Careers

What Makes You an “HR Influencer?”

A couple weeks ago I attended the HR Technology Conference and one of the favorite buzzwords that were thrown around was “HR Influencer.” I haven’t decided if being an influencer is subjective to the person or if there are real characteristics that defines someone as an influencer. Is it their job title? Time in the [...]

15 Quick Tips That Will Help You Get Hired Fast

I’ve heard from job seekers who simply didn’t know some of the things that will help them effectively job search. One person I spoke to recently didn’t know you should send a thank you note after an interview. Another wasn’t aware that he didn’t need to include all of his many years of experience on his resume. [...]

Difference between a CV, Resume and Bio-data

You are a fresh graduate who has just stepped out of a college. Next big thing for you is to enter the professional world. You are nervous, happy, and sad, at the same time you realize that you will become self-supporting once you start earning. Before you take the plunge, ask yourself, are you ready [...]

The Danger of Lots of Simultaneous Goals

Setting and pushing toward goals has been an incredibly positive and powerful part of my life over the last several years. Goal-setting and progress toward goals helped me build The Simple Dollar, helped me get out of debt, and helped me build a successful marriage and a strong connection to my children. It helped me [...]

3 Steps to Improve Workplace Communication

Every problem small business owners face in their workplace can be directly linked to a communication issue. If you were to ask employees in a workplace what things need to be improved communication is always among the top three answers. As a number of small business CEOs told me at a seminar and networking session [...]

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