Entries by First Sun Team

Your #Career : A Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Says there’s One Question you Should Ask When you Can’t Get the Salary you Want…When it Comes to a Salary Negotiation Or Any Negotiation, for that Matter, it’s Best to Take a Step Back and Think About What you’re Really Trying to Accomplish. In this Case, it’s Building your Career.

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You probably know from personal experience that companies aren’t always able to offer you the salary you want. At some point, the hiring manager may tell you that, yes, you’d be a valuable asset, but they just can’t go any higher. Assuming you really want the job, it’s tempting to accept their answer and leave feeling […]

#Leadership : 5 Signs it’s Time to Fire Your Problem Employee…As a Manager, It’s your Job to Deal with Tough Employees.

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But there are also times when your efforts won’t be enough—and when the best approach isn’t to spend more time trying to help a difficult employee turn around, it’s to let him or her go. There are times you’ll have to coach staffers whose performance isn’t quite up to par, confront team members who aren’t […]

Your #Career : Hate Your Job? 5 Problems That Are in Every Workplace…If you Hate your Job, you’re Definitely Not Alone. More than a Quarter of the American Workforce is Thinking about Changing Jobs this Year, with 15% of Americans Actively Seeking a New Gig.

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Do you wake up each week day, trying to decide if this is the day you’ll call in sick? Maybe you daydream about walking into your boss’s office, telling him to shove it, and sauntering out with your box of things and new found freedom.  Perhaps you’ve taken a look at your budget and realize you […]

Your #Career : These are the Worst Mistakes we Have seen Young People Make in Job Interviews…You Have One Shot to Demonstrate your Knowledge & Skills — So Make Sure you Get the Details Right, the First Time.

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At Business Insider, we have interviewed hundreds of job applicants. We are usually impressed with the calibre of candidates. Most people we meet seem smart and accomplished, and applicants “get” our all-digital, fast-paced, antiboring way of handling business news. But … young people are human, too. They make mistakes. And the following mistakes have cost them […]

Your #Career : The Best & Worst States to Make a Living in 2016…The Ranking is Based on 5 Factors: Average Wages, State Tax Rates, Cost of Living, Unemployment Rates, & Incidents of Workplace Injuries.

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Not all states are created equal when it comes to making a living. While your income might be greater in places like New York or California, high tax rates and cost of living can greatly affect your lifestyle. The personal finance site MoneyRates used several data sources, including the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, to determine the best […]

Your #Career : 5 Signs That You’re Meant to Be a Manager…Do you Feel Destined for the Big Time? Have Middle-Management Written All Over You? Or Perhaps just Want your Underlings to Lovingly Refer to you as Mr. Manager? If so, you Might be Ready for Management, or a Leadership Position in your Company or Organization.

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While we all take the occasional shot at our leaders or managers — just look at the way we discuss our political leaders, or many CEOs and business leaders, for example — it takes considerable effort to make it to the top of a big organization. Often, we only think of our bosses or superiors […]

#Leadership : How A 25-Year-Old CEO Leads A Workplace Full Of 20-Somethings…It’s Less about Age & More about Years of Experience in a Relevant Role. There are Some people Brand New to their Role [at WayUp] but have 4 Years of Experience in another Job, but I’m Going to Treat them Exactly the Same as someone who Just Graduated from College & Started Here.

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What can actually keep millennials at their jobs, with so many leaving within a year or two? Wessel says that’s the number one question she gets from businesses. Here’s why they want to move on in the first place: “One, they feel like they were promised something they didn’t get with the role. And two, they […]

Your #Career : 10 Job Skills That Will Get You Hired in 2016…You Might be More than Ready for a Career Change, but Do You Have the Skills it Takes to Get Noticed by Recruiters?

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If you’re in the market for a new job, you’re not alone. More than 20% of workers are thinking about jumping shipthis year, up 5% from last year, according to a survey by job search website CareerBuilder. You might be more than ready for a career change, but do you have the skills it takes […]

What a Perfect Résumé Looks Like

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A Résumé Expert Reveals What a Perfect Résumé Looks Like : There are plenty of ways to make a mistake when drafting a résumé. Take advice from Amanda Augustine, career-advice expert for TopResume, in order to ensure that you’re representing yourself in a way that will impress recruiters.

#Leadership : 7 Ways To Use Email To Build Your Brand And Create A Better Customer Experience…Yes, email is more powerful than ever, but it must be used the right way. And even with all of the great uses of email, the customer has the ultimate control.

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Email is a powerful business tool. We’ve become dependent on it for communicating with customers and coworkers, using it as a marketing tool and a customer service channel, and more. We can’t live without email, although there are some things we might like to change about it, such as spam messages, unintentional group emails, and […]