Author: Katy Davis

08 Nov How to be Professional when Calling in Sick

Calling in sick is something most of us have to do from time to time but, for many there are worries associated with calling in sick even when there is a genuine need to do so. The current economic climate has made job security a real concern…

07 Nov The 5 R’s of Fruitful Year-End Reviews

The year-end review offers an ideal opportunity to enhance your career in the upcoming year. These five tips can help you get the most from the meeting: 1. Review. Find your original job description and evaluate each line to determine how you performed. Using a scale from one to…

07 Nov Not Feeling Lucky? 3 Steps to Change Your Job Search Luck

Sometimes, it seems that we just aren’t lucky… that no matter how hard we work, we just can’t get a break. This is especially true in an area important to all of us: the job search.  Well, time to make your own luck!  Following are…

06 Nov After The Interview: How to Follow Up

So you got the interview, you feel like you aced it—now what? This is the stage that so many people forget. It’s incredibly important to follow up after an interview. Not only does it show courtesy and politeness, it shows that you genuinely cared about the…

06 Nov How To Give Original Answers To 7 Cliché Interview Questions

Throughout your career, you will participate in many, many job interviews. In all of these interviews, there are a few questions you will hear time and time again. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Why should we hire you? Even though these questions are…

05 Nov How to Get Hired When You’re Just Starting Your Career

Job searches are never much fun, but when you're just starting out and don't have much – or any – experience, it's often hard to know where to start. How can you position yourself to get hired when you're brand new to the workforce?  1. If your…

05 Nov The Top 5 Interview-Killing Mistakes

Scoring an interview is cause for celebration. A company sees you as a competitive candidate and you have a chance to get your foot in the door!  Your job search is not over yet though… not even close. Now, it’s time to show your future…

04 Nov How To Conquer 11 Common Job Search Fears

Study after study is released with statistics about the job search to make you cringe. First, job seekers don’t know how to behave in interviews, then they don’t know how to write resumes; are you doing all these things wrong, too? While there are many reasons…

04 Nov How To Deal With Rejection

“If you don’t go up to bat, you can’t get a hit,” is a much-cited cliché. A corollary to this reality, is that, if you go up to bat and put yourself on the line, you won’t always get the job; the order; the client;…

01 Nov 4 Ways to Recharge Your Job Search

Searching, applying and landing the right job for you can take months, if not years, these days. Considering this, it’s not surprising that many job seekers get burnt out on the entire process after a few months. Whether you’re happily employed, just starting the search…