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  • 5 Ways to Diversify Your Skills While Staying in the Same Job

    5 Ways to Diversify Your Skills While Staying in the Same Job

    4/24/2019

    Preparing for tomorrow’s job today means diversifying your skills, but when your current job revolves around the same old responsibilities, we often find ourselves leaning on what we already know. It can be tricky to find the time to learn new skills while juggling life’s demands, but it is possi...
  • Do You Have These 5 Accounting Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    Do You Have These 5 Accounting Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    8/11/2022

    There are some accounting skills that hiring managers just cannot seem to find in a candidate, no matter how hard they look. Do you happen to have them?
  • Back to Work: Position Your Unique Skills Learned as a Stay-at-Home Parent

    Back to Work: Position Your Unique Skills Learned as a Stay-at-Home Parent

    1/27/2022

    Your time as a SAHM or SAHD isn't a loss career-wise. In fact, your skills and experiences as a parent, volunteer, or freelancer can open new doors as long as you craft your resume strategically.
  • Plays Well with Others: How to Show Off Your Soft Skills

    Plays Well with Others: How to Show Off Your Soft Skills

    1/3/2023

    It is easy to discount the importance of soft skills—after all, shouldn’t everyone know how to get along with others? But not preparing to showcase your interpersonal skills would be a mistake. Learn how to shine the spotlight on your soft skill as a job applicant.
  • Essential Skills Architect and Design Professionals Will Need in a Post-Pandemic World

    Essential Skills Architect and Design Professionals Will Need in a Post-Pandemic World

    12/2/2021

    The architect and design sector look like its future may see a huge transformation post pandemic. Let's look at the new or additional skills architects and design professionals will need in a post-pandemic world.
  • Do You Have These 5 Project Management Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    Do You Have These 5 Project Management Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    7/7/2022

    So, you want to be a project manager? But do you have the skills that hiring managers are looking for? There are five key skills you need in order to be successful in this pursuit, starting with…
  • Make a Match: Do You Have These 5 Writing Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    Make a Match: Do You Have These 5 Writing Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    2/17/2022

    The ability to communicate through writing is an important talent that hiring managers consistently struggle to find. Check out these five writing skills to see if you have what they’re looking for.
  • Do You Have These 7 Marketing and Communication Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    Do You Have These 7 Marketing and Communication Skills Hiring Managers Struggle to Find?

    7/28/2022

    You might be addicted to Instagram, but do you have what it takes to be a marketing and communications pro? Find out which skills hiring managers prize the most in job candidates.
  • Niche Players: How to Bump Your Skill Set into the Specialized Zone

    Niche Players: How to Bump Your Skill Set into the Specialized Zone

    10/26/2022

    You want to develop a niche skill set, but you don’t know quite where to start. Here are some tips that will help you get where you want to be.
  • How to Answer “Why Should We Choose You over Someone Else?”

    How to Answer “Why Should We Choose You over Someone Else?”

    3/10/2019

    One day you’ll face a recruiter asking, “Why should we choose you over someone else?” Here’s how to prepare the best answer to this question.
  • Decoding Job Posting Lingo

    Decoding Job Posting Lingo

    2/10/2022

    Looking through job postings can be grueling enough without coming across unfamiliar lingo that knocks you off course. Here is a helpful guide to get you back on track.
  • Does Your Major Really Matter when Looking for a Job?

    Does Your Major Really Matter when Looking for a Job?

    2/17/2017

    Where are you going to college? What are you going to major in? What kind of job are you going to get with that major? Will you make enough money to support yourself with that degree?
  • How to Continue Your Education While On the Job

    How to Continue Your Education While On the Job

    6/29/2015

    Tips to take control of your personal development.
  • 3 Ways to Show You're Right for a Job When You Don't have Exact Experience

    3 Ways to Show You're Right for a Job When You Don't have Exact Experience

    3/17/2020

    As low employment rates continue to hover around 3.5 percent, the current tight job market has made it far easier for candidates to get their foot in the doors of companies that ordinarily wouldn't give them a second look due to their lack of specific experience.
  • Is your workplace making a valuable training investment?

    Is your workplace making a valuable training investment?

    9/13/2022

    Employee training and development is a smart investment, and for good reasons. But it is essential to provide professional development opportunities to veteran employees, too. Read on to learn more!
  • 5 Hacks For Weeding Out Unqualified Candidates

    5 Hacks For Weeding Out Unqualified Candidates

    9/23/2018

    Depending on the job market and your industry, it's not unreasonable for a single open position to attract upward of 100 candidates, especially if you advertise the position on one of the big job-search websites, where "applying" is as easy as clicking a button. But how can a hiring manager cope ...
  • Tips for Landing a Job in Cyber Security

    Tips for Landing a Job in Cyber Security

    6/26/2015

    As a tech worker, you probably already know there are many directions you can go. Are you looking for a change?
  • How To Deal With A Talent Shortage

    How To Deal With A Talent Shortage

    8/22/2018

    Filling open positions during a talent shortage is a trying experience, one made more difficult by the fact that it’s difficult to predict when a shortage will hit. Here’s how to deal with a talent shortage—hopefully before you find yourself suffering one.
  • Job Search Trends in The Great Resignation Era

    Job Search Trends in The Great Resignation Era

    9/26/2022

    One in four workers are planning to find a new position before the end of 2022. If you are one of them, what hiring, and job search trends should you be aware of?
  • Starting a Job Search after Your Industry Has Been Devastated by COVID-19

    Starting a Job Search after Your Industry Has Been Devastated by COVID-19

    4/30/2020

    In what feels almost overnight, the coronavirus pandemic has devastated many industries. What do you do when one day you have a job and the next, it's gone?
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