Being passed over for a job never feels good. You wonder why the company rejected you and you think that maybe you’re doing something, unknowingly, that is causing you to lose out on career opportunities. The good news, if you can look at the silver lining, is that you now have an opportunity to learn …
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Let me start by saying that this series on pedagogy (the art or science of teaching) versus andragogy (adult learning theory) has been the most read series we’ve produced in the past 18 months here at Orgwide. We have already discussed the first three principles trainers should be aware of and apply, the learner’s need …
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You want to cultivate a reputation as an incredibly hard-working, talented, and smart professional. So perhaps you start by serving up kindness and generosity daily. Kindness really can create a strong backbone for career success – if it comes with a side of business sense. In an excellent Harvard Business Review blog post, Jodi Glickman …
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Hiring managers and human resources departments often receive hundreds of resumes or applications for each position they’ve posted. Those that do not have the necessary skills to perform the job as outlined in the job listing quickly find their way to the circular file. Phone interviews are often used to further cull the applicants. Face-to-face …
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Emails are now a part of the everyday correspondence, particularly in your job search and career. Writing a good email can be the key to getting your message across, landing a new job or promotion, or successfully interacting with a person in your network. Are you killing your professionalism by doing any of the following …
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What do companies like Beacon Hill Staffing Group, Gecko Hospitality, Kids In Sports, and 69 other companies like them have in common? They were all cited for practicing unemployment discrimination. Using terms like “must be currently working,” “currently working,” or “currently employed on a permanent basis,” these companies send the message “your kind is not …
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Spent your leadership career building a successful operation or team, only to find that you’re now in the job market due to unforeseen circumstances? If your executive reputation has always carried you from job to job, it can be difficult to explain your stature to those outside your circle of influence. In these unprecedented times, …
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The alarm beeps angrily in your pre-dawn bedroom. Groggily, you smash the snooze button into silence. As your sleepy brain regains a sense of clarity, your stomach begins to churn. Maybe you should take a sick day. No, you cannot. You’re all out of sick time after that flu earlier in the month. Hit the …
In many employment-related articles, you are advised to treat your job search like a job. This is especially true when it comes to organization. Messy desks coved in papers and post-its, uncategorized emails, and the haphazard storage and naming of electronic documents can be just as detrimental to your job search as they were in …
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Much like Moby Dick’s great white whale, the supposed mythical “gray ceiling” may indeed be based on reality. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 15 million Americans remain unemployed; at least three million of which are over the age of 50. Perhaps even more disturbing, the average duration of unemployment …
