Plan your career progress with the following cheat sheet: 1. What career goal do you want to achieve in 2022? Get a promotion or new job Upgrade skill level by learning new skills Get professional certification or degree Get a raise / increase income level 2. What steps do you...
Are you a retiree being pulled back into the workforce?
Many workers above age 55 were pushed into early retirement during the pandemic, even to their dismay at the time. Then during the great resignation, something unexpected happened. People started resigning and leaving the workforce in great numbers. This created a gap in the labor supply as employers found it...
Trends and Changes Affecting Work Post Pandemic
The 2020 - 2021 pandemic introduced a new type of work lifestyle. It lead to the great resignation or big shift in the employment world. Many people are resigning from work and starting something new, either freelance or self-employed. People are preferring the remote work / work from anywhere lifestyle...
Why you need a well thought out career plan
Most people graduate from college not ready for work. They don’t know what jobs are right for them or what their most important skills are. They might take the first job that comes their way and continue this every time they need a new job, allowing random job search results...
Does a cover letter improve your chances of getting a job?
Trying to get the attention of recruiters? A cover letter can make the task easier. Cover letters are an introduction to the resume / CV . They tell the hiring manager which resumes are worth looking at. Hiring managers might go through the cover letter quickly and decide whether to...
Relocating for work? Here’s what to do for a smooth transition
As the post-Covid economy and travel opens up, millions of people are relocating. The post-Covid work environment opened up many new opportunities, both for new job seekers and those looking for a remote work lifestyle. Some people have decided to permanently work from home work and no longer want to...
How to sharpen social skills when working from home
Social skills can be affected when left unused for long periods of time. Dictionary.apa.org defines social skills as “a set of learned abilities that enable an individual to interact competently and appropriately in a given social context.” Source: https://dictionary.apa.org/social-skills Social skills include communication skills like verbal and nonverbal communication, written...
Strategies for Supporting Diverse Cultures in the Workplace
As the world becomes more global and interconnected, the need to be able to adapt to people from other races and cultures is greater than ever before. The world is becoming increasingly interconnected. Even small businesses in some remote village in the world have to interact with multinational customers, suppliers, and...
You need creativity if you want to get your next job fast
A good CV requires creativity. You need to think, what does the hiring manager want to see? What will bring results. The days of text and black & white CVs are over. With the availability of a wide range of graphics, colors, shapes, and formats at your fingertips, the options...
