Prepping for Your Annual Performance Review

Annual performance reviews are nerve wracking experiences. Eilene Zimmerman, writing for The New York Times, answers some common questions about how to handle the meeting: Q. How should I prepare for this meeting? A. Start by making a list of your responsibilities at work and writing your own performance review in each of those areas. [...]

Women: How we could be Accidentally Stunting our Career Growth

A fascinating study by Europe’s Institute of Leadership and Management examined the difference in confidence levels between working men and women. The study showed that men exhibit much higher levels of self-confidence across all age groups, with lower levels of self-doubt. These higher confidence levels could be contributing to more men being promoted, over women [...]

Using Your Natural Gifts to your Advantage

We are all unique. We each have special talents and skills others do not have. And, people always say that you should focus your job search on what you really want. So how do you figure out what you actually want? An article by professional coach Mary Ellen Sailer will help you determine your natural [...]

Ways to Get Online Recommendations

Want a way to boost your online credibility?  How can you make your Linkedin profile more impressive without adding content?  Ask for recommendations! If you want to, but don’t know how to request them, you’re in luck… John Sumser  gives us 10 tips for how to ask for and get great recommendations you’ll be proud [...]

10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Launch Your Job Search

Before you write your resume and launch your job search campaign, Billie Sucher thinks there are 10 questions you should consider carefully.  I urge you to read her post, the questions are great. Here are three that I never hear people ask themselves: What are your five best skills / competencies? Can you provide evidence of your [...]

Are you Meant to be a Billionaire?

Recently we wrote about questions you can ask yourself to see if you might be a good entrepreneur. Well today we’re bringing you a similar post from Helen Coster at Forbes.com.  Coster explored qualities that make billionaires successful.  Unending optimism (and the belief that no boundaries will prevent you from achieving) was one quality vital [...]

Should You Be an Entrepreneur?

The Harvard Business Review did a fascinating article about a quiz they have that determines whether or not you should consider being an entrepreneur. In these rocky times, perhaps you should consider starting your own business instead of looking for another unstable company to work for. Yes, sometimes it’s risky, but many business owners think [...]