Key Characteristics to Accelerate Career Growth (Part 1)
Abraham Maslow is well-known for identifying the shared basic human needs a hierarchy of needs – with self-actualization as the pinnacle. The hierarchy shows basic bodily and psychological needs as foundational before one seeks full personal potential. This peak is defined as self-actualization an inherent desire to become everything one is capable of becoming. How can this READ MORE–>
Interview? Job Offer Negotiation
I. Introduction: When and How to Talk Compensation
With any luck, the money topic will be brought up at some point during your interview. This is a sure sign of an employer’s interest in you and your skills. But, you should not push the issue. Never bring up the subject of compensation until the prospective READ MORE–>
Does Salary Matter in a Job Offer?
As you research this topic online, there are many articles addressing what motivates a candidate to accept a job. The buzzword of “”workplace motivation”” stresses that it is the whole package that an employer needs to consider when making an offer. That is true! A large salary with a company that treats its employees poorly is not worth READ MORE–>
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Well-meaning parents and teachers ask children the “what do you want to be when you grow up” question. Depending on the age of the child, the answer is likely the “usual” (doctor, nurse, farmer, singer, superhero, cowboy, lawyer, fireman, batman, or whatever their mommy/daddy does). In my experience, few become what they say. I have never heard a READ MORE–>
Before Applying, Clean Up Your Social Accounts
Times have changed. The introduction of social media, chatroom, subreddits, etc have resulted in a huge chunk of our lives displayed online (publicly or through usernames). Though convenient to find a trending place to eat, communicating with friends and family, or shopping from the convenience of your home, it can also be problematic when it comes time to READ MORE–>
Resume Tips – Focus on Needs of Buyer
Let’s assume at the start that your resume should be a chronological series of events; although it is really part of the overall marketing package you are using to sell yourself to a prospective buyer (employer). At a minimum, your marketing package will include a resume and cover letter. Thus, the first few lines of your resume are READ MORE–>