Managing Your Career

Leverage your vacation time to benefit your career

Do you have well-developed leadership skills? Are you creative? Are you accustomed to working with people from other cultures and backgrounds? Today’s employers want candidates who have more than just

Diversity: How to determine if a company truly values it

Do you strongly value a diverse workplace — one where teams consist of employees of different genders, ages, ethnicities, religions, and backgrounds? If you’ve answered, “Yes!” to this question, you’r

Boost your brainpower and reduce your stress

Do you want to improve your focus and decrease your stress levels? Then ask yourself how many hours per day you spend using your smartphone to check your messages, browse the Internet, or post to soci

What to do if you and your supervisor don't get along

When you met your supervisor during the hiring process, everything went well — and you landed the job. But now, months later, it’s becoming increasingly clear that your personalities clash. Perhaps yo

Four awesome green jobs

With more and more news about the disastrous effects of climate change, ocean plastic and pollution, a growing number of people are becoming concerned about the environment. According to Parker, Graf,

How to ask for a reference

You want to apply for a new job. Your résumé is up to date, you’ve written a good cover letter, and now all you need is a list of references. So how do you go about asking people to be a reference for

How to prove you possess job skills if you don't have a degree

Employers are always looking for talent with hands-on experience — yet in most cases, they still want you to have a degree that proves your qualifications. But what if you’re self-taught? Or what if y

Working on a cross-functional team - best practices

Cross-functional teams — maybe you’ve read the term in a job application, or perhaps you’ve heard your colleagues use it around the office. Either way, if you’re an accomplished professional, chances

Better time management can improve your productivity

Do you often struggle to finish all of your tasks before the end of the workday? Do you continuously spend more time on certain projects than you’d originally budgeted? Or do you sometimes rush throug

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