We all have to face criticism in our life. Not that we call it upon ourselves, but the more visible we become, the more of it we attract through our activities. Even though we understand that most of it is a normal and necessary part of our progress, it’s not always easy to take criticism […]
The Best Way to Build Confidence
The topic of confidence comes up for me from time to time in different conversations – whether someone walks up to me and asks bluntly: “Where in the world do you find the confidence for speaking publicly with your accent?” or people genuinely want to know how to build the confidence for job interviews, business […]
Acing the Job Interview
You have located your potential dream job, have sent your winning resume and finally received the much-anticipated recruiter call. Now what? Our top recruiting expert Mary Springer CPHR, shares with us how to master the recruiting process and ace the interview. You got the recruiting call. Now what? You could be getting a job […]
How to Build a Winning Resume
Job openings easily draw hundreds of resumes and yours could just as easily drown in the white noise. How to make your resume stand out and get you the phone calls from recruiters? What to include and what to leave out? Today, we have a special guest, Mary Springer, CPHR, Principal Consultant in a recruiting […]
Finding Your Dream Job
Barry B Benson, the lead character in the animated comedy The Bee Movie had to challenge the entire premise of the bee society that forced its members to choose one job for life. We, the humans, on the other hand, are not constrained by that kind of societal order. Not only we are free to […]
Fresh Year – Fresh Start
Happy New Year and hope your holiday season was great. I am one of those people who expected to get a lot done during the holiday downtime in terms of catching up on my personal goals and planning. Yet, what I actually accomplished during that time was less than what I had anticipated. The remaining […]
My Gift to You
Can you believe a whole year passed since the launch of this blog? It has been quite a journey and it would have never been so joyful and meaningful without all of you, my dearest readers – those who have been with us since day one and those who have joined in the more recent […]
Be Yourself, Your Best Self
Those of you who are friends with me – on Facebook or in real life – know that early in the year I chose “Be Yourself, But Be Your Best Self” as my motto for 2017. Now, as the year is rapidly nearing its end, I would like to look back and ask – what […]
Things to Remember and Things to Forget
Always Remember Always remember to forget, the things that made you sad, But never forget to remember, the things that made you glad. Always remember to forget, the friends that proved untrue. But never forget to remember those that have stuck by you. Always remember to forget the troubles that passed away, But never forget […]
5 Tips for Managing Work-Related Stress
How do you deal with the stress of working under pressure? This question is not only for job seekers looking to impress their prospective interviewers. Everyone, including those currently employed, self-employed or owners of larger businesses experience working under pressure. Even if you are in your dream career, or a successful entrepreneur doing what you […]