Don't Sink Your Own Ship It’s a small world, right? Getting a job is hard enough, so doing something to damage your reputation, or your karma, is probably not a good idea when you desperately want or need a new one. If you think the careless way you have managed your communications with a would-be employer or recruiter hasn’t hurt you, you are very wrong.Ask any recruiting professional or hiring manager whether they remember the candidates who have accepted, then declined, an offer over email or text. Or what about those “failure to show” people who blow off their first day at a new j... view article details

Educate Employees as to How Performance Reviews Affect Their Pay It's Performance Review Season. Is Your Process Working? Insight from Employees on Performance Reviews and Seven Tips for Everyone to Get More from the Process EMPLOYER MYTH #1:  Your employees "Get It." FACT:  Many employees don't understand how the performance review impacts their compensation. Generally speaking, the majority of employees don't have a clear understanding of how their employer links pay to performance. For managers who have been trained in the organization's performance management program and merit budg... view article details

Sometimes Vacation is More Stressful Than Work The holiday season is filled with stress. Family gatherings, crowded shopping malls and 24/7 Christmas music on the radio are just the tip of the iceberg. But the one thing that should combat this stress -- lots of time off from work between Thanksgiving and Christmas -- has the potential to be even more stressful than being at the office. It's no secret the economy hasn't been stellar the last few years. That has led to many layoffs, which has resulted in surviving employees wearing many more hats and doing jobs that didn't used to be th... view article details

It’s 8 A.M. on a Tuesday morning and adrenaline is coursing through your veins as you “sing” along with SZA to the chorus of the Grammy-nominated “All the Stars” in the bathroom mirror: “This may be the night that my dreams might let me know, all the stars are closer, all the stars are closer, all the stars closer…” No, you’re not working on your new LP with Kendrick Lamar, and you 're not the new Aaron Burr understudy in “Hamilton.” You’re getting ready for a job interview. You’ve probably read interview guides written by folks who expect you to go through all the robotic motions – “show up... view article details

More Important Than Content – 4 Ideas for the Perfect Cover Letter Format As a jobseeker, you know the importance of a resume, but often ignore cover letter format. Some people may think a cover letter template is just a simplified resume or summary of the job information they found on a professional HR website, others hire cover letter writers online to help write their content for them. However, they may never realize that their cover letter format for resume is the reason they aren't landing the jobs they want. In order to achieve the best cover letter format, st... view article details

Interviews are full of uncertainty, and as you wrap up your final conversations, you will be eager to look for signs you got the job. An excellent interview can emphasize relevant skills and experience, leave a good impression on your future boss and colleagues, and lay a good foundation for entering the workplace. At it’s core, the interview is an interaction between people: the interviewer(s) and the interviewee. Throughout the interview process, there are a couple of key indicators to look for that suggest your interview is going well. So, what are the good signs that your interview went we... view article details

6 Tips to Create a Perfect Resume in 2020 A resume is the first impression you have with recruiters when you apply for a job. Maybe you can impress interviewer during the face-to-face interview, but a resume is just as important as the way you present yourself. Creating a good resume can be challenging, especially when you don't know how to make your resume stand out. Failing to come up with good resume ideas to improve your resume quality will lead all the resumes you send out to a resume black hole. Fortunately, we have an outline on how to make a perfect resume with these... view article details

If you love computers and dream in programming code, then a career in the technology industry might be perfect for you. We checked out a few published lists of hot tech jobs by several online publications, compared it to our existing job titles and salary data, and came up with nine highest paying tech jobs offering salaries between $50,000 and $100,000 per year. 1. Data Architect If you have a good head for math, then you might find work as a data modeler. Modelers use applied mathematics to create database systems and improve the transfer of data between them. Those seeking this kind of work... view article details

Thrill Builder! Slowly the car inches up the improbable incline, defying gravity, and propelled by unseen forces. As the roller coaster car gets to the crest of the hill and peers over the top at the twisted tracks and loop-the-loops that lie just ahead, you try to convince yourself that the person who designed this cruel contraption knows what he is doing. Relax. He does. Kent Seko originally wanted to be an architect. He rode roller coasters as a kid, but never thought about designing them until years later, when a friend who worked at Arrow Dynamics, Inc., a roller coaster design firm, talk... view article details

In order to make room for the great new work habits you’re resolving to adopt on January 1st, be sure to ring out any bad office practices. And, yes, procrastination is on the list, so reading this now instead of later is a great first step in the right direction. Here are some tips for banishing common office behaviors that can get in the way of success.1. Put off procrastination…now Overwhelmed by the difficulty or size of a pending chore? Make use of calendars and computer alarms to plan out and schedule small pieces of big projects. Doing a little at a time is usually ea... view article details