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Expert job interview tips
It's exciting to make it past the resumé and job application phase. Being invited to a job interview can feel exhilarating. Unfortunately, it can also feel nerve-wracking.
Five Reasons to Focus on the Now
It's easy to get caught up in planning your future. Planning for a secure and happy future is a significant undertaking. However, spending too much attention on unknowns can significantly inhibit your ability to focus on the here and now.
You might be overthinking things
While carefully considering a new idea can be an excellent thing, there comes a time when thinking about something needs to give way to action. Sometimes, though, we stall ourselves out by getting so involved in our thoughts, we never act at all.
A new start
It's official: I'm starting a new job with General Dynamics (@GDMS). I have loved working for Barkley (@BarkleyUs, @BarkleyREI) for the past seven years, but it's time to move on.
Remote work organization strategies
Working at home comes with many benefits, like wearing slippers all day and being your boss, but it’s essential to have an effective organizational plan to make it profitable. These strategies for organizing your workday and environment will help you meet your goals.
8 ways to do local SEO, without building content
If you want to win at local search engine optimization (SEO), but you don't want to depend on content marketing, you can do that! There are other techniques you can use to succeed. For instance, you could switch your focus towards usability and building a community.
How to make your resume stand out from the crowd
Job hunting is challenging these days. Employers get flooded with applications for every opening and may spend as little as ten seconds screening each resume.
Factors that affect On-Page and Off-Page SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a great addition to any online marketing effort. Proper implementation can lead to amazing results, with a higher search engine ranking leading to an increase in traffic (website visitors) and sales.
SEO vs PPC Advertising
To grow your business online, you may be wondering whether you should invest your time and money into Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay-Per-Click Advertising (PPC).
Four tips for avoiding seasonal depression
When the weather is cold and the skies are dark and cloudy, it's easier to feel down and despondent. If you struggle with gloomy feelings during the winter, it's good to know that there's help and hope available to you without a prescription depression drug. Of course, you'll want to check with your physician before making any changes to your health regimen.
How to improve communication with your boss
Good communication allows many life situations to run smoothly. However, there are certain relationships that deserve extra attention, such as the relationship you have with your boss. You and your boss have drastically different roles, and when each of you fulfills these roles with a hard working and understanding attitude, you'll both feel fulfilled.
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Finding purpose at your job
Is your job a source of stress and frustration? Do you dread each time the alarm sounds? Does your work fail to ignite passion in your heart?
7 ways to combat work stress
Even if you've discovered your dream job, you're not immune from work stress from time to time, simply because everything in life doesn't always go perfectly according to plan.
Dealing with gossip in the workplace
Managing workplace gossip is important for organizations and for the employees who work there. Here are some important steps you can take as a team and as an individual to encourage communications that benefit your emotional health and career.