In today's infographic, we look at the impact social media has had on recruiters. Come learn what...
