Once upon a time, a typical working arrangement consisted of going to an office for 40 hours a week. Remote work was a relatively rare perk that few companies (in select industries) offered, or an arrangement that workers had to …
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Do behavioral interview questions strike fear in your heart? You're not alone. These questions have a bad rap for catching job candidates off guard—but with enough preparation, they don't have to! Follow these tips for tackling behavioral questions, and you'll walk …
Working with career changers, I’m struck by how little milage these job seekers get out of conventional wisdom:
Because even though these maxims look sharp on a motivational poster, they ignore some pretty basic issues:
What if I don’t know …
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Mentoring can play a crucial role in our professional success, and this is especially true for people of color. Due to the disparity in diversity of representation within leadership combined with a lack of access to …
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If you work as a nurse, you know downtime on your shift may be hard to come by. Even though you probably get a scheduled 30-minute lunch or dinner break, you might not always take the entire half-hour. Even …
You know that LinkedIn can help you find people.
You know that LinkedIn can help you find a job.
But did you know that LinkedIn can help you find the exact people who can help you find a job?
The …
Illustrated by Marian Blair
We’ve all heard the term ally, used most often to describe an alignment between those who have shared beliefs and who seek the same goal. Up until about 30 years ago, the term was almost exclusively used …
Three of the most important decisions young adults will make involve their major, their college, and their career. How should students make those decisions and, more importantly, in what order? Some students may pick the college they’d like to attend …
“What do I do now???”
As a former career coach, I’m getting this question everyday from anxious job-seekers.
And I totally get it. With each hour bringing gloomier headlines, it’s easy to feel paralyzed by the pandemic.
But it doesn’t …
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A revealing new trend in interviewing physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses is a shift from the typical yes/no questions to those that offer more in-depth look into the candidate. Two main types of questions posed can uncover what motivates …
