Posts Categorized: Career Advice
4 Great Reasons To Consider A Forklift Operator Job
The warehousing and manufacturing industries are always in need of more forklift operators. Forklift operators use various types of forklifts to move large items around the work facility. While it doesn’t take much to get started, the job is capable of offering a wide range of benefits. It also doesn’t require a specific kind of…
Excel At Your New Job With These Tips
Starting a new job can be both exciting and nerve-racking. There are a lot of unknowns that come with starting a new job, and you might have a lot of doubts or questions. Will you fit in with your co-workers? How nice will your supervisors be? What if you make mistakes on the job? These…
How to Clean Up Your Web Presence for Job Searching
When you’re looking for a job, it’s important to keep your web presence in tip-top shape. Whether on social media or Google, what pops up when someone searches your name can have an impact on your career prospects. If you’re unsure about how to clean up your web presence, here are a few steps you…
Create a Helpful Career Map In 4 Steps
When planning a vacation, what’s the first thing you do before setting out? You plan your trip ahead of time. Your destination, potential stops, and route all need to be planned out so you don’t get lost or stranded. In a similar way, your career path is what gets you from point A (where you’re…
3 Tips For Conducting Your Virtual Meetings
With many in-person job functions now operating remotely, virtual meetings have taken the place of conference room meetings. If your business is in this unique position due to the pandemic, you need to be ready. Contrary to what you might think, virtual meetings aren’t as simple as just signing onto Skype and talking. You can…
How You Can Help Build a Positive Working Environment
As an employee, it is not directly your responsibility to build a positive working environment. However, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do to help. A positive working environment is healthy, communicates well, and produces high-quality outcomes consistently. When the entire company works well together, everything runs much more smoothly. Your co-workers, managers, and…
Seasonal Jobs Can Help Land You a Permanent Offer
Many companies nowadays hire seasonal workers to help push through busy portions of the year. Typically, seasonal jobs will only last for a couple weeks or months. However, in many cases, these jobs can lead to something more. Seasonal positions are sometimes used as behind-the-scenes ‘try-outs’ for new hires. While this isn’t always the case,…
How To Take The Anxiety Out Of Job Searching
There’s no way around it: job searching can be stressful. The process has improved in recent years with the convenience of job searching from your phone. However, that doesn’t take away all the anxiety of job searching by any means. Waiting for responses or rejection emails, sifting through job listings to find the ideal job,…
When Changing Careers Might Be a Good Idea
If you value the direction your career is going, sometimes changes need to take place. One of those changes could be in your career itself. Circumstances may arise that force you to change careers entirely from one field to another. Changing careers, as you can imagine, is a big undertaking. However, it can also pay…
Getting Distracted While Working? Here’s How You Can Stay Focused
Distractions abound in our everyday lives, especially while we’re working. They come in many forms: social media, texting, in-person conversations. For many, the list is endless. As such, a distracted workplace spells disaster for productivity. Here is a list of tips to keep you focused while at work. © pathdoc / Adobe Stock …