How to Overcome The Fear of Layoff

You may not see a layoff coming but if you notice warning signs at your organization, don’t wait until you’re handed a goodbye letter to start thinking about your next career move. While some people can thrive at work under extreme pressure, it hinders others’ job performance at a time they actually need to excel because chronic stress

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How To Be A Good Team Leader

Directing a group of people with the aim of achieving a common goal is no small feat. For many companies or organizations, creating teams to undertake tasks is an established work style. This could be the case where you work. If so, being appointed team leader is a great responsibility. But how do you ensure

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Things to Consider Before Changing Jobs

There is always a unique time in anyone’s life when you just want to change your job and go for something better or peaceful. A job change is one of the most critical decisions that can positively or negatively affect one’s life. It’s a decision that you do not need to rush; you have to

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How To Decide Between Two Job Offers

Every job applicant hopes to be successful and called or emailed back at the end of the interviewing process. However, some are faced with the welcomed problem of getting more than one job offer. This leaves them with the critical decision of deciding or choosing which job offer to accept. More often than not, such

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The Importance Of Writing A Cover Letter

Oxford defines a cover letter as a letter sent with and explaining the contents of, another document or parcel of goods. When sending in job applications, attaching a cover letter is an added bonus. Why? While your CV or resume provides a list of information that serves as proof that you reached the basic requirements

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How To Ask For A Salary Increase

So you have been with your company for a while. You are doing great work and might have even been promoted. Something is bothering you though – your salary has not been reviewed. You know you deserve a raise and have been expecting and waiting for the HR manager to contact you, but nothing yet.

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How to Handle Job Rejection

No one enjoys getting rejected for any job, and if you’ve done tons of preparation for a role that you really wanted, it can be hard getting turned down for it. Whether you had your heart set on getting the job or weren’t even sure you wanted to get hired; it still hurts to hear

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How To Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance

Your job takes up a big part of your life, even influences it sometimes. How do you juggle work and life? Are there effects of a poor work-life balance? Is it possible to maintain a balance, a level ground where the two complement each other instead of interfering? A healthy work-life balance is an ability

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Common Resume Mistakes to Avoid

You have been applying like crazy for jobs, but it seems as if all of your applications have vanished into thin air without any result. It’s likely that your resume has mistakes that are causing fatal errors and in a competitive job market, having a resume that works for you is important. Think your resume

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