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Careers Counsel | Navigating Feeling Undervalued at Work
Navigating Feeling Undervalued at Work (Huffington Post) Instead of sulking or complaining about it, take action and talk to your supervisor about it. Don’t just …
Careers Counsel | How to Communicate With a Potential Employer
How to Communicate With a Potential Employer (Harvard Business Review) Ask [questions like]: “Based on the candidates you’ve screened so far, what else do you …
Careers Counsel | How to Turn Your Passion Into a Career
How to Turn Your Passion Into a Career (Forbes) When you’re passionate about something, […] you find yourself investing time in it, which makes you …
Careers Counsel | How to Spot Warning Signs in a Potential Employer
How to Spot Warning Signs in a Potential Employer (Harvard Business Review) Being observant in your interviews as well as attuned to how the process …
Careers Counsel | How to Deal With a Professional Setback
How to Deal With a Professional Setback (Forbes) Progress beats perfection. Set realistic expectations and celebrate small wins along the way — even if you …
Careers Counsel | How to Bounce Back From a Rescinded Job Offer
How to Bounce Back From a Rescinded Job Offer (Financial Times) You should negotiate as much as you can from a rescinded offer, including additional …
Careers Counsel | How to Set Professional Priorities
How to Set Professional Priorities With Your Boss (Huffington Post) Track how long it takes you to do certain tasks. […] That way, when you …
Careers Counsel | Utilising Transferable Skills When Changing Careers
Utilising Transferable Skills When Changing Careers (Forbes) [One] way to gain transferable skills is through networking. Networking with professionals in your field can give you …
Careers Counsel | How to Demonstrate a Learning Mindset in Interviews
How to Demonstrate a Learning Mindset In Interviews (Fast Company) Curiosity and an orientation for learning keep your skills fresh and make you adaptable, helping …
Careers Counsel | How to Write an Impactful CV
How to Craft an Impactful CV (Guardian) There are lots of options available for you to choose the sections, running order and length of CV …
Careers Counsel | How to Combat Burnout at Work
How to Combat Burnout at Work (Huffington Post) It pays to make a change rather than attempting simply to work through it. Finding a new …
Careers Counsel | How to Make Meetings More Engaging
How to Make Your Meetings More Engaging (Entrepreneur) With no set agenda or expected outcome, it’s easy for attendees to “check out” or focus on …
Careers Counsel | Creating Connections In a Hybrid Workplace
6 Tips for Creating Hybrid Working Connections (CBNC) Make a list of people you want to connect with. Maybe it’s someone you fell out of …
Careers Counsel | How to Avoid Procrastinating at Work
How to Avoid Procrastinating at Work (Harvard Business Review) You’ll be less likely to put novel tasks off if you have a master system for …
Careers Counsel | How to Lead Effectively
How to Lead Effectively (Inc.) Invest in your best self and practice self-awareness and self-management. […] Pause between stimulus and response in order to come …
Careers Counsel | How to Help Your Colleagues Effectively
How to Help Your Colleagues Effectively (Harvard Business Review) Don’t solve people’s problems directly when you do jump in. Instead, connect them to the right …
Careers Counsel | How to Set Boundaries at Work
How to Say No at Work (The Cut) Enforce boundaries on your time and energy. Get in the habit of assessing what you can do …
Careers Counsel | How to Heighten Your Productivity Levels at Work
How to Heighten Your Productivity Levels at Work (Huffington Post) [Differentiate] which of your work tasks can be easily accomplished during non-peak morning hours [and] …
Careers Counsel | How to Effectively Communicate in the Workplace
How to Effectively Communicate in the Workplace (Forbes) When we listen to someone speak, we’re listening for two things: confidence and emotion. Confidence conveys power …