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How To Develop Your Leadership Skills

How To Develop Your Leadership Skills

Effective leaders inspire their team to perform their best, have a positive mindset, and focus on developing and empowering individuals. While there are many different styles and methods to leadership, there are some essential traits all leaders have in common. These are qualities anyone can learn and the key is identifying what skills you might be weaker in and work towards improving them. Here are some of the most important leadership…

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Preparing for an IT Interview

Preparing for an IT Interview

Interviewing for a job can be an intimidating process but the key is to do as much preparation and homework ahead of time as possible. Things such as researching the company and role, practicing answers to the most common interview questions, and being able to confidently speak of the content on your resume, are important things for everyone to do ahead of an interview. For those in the IT space, there are a few other things to consider. Here…

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How to Quickly Find a New Job

How to Quickly Find a New Job

We get it, finding a new job can sound daunting. Searching through online job boards, editing your resume, and preparing for interviews, isn’t something people generally look forward to; sometimes it’s the hassle of finding a new job that keeps people in their current, and less than ideal, work role. Finding a new job though doesn’t need to be a huge ordeal. There are some easy hacks to make job hunting a bit less painful and speed…

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The Benefits of Nature for Your Mental Health

The Benefits of Nature for Your Mental Health

We all have moments at work where we feel like we aren’t being as productive as we could be. Whether it’s being overwhelmed by a long to-do list or procrastinating and pushing off a project, instead of spinning your wheels at your desk, it’s better to step away for a few minutes to go for a walk outside. While it may be tempting in those moments to grab your phone and zone out looking at posts and stories on Instagram or Facebook,…

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Creating an Effective and Professional Workspace at Home

Creating an Effective and Professional Workspace at Home

For employees that work from home either full-time or part-time, creating an organized and professional workspace is important for setting yourself up for a successful work environment. It’s also important, if you’re on a lot of video work calls, to present a professional space as your background. Here are some tips on creating an ideal workspace at home and some things to consider if you’re on a lot of video calls. Having a designated…

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The Future of Work

The Future of Work

It’s been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, changing the way many professionals work. Technology played a huge role in helping companies shift their workforce from in-person to remote, practically overnight, and many employers today have continued to keep their workforce remote or offer a hybrid model. Since the pandemic, another trend was the Great Talent Migration of 2021, where many employees started jobs with new employers…

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Who To Choose as a Job Reference

Who To Choose as a Job Reference

When applying for a new job, in addition to a polished resume, you’ll also need to have a list of references who can speak to your potential new employer. The people you list as your references should be those you have a good relationship with and who will speak positively on your behalf. Here are some great people to choose from when putting together your reference list... Recent Boss or SupervisorDepending on whether or not your current…

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What to Include in Your Cover Letter

What to Include in Your Cover Letter

While a cover letter isn’t always a requirement when applying for a job, it’s often an optional addition to a job application. Cover letters help hiring managers better understand applicants’ skill sets and experience and how that fits in with the requirements of the job description. Even if a cover letter isn’t required, if you have the option to submit one, you should. While it’s an additional time commitment, including a cover…

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Answers to “Tell Us a Fun/Interesting Fact About Yourself”

Answers to “Tell Us a Fun/Interesting Fact About Yourself”

A common request you’ll likely encounter in both your personal and professional life is to tell a fun fact/something interesting about yourself. You may encounter this question during an interview, as an icebreaker question during a team meeting, at a networking event, or when introducing yourself. If you’re stuck on ideas for what to share here are some great places to start. We’ve broken it up into two categories: personal fun facts…

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Should You Schedule in Focus Time at Work

Should You Schedule in Focus Time at Work

Distractions can be the enemy of productivity and can come in many forms, like a text message alert on your phone, scrolling through social media mindlessly, or having someone talk to you while you’re in the middle of working on something. When you’re constantly distracted, spending your time multitasking, and pulled in multiple directions, you may feel busy, but can get to the end of the day realizing you didn’t accomplish very much.…

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