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  • 6 Project Management Tips

    6 Project Management Tips

    3/26/2018

    Managing the project seemed so simple at first. Your boss gave you an objective, you gathered your team, and the road to completion looked to be a straight line. But as you’ve learned time and again, project management is rarely so simple as that.
  • How to Professionally Manage a Failed Project

    How to Professionally Manage a Failed Project

    2/17/2017

    Shortfall. Train wreck. Epic fail. Sound like one of your projects? Here's how to manage a failed project.
  • 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…
  • How to Manage Joint Projects While Working Remotely

    How to Manage Joint Projects While Working Remotely

    9/2/2020

    COVID-19 has effectively ripped the bandage off the last remote work holdouts. If work from home, aka "WFH," is your new normal, you might wonder how you can work collaboratively and successfully complete projects with remote colleagues
  • Do Group Projects Limit My Opportunity to Grow Individually?

    Do Group Projects Limit My Opportunity to Grow Individually?

    11/24/2015

    Now the group project has rolled back around, this time with stakes a lot higher than your GPA. Your professional reputation is on the line, not to mention promotions.
  • Mission Innovation: Where Smart People, Advanced Technologies, and Exciting Projects Intersect

    Mission Innovation: Where Smart People, Advanced Technologies, and Exciting Projects Intersect

    6/28/2021

    CONTENT FROM INTELLIBRIDGE
  • What Top Recruiters Ask Their Candidates (And What To Look For In Their Answers)

    What Top Recruiters Ask Their Candidates (And What To Look For In Their Answers)

    12/20/2017

    When top recruiters consider job candidates, they ask open-ended questions intended to bring the best people to the front of the line. Here are the kinds of answers they’re seeking so you can apply them in your hiring decisions.
  • How to Find Career Stretch Roles and Promotion Opportunities

    How to Find Career Stretch Roles and Promotion Opportunities

    12/13/2017

    To get a promotion, you need to prove you can perform beyond your current job. That’s the purpose of stretch roles— projects and tasks that build your skills and get the attention of your boss and your boss’s boss. Here’s how to find them.
  • Skills to Sharpen While Working Remotely

    Skills to Sharpen While Working Remotely

    10/5/2020

    That incredible training seminar in Las Vegas probably isn't happening, and the chance to learn from professional mentors face to face may be limited. But all is not lost. Read on to learn more.....
  • Outlook For Job Seekers In 2018

    Outlook For Job Seekers In 2018

    1/3/2018

    The press has been giving mixed signals about what the job market is going to look like in 2018. Although no one knows the future for certain, the U.S. Department of Labor usually makes impressively accurate projections. Their most recent estimates indicate the following trends that job seekers ...
  • Going beyond Your Job Description

    Going beyond Your Job Description

    3/20/2017

    At many companies, going beyond your job description is the best way to move up. Your boss has no way to know you can perform higher-level tasks until she sees you excel at those tasks. Learn more.
  • 5 Scary Work Situations and How to Navigate Them

    5 Scary Work Situations and How to Navigate Them

    10/30/2019

    When work is going well, you have normal stresses to deal with—deadlines, irksome colleagues, difficult clients. But throughout our career, we all face circumstances that take stress to the next level. When you're faced with one of these, it can be challenging to know where to turn or what to do....
  • I Think I Might Be a Micromanager

    I Think I Might Be a Micromanager

    3/14/2018

    “So…I think I might be a micromanager. Hear me out. My team’s turnover rate is way north of average, and the ones that are still here won’t look me in the eye, much less hold a conversation with me. I can’t keep up with all the projects I have to juggle, so I eat dinner at my desk just to get thr...
  • 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.
  • 5 Things You Can Be Doing Right Now For Your Next Promotion

    5 Things You Can Be Doing Right Now For Your Next Promotion

    3/14/2018

    “You deserve a raise.” “You deserve a promotion.” Hearing your boss say those magic words is different from repeating the phrase to yourself as you drive to work. Fortunately there are steps you can take right now to increase your chances. These are them.
  • D.C.'s Construction Industry and COVID: Where Do Commercial Builders Stand?

    D.C.'s Construction Industry and COVID: Where Do Commercial Builders Stand?

    7/29/2021

    Let us take a look at how D.C.'s commercial construction sector performed before, during, and what it'll likely look like after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
  • How to Organize Your To-Dos Before the New Year

    How to Organize Your To-Dos Before the New Year

    12/22/2019

    It's easy to slack off in December, particularly if you're one of those poor souls who used up their PTO by March. When everyone is out of the office and the breakroom is filled with leftover sugar cookies, it's tempting to shop holiday sales and rewatch Netflix Christmas movies on your phone. Be...
  • Email Template for Requesting a Salary Increase or Promotion Conversation

    Email Template for Requesting a Salary Increase or Promotion Conversation

    7/24/2019

    You’re ready to ask for a promotion and/or a raise. A well-written letter or email could mean thousands of dollars in extra income. Here’s a template to use.
  • D.C.’s Construction Industry and COVID: Where Do Home Improvement Companies Stand?

    D.C.’s Construction Industry and COVID: Where Do Home Improvement Companies Stand?

    7/15/2021

    Let us take a look at how the D.C. region's home improvement sector performed before, during, and what it will likely look like after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
  • How to Increase Productivity While Working from Home

    How to Increase Productivity While Working from Home

    3/30/2020

    Remote work has experienced more than 159% growth over the past 15 years, but many Americans are working from home exclusively for the first time due to COVID-19
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