Entries by First Sun Team

#CareerAdvice : #CareerChange – Changing Careers? Here’s How to Tap into the Gig Economy during your Transition…Jumping into #FreelanceWork can be a Great Way to Bridge the Gap when you’re #ChangingJobs .

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The term “gig economy” refers to a workforce that’s defined by short-term engagements, temporary contract work, and independent contracting. As such, the gig economy includes freelancers, contractors, side hustlers, and anyone who’s making money on the side or earning full-time income with various short-term projects, rather than a single full-time job. While this may seem like just another new […]

#Leadership : #Recruiting – Think a Job Candidate is Lying? Look Out for These Signs…The Majority of Candidates are Honest. But once in a While, you Find a Bad Actor.

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For most recruiters, taking candidates at face value is second nature. With multiple, urgent roles to fill, tons of resumes to go through, and dozens of interviews to schedule, you don’t always have the time to dig into a candidate’s background as thoroughly as you would like. Most of the time, this isn’t a problem–the majority […]

#CareerAdvice – How to Maintain your Relationships as you Grow your #Network .. #Networking isn’t Just About Meeting People. It’s also about Setting up Systems to Sustain those Connections.

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Building a great network involves more than meeting new people and introducing yourself. Once you get past that networking hurdle, you’ll face the challenges of maintaining and leveraging that network. As it grows, you’ll find it more and more difficult to keep in touch with every individual. As a founder, maintaining a robust network has been critical to […]

#Leadership : The Complicated & Troubled History of the #AnnualPerformanceReview …Companies have Spent Billions of Hours Ranking, Filing, & Giving Workers Feedback. In the End, Does it Really Motivate?

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Yay, it’s time for my annual performance review!” said no worker ever. While the yearly assessment handed down from manager to staffer has become something for both parties to dread (and prompted some companies to abolish it entirely) the approach to appraise workers’ progress has a long history that’s ranged from practical to problematic. There is […]

#CareerAdvice : #ResumeWriting – Think You Know How to Write the Perfect #Resume ? Think Again… Here are 20 of their Essential Resume Dos & Dont’s that could bring you One Step Closer to Taking the Next Big Step in your Career.

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While writing a resume is undoubtedly challenging, there are certain CV faux pas that can be easily avoided to improve your application and chances for landing the job you want. Whether that means omitting third person or submitting two pages, the strongest resume shines a light on your unique skills and experience with succinct clarity. That’s where Philips recruiters come in. […]

#Life : 7 Ways to Raise your Kids to be Good at their #FutureJobs (no matter what they do)…It has Nothing to Do with AI or Coding Camp, and Everything to Do with a love of Learning and #EmotionalIntelligence .

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Parenting is one of the most difficult roles there is, full of challenges, frustrations, and constant self-evaluation. Most parents try to raise healthy, happy, well-adjusted, functioning kids. Apart from teachers, parents have significant influence on their children. Their actions and teachings form a major part of what children will do with their lives upon becoming […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobSearch – This is Why it’s Important to #Network within your Company… #Networking with your Colleagues Improves your #Productivity and can Give you a Leg Up on #InternalJobOpenings .

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Surveys show that nearly 85% of employees have found or obtained their job via networking. Additionally, it’s estimated that referrals are associated with a 2.6% to 6.6% higher chance of an accepted job offer. However, all of these statistics are referencing external networking. External networking refers to broadening your network of industry professionals and other individuals for mutually beneficial […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobInterviewing – All #InterviewQuestions are Trying to Figure Out One of these Three Things …. Decoding the motivation behind an interview question will help you figure out how you should answer it.

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Going on a job interview is really about answering a series of questions. While many of the questions revolve around what you’ve done and what you can do, some questions are designed to operate on another level, says James Pyle, coauthor of Control the Conversation: How to Charm, Deflect, and Defend Your Position Through Any Line […]

#CareerAdvice : How to Save Your Job if You Might Be #Fired .

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Getting hit with a bad performance review or a warning from HR catches many people off guard, but according to career experts, there are telltale signs that your job could be in trouble that most people ignore, whether they consciously choose to or not. For example, maybe you see your responsibilities being handed over to other employees. “If […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobRecruiter – How to Talk to A #Recruiter …About a Third of Jobs are Filled Through #Recruiters, #Retained or #Contingent

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About a third of jobs are filled through recruiters, retained or contingent.  So when a recruiter calls, it’s important to know how to respond in the best way as recruiters are usually working on more than one job at a time. They are building a database for the future, and if you help them, most will […]