Archive for June 2020
The 7 Personalities Who Never Succeed at Work
Strong soft skills and emotional intelligence are more necessary now than ever before. And as managerial relationships become more collaborative and workplaces become more focused on creating positive cultures, professional personalities are only growing more important. It can be hard to determine what your professional personality is. And without knowing it, those who are on the low end of…
Read MoreCOVID-19: 6 key questions on the return to work
‘If the #employer has done what needs to be done to make the place safe, then an #employee would potentially be in a risky situation by refusing to return’ One day the #coronavirus outbreak will end and, en masse, millions of remote employees will be returning to the #workplace they knew before. But what should…
Read MoreFifteen years after my son died, I still find ways to celebrate his life
Scarcely weeks before his 14th birthday, my son Jake died. It was not a sudden death, he had a neurological disorder, but I felt bereft just the same. For some time, #life was muted – the world lacked colour, and joy was something only for others. My initial period of mourning was excruciating. But I…
Read More6 Subtle Signs You’re Not Serious About Your Career Growth
#Career growth may seem like a controversial topic right now. Can you really have career growth in the middle of a #globalpandemic? Some people might roll their eyes at the thought or brush it off because it seems impossible. But what if it’s not? Whether you’ve been tossed into an unexpected job search or you’re…
Read MoreThe other pandemic we’re ignoring
The #COVID19pandemic has exposed woeful inadequacies in the attention we pay to many vulnerable people in our society, perhaps none more so than the #women whose lives are a daily horror show as a result of #domesticviolence. We’ve heard a lot about this issue during the period of isolation imposed on us by the #virus,…
Read More3 Phrases That Are Making You Sound Naive (And What to Say Instead)
#Communication in the #workplace is a topic that’s been studied in many ways. And here’s a spoiler alert: the data always shows that effective workplace communication is crucial to personal #career growth. Yet even the most seasoned pros can inadvertently undermine themselves by not choosing their words carefully. Here are three common phrases that make…
Read MoreNow I’ve got the time, I’m sorting through the soundtrack of my life
The other morning, my significant other caught me stacking my album collection in alphabetical order. I was immediately accused of #selfisolation desperation (not without some justification, to be fair). However, this was a long-planned task made even more timely by being house bound. It was also challenging, given the volume and categories, thus a welcome…
Read More4 Truths About Working With Recruiters (That They’ll Never Tell You)
I’ve spent most of my career as a recruiter in Boston and New York. I’ve been able to help a lot of #jobseekers, and one the reasons I love what I do is that I get to share good news. I get to tell #candidates when they’ve made it to the next round, and when the company…
Read MoreThree Powerful Strategies To Ace Your Virtual Interview – Get the edge in the new world of digital hiring
Hiring, like everything else in our #pandemified world, is going #virtual. And this isn’t just a stopgap measure that will fade away once the public health threat is over. Digital #hiring will become an integral part of future human capital strategy—and #jobseekers should take note. With unemployment hitting over 33 million, job-hunting is a hot topic.…
Read MoreThe new rules for #presentations in the age of restricted #meeting sizes
Presentations are about words and ideas, backed by charts and graphics. That won’t change in the new normal at #work. But the setting will change, and that requires you to rethink your presentations, be it to# colleagues,# clients or upper #management. Dave Paradi, a Mississauga-based presentation coach, says a starting point is that working from…
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