Are you looking for a job? Do you want to keep your current job? Protecting your reputation is of great importance. Or is it? HOW EMPLOYEES ARE LIVING REFLECTIONS OF COMPANY VALUES Employees tend to believe that once the workday is over and they are off the clock, their image belongs to them exclusively. Nothing could be further from the truth. Employees are walking, breathing, living representations of an employer’s values and culture, 24/7. How
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Monthly Archives September 2013
From Home to Office: Adjusting Your Attitude, Attire, and Agenda
Returning to the workplace after having worked from home is not only an adjustment for you, but also for your co-workers. Undoubtedly, there will be one or two of your co-workers who may exhibit a peevish disposition when they are around you. How can you win them over? Here are 5 Ways to Make Amends with Resentful Co-Workers: 1) Ask them for their opinion or assistance relating to work. 2) Greet them every day. 3)
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HOW ULYSSES S. GRANT CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH
LESSONS LEARNED FROM GRANT’S ‘WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN’ Ulysses S. Grant reached his goal, that of winning the Civil War for his commander in chief, against all odds, with resource allocation challenges, and in competition with an adversary who could out-gun, out-ride and physically out-last his Army. Grant’s troops were city dwellers who did not know how to ride or care for a horse, did not know how to load or fire a weapon, were physically unfit, whose morale
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE RESUME ‘KEY WORDS’?
‘Key words’ is a phrase that describes and defines skills that are crucial or ‘key’ to an applicant’s serious consideration for a job. How you use words on your resume and LinkedIn Profile are essential to the presentation of your unique skills, accomplishments and experience. Here are some tips on where to find, how to use, and where to insert ‘key words’ into your resume and LinkedIn Profile. So What Are ‘Key Words’? ‘Key’ as defined by
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