Why COVID-19 Should Not Keep You From Finding a Job If you are currently unemployed during the pandemic, you may be wary of going out and finding a new job. Currently, more than 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits as more and more businesses shut their doors for the last time. When you […]
Best Practices for Awkward Conversations In your professional life, you’re going to have more awkward conversations than you’d like. An awkward conversation can be one of a bunch of different things. Maybe you want to ask for a promotion! Maybe you need to report inappropriate behavior from a coworker. Whatever your conversation may be, it […]
There is No Reason We Should be Isolated As we all continue with staying at home during the pandemic, we all have about a thousand different things on our minds. With working remotely, getting groceries, staying safe and binging “Tiger King” all consuming our days, we tend to forget about other people in our lives. […]
Use Your Stimulus Check to Invest in Yourself As people everywhere frantically refresh their banking app hoping that their $1,200 stimulus check was added to their account, we need to stop and consider what we need to use this money for during the pandemic. If you are still waiting for your check, you can check […]
Planning For Your Post-Pandemic Life During the pandemic, it can be hard to focus on anything but the present. While we struggle to keep ourselves and our families safe, a lot of things will ultimately fall by the wayside. When all of this is said and done with, surely many people will have ragged hair […]
5 Tools to Make Working at Home Easier Now that many of us are working from home, it’s time to figure out what we can do to make this transition easier. Whether you are the boss or another employee in the chain, it’s important to know what tools you can use to make the switch […]
What Are Some Skills and Programs That Stand Out on a Resume Whenever I get a resume in from a new hire, I always dread looking at the software and skills that they know. More often than naught, the only skill I will see is Microsoft Office. For a job that requires the person be […]
What Are Some Skills and Programs That Stand Out on a Resume Whenever I get a resume in from a new hire, I always dread looking at the software and skills that they know. More often than naught, the only skill I will see is Microsoft Office. For a job that requires the person be […]
A national emergency has been declared. Restaurants are closed, events with 250 people or more are banned, you can’t even kiss your grandmother. Hello! This is temporary. Wash your hands, don’t lick the handrails and you will live to tell your grandchildren about the pandemic of 2020. Just remember to “shake hands” with your elbows […]
Negotiating Salary When you get a new job, one of the most awkward, yet one of the most important conversations you have is the one about salary. The job is right there for the taking, but if the salary offer is a far cry from what you need, then the job might not be meant […]
