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Stalled career. Why you aren’t getting a promotion at work
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Top reasons your company wants you fired you aren’t aware of
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How the remote work environment is affecting your career
This guy slept through manager training
Many receive feedback,
but only the wise profit from it. Harper Lee
Interactions with managers have dropped significantly in the remote work environment. Let’s face it, Zoom and chat are not as effective as a face to face interaction.
Not only do we miss a lot of the body language when communicating online,
Modern resume format for a Covid job search
Are you aware of the tools and formats in a modern job search
Interviews are being landed amid COVID with a Modern Resume Format
I am riding shotgun with two folks right now on their post-COVID job search. The first thing we did was update their resume format. One is changing careers after being in the service industry for 15 plus years.
The initial resume sniff test, why your resume is being declined
Is your resume failing the resume sniff test?
Top 5 reasons your resume doesn’t pass the first sniff test
Have you turned in your resume and not heard back from the hiring company? Yes, unemployment numbers are high, but we know that recruiters and hiring managers have a resume sniff test. Resumes will immediately be passed over for a few specific reasons.
How to keep your remote employees engaged
We don’t just want engaged remote employees, we want the entire family engaged with the company.
New paradigm, company is made up of remote employees
Like most companies, remote employees our the new paradigm. In the midst of Covid-19, who is to say how long we will be working like this.
Job search help through free automated cover letter and resume accounts
Let professional recruiters help you find a job with the latest automated tool
Leveling the playing field for the unemployed with free job search tools
Today I want to offer free job search help. If you were recently laid off or know someone who was laid off, I feel for you.
Working from home, managing your manager remotely, and Covid-19
Working from home
Working from home
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Working from home isn’t anything new. Folks have been working from home successfully since the dawn of time.
Corporate training behavior and future opportunities
All employees attend corporate training. How your participation level or lack of participation can kick start or shutter your career.
Scripts for providing feedback to your manager
Providing feedback should be approached as a favor given, not an accusation
Scripts for providing feedback
This is the third in a series on the topic of giving feedback to your manager. For most of us, this can be an intimidating conversation because no one wants to upset the person who has influence over their career.
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