Entries by First Sun Team

Your #Career : These 13 Phrases Can Make Or Break Your Job Prospects…The Expressions you’re Using on #JobInterviews may Not be Saying What you Think they Are.

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Usually, you can tell when you’ve absolutely bombed an interview. If, during the course of your conversation, you reveal that you’re totally unqualified, let slip a particularly unprofessional anecdote, or manage to offend the recruiter or hiring manager, it’s typically not a surprise when you don’t get a callback. But plenty of times, you’ll leave an […]

Your #Career : A Professional #CareerCoach Shares 12 Affordable #OnlineCourses that’ll Help you Advance your Career … Whether you’re a #CollegeSenior Starting to Look into your Post-Grad Prospects or a #WorkingProfessional with Years of Experience Under your Belt, the Constantly Shifting #JobMarket Never gets Easier to Navigate.

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Whether you’re a college senior starting to look into your post-grad prospects or a working professional with years of experience under your belt, the constantly shifting job market never gets easier to navigate. It can be hard to wrap your head around all the newly emerging job titles and inefficient, poorly designed application systems, but […]

Your #Career : These Are The Answers To Your Most Burning #JobSearch Questions…From How to Follow Up with #Recruiters to Getting through Applicant Tracking Systems, Here are some Common Questions that Arise During #JobHunts .

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Looking for a job is complex. At each step you take–writing a resume, drafting a cover letter, networking, interviewing, negotiating your salary, and more–there are a million different questions you could ask. While we can’t answer all of the questions in a single blog post (believe me, that wouldn’t be fun for you or me) we […]

Your #Career : How to Spot 4 Common Lies #Employers tell Job Applicants …..When #Interviewing for a Position, Watch Out for the Common Fibs Employers Tend to Tell When they Aren’t Interested.

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When interviewing for a position, watch out for the common fibs employers tend to tell when they aren’t interested. A recruiter may tell you, “We aren’t finished interviewing yet,” when trying to stall and wait for a more perfect candidate. If you never hear from an employer again after interviewing and following up, it could […]

Your #Career : 8 Things that Could Derail your Career if you Say Them to your #Boss …….To Avoid that Kind of Catastrophe & Keep your #Job & Dignity Intact, Heed these Things you Should Never Say to your Boss.

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Even if you and your boss are friendly, you have to be careful about what you say to him or her. Saying that you need a raise because of financial issues or complaining about your coworkers could land you in hot water. Here are eight things you shouldn’t say to your boss, and what to […]

#Leadership : I’ve Worked Remotely For 5 Years, And It’s Stressing Me Out…One #TechWorker reflects on all the #Stress Factors–some More Obvious than others–that made #RemoteWork Difficult in the Long Run.

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In software engineering, remote working makes a lot of sense since, most of the time, you only need a computer and an internet connection to perform your duties. There are fewer reasons to force people to sit in an office every day. As a result, it’s become an important feature of a lot of IT […]

Your #Career : How to Write a Disruptive #CoverLetter in 2018…The Cover Letter is your Opportunity to Connect with the #Employer, Show that You Understand Them (Not You)

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Ah, the dreaded cover letter. For many job seekers, the cover letter is harder to write than a resume. And while some job applications list it as optional, this does not mean that a cover letter is a waste of time. In fact, this one piece of paper (or that one email attachment) can make or […]

#Leadership : Work Smart- 5 Ways To Make Sure Your #Meeting Will Be #Productive …Don’t Accept another Meeting Invite without Making Sure it Meets all of These Criteria.

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Meetings can be the bane of working life, but they don’t have to be a waste of time if you ask yourself a series of questions before every meeting, and only attend meetings that are really necessary. So before you click “accept” on that new calendar invitation, look out for these signs that indicate it’s not going to be […]

Your #Career : Use these 5 Prompts to Show off your #SoftSkills on #JobInterviews ….So Here are a Few Prompts to Help you Zero in On a Concrete Narrative From your #WorkExperience

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This week’s issue of my early-careers newsletter, Hit the Ground Running, is all about “soft skills,” those people-focused capabilities you keep hearing about. One thing I’ve heard from jobseekers is that just knowing about an in-demand skill is fine, but the real challenge is telling hiring managers about a time they actually demonstrated it. Like this Article ?  Share It !    You now can […]

#Leadership : #WorkSmart -These Seven To-Do List Mistakes Could Be Derailing Your #Productivity …Why you Shouldn’t Write your List in the Morning, and the Items you Should Leave Off Completely.

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When it comes to getting things done, sometimes the simple productivity methods are the best. Case in point: the to-do list. This handy tool keeps you on track by putting tasks top of mind . . . unless you’re doing it wrong. Mistakes on your to-do list could be putting your workday in jeopardy, say […]