Career Advice

If you’re assigned as the minute taker in the next meeting, you might start to panic. “I’ve never taken meeting minutes before and have no idea how to write one!” No worries. I’m here to tell you everything you need…

“I suck at my job!” You say in frustration, anger, or low self-esteem. And no matter how hard you try to improve, it feels like you’re just getting worse.  You’re not alone. A HubSpot survey saw 85% of workers feel…

Competition in the workplace is never pleasant. A Monster.com survey showed that 55% of workers felt undue stress and reduced productivity when faced with a workplace rivalry. This can create a toxic work environment But how do you know if…

So you’ve just got the news: you are assigned a forced transfer to a new position. Naturally, you’ll feel confused, pressured, nervous, anxious, or maybe even angry.  Don’t let those emotions get to you. Instead, I’m going to give you…

If you’re looking for a job or want to advance in your career, you know that you need the necessary soft skills and technical skills. However, having the qualities of a good employee is highly important, too.  I’m talking about…

On the first day of the job, you want to make a good first impression. So imagine the horror if you missed first day of work. That’s just your awful luck.  If you’re going through this stressful situation, your mind…

Do you dread Mondays? Maybe you dread hearing your alarm go off in the morning. Or, maybe every night before you sleep, you have heavy feelings of dread in your chest.  The cause? Work. If you feel this way, then you’re…

A survey by JobSage discovered that 63% of employees want to get promoted. If you’re part of that percentage, you want to be able to read the signs if you’re in line for a promotion.  I mean, you don’t want to…

Here’s a workplace injustice that’s hard to accept: a coworker makes more money than you, even though you’ve been in the company longer.  Say you’ve been working for this company for 5+ years now. You’re a hard worker who always…

Ladies, we’re all familiar with the gender pay gap. We earn much less than a man with the same position, skills, and experience. The U.S. Government Accountability Office says that “Women make up more than 40% of the overall workforce and…