Promotions have many benefits from increased salary to career progress to feeling your work duties are more meaningful. You may have started an entry level job or one with less responsibilities and feel that after working for some years, your job duties and responsibilities need advancing. In fact, getting a...
What are data skills and why you need them to get ahead in your career
Data skills refer to the ability to extract, analyze and understand data. Learn to Code With Me defines data analysis as, “Data analysis involves sorting through massive amounts of unstructured information and deriving key insights from it. These insights are enormously valuable for decision-making at companies of all sizes.” No...
Hybrid Work Time Management – How to Make A Hybrid Work Schedule Work for You
Hybrid work refers to working some of the time from home or remotely while on other days going back to the office. Following the pandemic, many organizations decided on a permanent hybrid work arrangement rather than an in-office system. The benefits of this flexible work arrangement is that, should there...
How to succeed in your job application
Struggling in your career? You’re not alone. Studies show that 75% of job seekers’ resumes are rejected even before they reach the hiring manager. At the same time, employers struggle to find and hire qualified employees. Why the imbalance? Most job seekers don’t convey their skills correctly and don’t focus...
Why it’s necessary to have 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...
3 Common mistakes job seekers make that cost them a job
Job seekers work hard to find jobs that are right for their skills and goals. But then comes the actual application process. During this stage, job seekers make a number of mistakes that cause them to lose the opportunity. 3 common mistakes are made by job seekers are Not highlighting...
Don’t have relevant work experience? Here’s what to do to be successful on an interview.
Two types of job seekers find themselves in the dilemma of applying for work they don’t have relevant experience for: Fresh graduate / entry level job applicants, Mid-career professionals attempting a career change. Unfortunately, most people don’t know how to respond in situations where they don’t have relevant work experience,...
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...
Here is why employers need to change how they view employees
Radeya Global Founder Kokab Rahman was asked by LinkedIn News Editor Andrew Seaman to write about the topic of recreating meaning in your work as you return back to work after the pandemic. Here is her take on the topic. If employees aren’t finding motivation or meaning in their work,...
