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How to Have an Outstanding Professional Relationship with your Boss

One of the most important keys to success is having a good, solid, professional relationship with your boss. While it is everyone‘s job at the company to accomplish the tasks necessary to keep the business heading in a forward direction, it is also in the interest of the boss to have a positive relationship with all of their employees. A proper, professional relationship with those that he or she works with every day is a natural one considering that they spend more time with you and your co-workers that arguably anyone else.

The same is true for you as an employee […]

How to Handle Stress at a New Job

Starting a new job can be a very exciting and stressful time in your life. The promise of new opportunities is often accompanied by the fear of the unknown. This means that many of the stressors that you feel come from not having the experience of being around new people, bosses, and an environment that is different than what you have grown accustomed to.

A little stress is actually good as it provides motivation and the extra effort needed to get you through the first few days on the job. However, too much of it can negatively affect your performance as […]

Managing a Relationship when you Both Work Different Hours

Working different hours for some couples can be a nightmare when it comes to the relationship. The reasons are fairly simple especially in the early stages of marriage spending time together is essential for the relationship to succeed. The pressures of pursuing a career can really affect the work-life balance when one of you works during the day and the other is working the graveyard shift.

However, there are methods you can use to minimize the impact of working different hours so that your relationship can continue to grow.

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Pros and Cons of Working the Graveyard Shift

For many people, working the graveyard shift is something that they need to do when a recruit is starting a career, looking for higher wages, or as simply a required part of the job that they want to pursue. It is against conventional standards to work a shift outside the typical 9 to 5 that most workers enjoy.

Working this type of shift has been going on for well over a century and there are certainly positive and negatives to putting yourself through this process.

Advantages

There are a number of benefits that working this type of shift brings, particularly for those who […]

The Value of a Graduate Degree

The emphasis on getting a good college education has resulted in millions of people getting associates and bachelor‘s degrees in order to find a good job. However, there is now a growing movement to get a graduate degree in order to increase the employment chances and benefits upon getting the job.

What is a Graduate Degree?

Essentially, a graduate or post-graduate degree is a Master‘s or Doctoral degree in a particular field. Generally speaking, a Master‘s Degree generally requires up to 36 credit hours of additional courses while a Doctoral degree is an additional 16 to 30 credit hours or more of […]

How to Ensure You‘re Ready for an Interview

Interviews are incredibly stressful for many people. There is a lot of pressure that comes with looking for a new job and trying to impress potential employers. It is important to prepare ahead of time to make sure you are ready for anything that might come your way during the interview. You want to present yourself as professional, pleasant to work with, and above all, knowledgeable about the position you are applying for and the company in general. It sounds intimidating, but with some prep work, you‘ll have a killer interview.

Start by reviewing the job description, and comparing the requirements […]

The Relevance of Soft Skills in the Interview Process

In this competitive world, it is an everyday phenomenon that we are required to make a conscious choice between different individuals during the course of various activities, interviews, and other which people to engage with in business. In fact, in an HR manager’s career it is one of the main jobs to pick and choose employees from among a pool of candidates seeking employment.

In almost every career, the recruiting process requires a selection from hundreds, thousands or, in some cases, millions of candidates who have similar qualifications, age and other requirements for employment. So, how does the management come to a […]

The Importance of Making a Good Impression During your Interview

It is famously said that “The first impression is the last impression” in all matters relating to interaction and presenting yourself for appraisal, particularly when seeking a job.

Particularly while seeking employment – in line with the saying “Well begun is half done”, it is imperative that you are able to make an initial impact on the interviewer whether it is a single interviewer or a board or panel. In effect, with a pleasant start, you are starting off at a level higher than the rest of the competition; failing or emerging victorious in your job interview may depend on it.

Surprisingly, there is […]

Top 10 Attributes Employers Seek in a Candidate

Have you ever applied for a job then received a letter from the recruiting agent in the mail saying thanks for the application, will keep you on file?‘ When you get this letter you get that sinking feeling that there is no job on the horizon anytime soon. What do employers look for when hiring someone? What exactly are they seeking? Below summarizes what most employers seek in a potential candidate during the employment process.

Teamwork – The potential candidate must be able to be independent, but more importantly work on as part of a team. Most projects call for multidisciplinary input and you […]

Five Reasons Why Outstanding Communication is so Important to Employers

Trying to get a job somewhere? Tired of not being promoted? Sick of your bosses because they keep saying that you are bad at communication skills? Wondering what they mean by it and why it is so important to them, even though you are an excellent speaker?

Well, sometimes, communication is not just about speaking; it has got a lot to do with your listening skills as well. Following are the top five reasons why outstanding communication is important to all the employers around the globe:

No organization can stand without communication

All the different types of communications are essential to help […]

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