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This Is What Happened When I Scheduled Time To Procrastinate
Most of us are guilty of procrastination. I call myself an activity-dependent procrastinator. There are tasks that I have no trouble starting and completing ahead of time, and there are others that no matter how hard I try (or how early I start), I still find myself scrambling to meet the deadline. Tax returns, I’m looking at you.…
Read MoreWhat You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do When You’re Waiting to Hear Back About a Job
By Sara McCord You know that you’re capable of being a top-tier applicant (that’s why you’re here!). You’re the type to take your career ambitions into your own hands—build your network, do your research, rock the interview, and write an awesome thank you note. But then it’s the hiring manager’s turn, and you have to shift…
Read MoreThe Right Way to Ask Your Boss for Time Off
By Michelle Herrmann It might seem unimaginable, but we Americans don’t always like to use our vacation days. In today’s shaky job market, many of us are afraid that using paid days off will look like we’re shirking responsibilities or not being a team player. In fact, a Project Time Off survey found that the state…
Read MoreFact: No One Is Too Old to Go on Informational Interviews
Informational interviews are for newbies, neophytes, and recent grads, right? Right, but also wrong. Certainly, they can be invaluable intel-gathering tools for those early on in their careers. But why on this earth would you think you’re “too old” to book a similar session in year five, 12, or 15 of your career? Often, people…
Read More7 Things You Need to Double-Check Before You Submit Your Cover Letter
By Alyse Kalish Congrats, you did all the hard work that comes with writing the ultimate cover letter! You included all your relevant experience, you added a creative and eye-catching introduction, and you ended on a great note. (Or, at least I hope you did all these things.) You’re so close to pressing “send” and…
Read More5 Things You Don’t Need To Do Before a Job Interview, Contrary to Popular Advice
By Brittney Morgan When you’re gearing up for a job interview, you’ll probably find a million resources telling you how to prepare, what to do and what not to do. But often those rules can be outdated, or sometimes, they don’t exactly fit the industry you’re looking to work in. To have the best interview…
Read MoreThe Simple Formula for Communicating Hard Messages at Work
By Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew, Founders of TheMuse.com The following is an excerpt from The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career, which hits the shelves in April 2017. One of the biggest mistakes people inadvertently make when communicating with others is passing off their feelings, perspectives, or observations as…
Read MoreThe 1 Incredibly Detailed Job Interview Question Elon Musk Always Asks
If you’re prepping for a job interview with Elon Musk, you’d better have your life story perfectly queued up. CNBC reported that at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Monday, the SpaceX and Tesla founder spoke about what he looks for when hiring employees. He said that the following was one of his favorite…
Read MoreInstantly Appear More Professional on LinkedIn by Doing These 9 Things
By Candice Galek With more and more jobs being found through LinkedIn, and employers heading straight to the website after receiving your resume, creating a compelling LinkedIn profile is key. Your profile is influencing your potential employers more than you realize. You might have spent an hour or so filling out your profile five years…
Read MoreA New Routine For a New Year
Work. Walk 5 Minutes. Work. By Gretchen Reynolds Stuck at your work desk? Standing up and walking around for five minutes every hour during the workday could lift your mood, combat lethargy without reducing focus and attention, and even dull hunger pangs, according to an instructive new study. The study, which also found that frequent,…
Read MoreHow To: Look Smart in Meetings
Fact: No one pays attention in meetings. So, to get ahead, you need to not pay attention better than everyone else. By Matt McCue In most languages, the world “meetings” loosely translates to “death by a thousand cuts.” The reality of corporate life is that most meetings fall somewhere between “this is a waste of…
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20 Basic Resume Writing Rules That’ll Put You Ahead of the Competition By Jody Porowski If you’re thinking about taking a new step in your career, your resume’s probably high on your mind. When’s the last time you updated it? How will you transfer the skills from your current job or industry to a new…
Read MoreGet Amped and Don't Screw Up
Turning your anxiety into excitement Some recent research suggests that if you’re feeling anxious, saying “I am excited” can switch your heightened emotional state from negative (anxiety) to positive (excitement). It’s also counterintuitive: When most people feel anxious, they likely tell themselves to just relax. “When asked, ‘how do you feel about your upcoming speech?’,…
Read MoreReference CHECK
The Avoidable Mistake Smart People Make When Asking for References By Stacey Gawronski A few months ago, a former co-worker, someone I hired and used to manage, in fact, reached out to me and asked if I’d serve as a job reference for her. Of course I said yes. She was a terrific hire and…
Read MoreMake It Count
This Video Isn’t Just Funny, It’s Also a Great Reminder to Take Your Job Application Seriously By Abby Wolfe Confession: Whenever I send in a resume and cover letter to apply for a job, I’m slightly convinced that no one will ever see either. They’ll just float around in the mysterious “cloud” for the remainder…
Read MoreWhat to Ask
51 Interview Questions You Should Be Asking By The Daily Muse Editor You probably already know that an interview isn’t just a chance for a hiring manager to grill you with interview questions —it’s your opportunity to sniff out whether a job is the right fit for you. Which means: It’s important to go in with…
Read MoreHow to Use Distraction to Your Advantage
Your scatterbrain is great when it is time to think of new ideas. But when it comes to executing those ideas? Not so much. By Christian Jarrett Have you ever noticed that you find it difficult to ignore the chatter of a radio station playing in the background, or that your best ideas come not…
Read MoreIt's Not You, It's Them
4 Reasons You Didn’t Get the Job—Despite Following All the Rules By Alyse Kalish I’ve never been prouder of my cover letter that started with a witty opening line about almost getting run over in London, or the interview that went so well the hiring manager and I went on a tangent about our college…
Read MoreAct Like a Pro
9 Body Language Habits That Make You Look Really Unprofessional Are you sending the right messages with your nonverbal language? By Peter Economy credit: Getty Images Whether or not you realize it, using the wrong nonverbal cues can create a huge obstacle to your success. Research shows that 60 to 90 percent of our communication…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Be Productive Every Morning
We absolutely LOVE this video from INC. where contributing editor Jeff Haden shares that your level of productivity begins the night before.. we say AMEN! We’re all about being proactive vs. reactive and setting ourselves up for success!
Read MoreRest In Pieces – The Cover Letter
We’ve spent some time covering hiring trends recently, like last week’s post on how to trim the fat on your resume. But what about the cover letter? While we agree, the cover letter doesn’t get enough of the spotlight for the time you probably put in to it, we don’t suggest throwing it out altogether.…
Read MoreTwo Things to Cut From That Resume NOW
We loved this video by Fast Company on how to trim the fat on your resume and GET NOTICED! Featured Image by Elyounssi Wahib
Read MoreAnswer Me This: Utilize The Interview
Avoid Taking a Job You Hate by Doing This in Your Interview You could have learned in the interview why you’d hate your job if you’d had this perspective. Learn it and make your interviews productive By Joshua Spodek IMAGE: Getty Images If you ever left a job you expected to love, or endured hating…
Read MoreAnswer Me This: What's Your Greatest Weakness?
By Laura DeCarlo “What’s your greatest weakness?” is the question that no one ever quite knows how to prepare to answer. This single question has the power to determine in one swift blow whether you are a potential asset or a liability to a prospective employer. Luckily, there is a solution – prepare in advance…
Read MoreHiring Managers Are Googling YOU
And they aren’t finding your resume. So what are they seeing? A helpful deal for all our job seekers out there – Squarespace X The Muse are offering 10% off a year long subscription with code: THE MUSE Now’s the time to polish up your online presence and get that jobby job you’ve been…
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