Career Hack: How To Bounce Back From A Layoff
You were laid off from your job. Whether you saw it coming or it was a total surprise, you are probably experiencing a lot of emotions, including that feeling of “What do I do now?”
Career Hack: How To Onboard For Success
Are you starting a new job soon, or is finding a new job a 2020 goal? If so, you are probably familiar with the concept of onboarding – or, how your new employer will bring you into the company culture, share policies and procedures, and set you up for success.
It’s certainly nice to be welcomed and taken care of in the first few days of employment. But what I find even more powerful (as a former HR professional) is teaching you (yes, you, the new employee) how to participate in the onboarding process and start taking charge of your career from day one.
How To Set S.M.A.R.T. Career Goals
Setting career goals is a smart move. This healthy career management practice will advance your professional success and put you on the path to greater fulfillment. Goal setting is motivational too; it incentivizes us to courageously stretch ourselves, accomplish something new, and build a roadmap for where we want to take our careers.
It’s 2022: What’s Next for Your Career?
Welcome to 2022! There is no doubt that the world of work will continue to change, or, put more positively, evolve. Working preferences, such as working remotely or in a hybrid environment, are now major considerations for job seekers. Organizations who allow employees that ever-so-important benefit of flexibility – to choose how and when we work – will increasingly attract top diverse talent.
Still, navigating a persistent global pandemic will continue to pose challenges for workers, both professionally and personally. Amidst this backdrop, we can create greater fulfillment by actively managing our careers, making authentic choices, and living our values.
10 Ways to Build Resilience and Boost Your Career in the Era of COVID-19
Resilience – what it means, how to build it, and why it matters – has been a popular topic of discussion among thought leaders and educators the last several years.
Right now, resilience is not just a hot topic: We need it more than ever.
In a recent article in Psychology Today, resilience is defined as “that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back at least as strong as before. Rather than letting difficulties or failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise.”
Career Hack: How To Get Your Head Back In The Game When Job Hunting
If you feel frustrated by your job search (e.g., it’s taking too long, you are getting super close but no offers, there are few bites on your resume), you might need to get some mojo back.
Career Hack: How To Network Virtually
During this time of uncertainty, social distancing has forced all of us to adapt to a new way of living – and working. From mental health professionals offering tele-therapy to students showing up in virtual classrooms, our way of connecting with others has drastically changed.
Have you considered how it will also affect your professional networking? You can still manage and advance your career within this new terrain.
Career Preparedness: 3 Things to Do NOW
Being an active participant in your career is a year-round exercise. To reap the benefits of greater professional and personal satisfaction — like winning the job you want, getting that promotion you deserve, or even bouncing back from a layoff — it is critical to tend to your career on an ongoing basis, and not just manage it when you have time, or, when you need something.
Career Hack: How To Adjust To Extraordinary Change
All careers undergo change at some point. Some changes can be swift, like being laid off or suddenly needing to care for an ill family member. Others can be gradual, such as adapting to new leadership at your organization, or working toward a promotion.
And still other changes – like a novel virus forcing us to quickly adapt to an increasingly new normal – bring about a level of uncertainty that is in and of itself novel. The current COVID-19 pandemic is different from anything we have experienced before.
How we adjust personally and professionally to this unprecedented change will help us not just get through it, but keep going in those critical moments when it seems easier to give up.
Interview Tips to Help You Win the Job (Love, HR)
“It is much easier to apply for jobs these days due to technology. Just a click of a button online and you are done. However, many recruiters still want to get a better sense of who you are as a potential employee. I know some online application systems may not allow for it, but when you can provide one, well written cover letters or cover emails are still valuable. They provide a sense of your writing skills and allow you to elaborate on how you are a good match for the position.
The cover letter may also help you to stand out from others who just quickly sent their resume. Follow up thank you emails are also still relevant. I have seen many instances where this small effort made an impact on the hiring manager. It shows your continued interest in the position and allows you the opportunity to point out some things you learned about the organization during the interview.”
-Alicia, Sr. HR Business Partner, NonprofitHR www.nonprofithr.com