Do you have a hard time communicating with your boss or line manager? Well, you are not alone. There are potentially thousands of people who for one reason or another find it difficult to talk to their boss.
Do you have a hard time communicating with your boss or line manager? Well, you are not alone. There are potentially thousands of people who for one reason or another find it difficult to talk to their boss.
When you think about how many of our waking hours are spent at work in the company of others, it makes you realize that your work time is a huge chunk of your life that you can either spend being happy or spend being miserable. Part of being happy at work is having good working relationships with you co-workers. It really helps a lot if your work colleagues like you and get along well with you.
You have prepared yourself well for your upcoming job interview. You have done some background information on the company you are applying to. You have rehearsed your answers to the most commonly asked interview questions. You have practiced your smiling and body language in the mirror to make sure that you hold a good posture and come across as friendly and engaging. Yes – you are primed and ready to take on your job interview with ease and grace…..or so you think!
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all have our own personal work coach who would magically pop up when we needed them most for a few words of encouragement and a little inspirational quote to keep our motivation up. They could be there to buck up our spirits when we get hit with a rejection letter, or boost our confidence when we land an important job interview.
Hiring managers are often faced with a mountain of resumes to sort through each day. Did you know that it can take an experienced recruiter less than ten seconds to scan over your resume and decide whether it makes it any further than their desk. That is a scary thought! Your resume can often have less than ten seconds to grab the attention of the recruiter before making it to either the interview list or the rejection pile.
Have you ever heard the term “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”. Well, that popular saying is right. You must get it right the first time, especially when you are being judged from the very first moment you walk through the interview room door.
Stuck in a job you hate? Studied for a career path only to find it isn’t all you thought it would be? There is no reason for slogging along a path if it’s not the right one for you to be on. Never think that you have your life mapped out for you because you studied for one particular discipline.
You have spent many years working towards your qualifications, and now it is time to put all your hard work to the test. No more eating breakfast at lunchtime, no more burning the midnight oil cramming for exams. It is time to step out into the big wide world to make your mark.
Your talent, your knowledge, and your time are very valuable assets, but they were probably vastly undervalued at your last job. When you are looking for new employment, it is worth taking some time to really appreciate your skills and what value you can offer to your next employer.
We all know the feeling. You have been working hard on perfecting your resume. You have been diligently tweaking the cover letters you send out to suit the requirements of each individual job description, but then suddenly…. splat! You crash out and hit a wall.
