Being considered nice is, well, nice, but it can come with a cost at work. Prioritizing niceness often means not being honest or critical, and sometimes that can hurt the company or your career in the long run. If you’re concerned with being nice, however, you’re not alone. In a study of 1,000 full-time employees across the […]
No one ever taught me about negotiating, and for the first several years of my career, I was so happy to get any job offer. When the hiring manager stated the salary, I simply said, “Okay, thank you.” The idea that I could ask for a higher number, and that my skills and talent were […]
Feeling depressed, defeated and down about your job search or career change is not uncommon. We’ve all likely experienced some form of unhappiness at work. Shawn Anchor delivers one of the most popular TED talks on the subject of happiness. As a positive psychology expert, he’s found that success at work is partly due to a positive […]
With a healthy labor market, record low unemployment and steady wage growth, U.S. job seekers are in the driver’s seat of their careers. Employers are eager to show you more than the basic job description. They are beefing up their employer branding, benefits, perks and insights into their company culture to attract you to their open jobs. And one […]
There are four fundamental leadership styles: Pragmatist, Idealist, Steward and Diplomat. And as you can probably tell from the names, some are competitive, others collaborative and others structured. But the toughest, and most intense, of these four leadership styles is the Pragmatist. Pragmatists have high standards, and they expect themselves, and their employees, to meet those standards. […]
Some parents choose to stay home for many years to raise kids. Others do so because the cost of childcare would pretty much wipe out any income they’d earn from their jobs. If you’re a stay-at-home parent, chances are that you’d like to get back into the workforce someday, whether it’s in a couple of months or several years. […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the workforce at large can better champion working parents. If you don’t have kids, it can be understandably difficult to empathize with the challenges that working parents may face. As a mom to two kids under 10, I know these challenges firsthand. I remember what it’s like […]
According to Fractl, if you were to ask Millennials about their parents’ top career mistakes, they would say they had a poor work-life balance (30%). A recent survey asked over 1,000 Millennials about their perceptions of success compared to their parents and identified the top career trends of each generation. Some interesting findings were: Nearly 1 in 4 Millennials say their […]
The United States witnessed an amazing, meteoric economic-growth trend, from the depths of despair—during the 2009 financial crisis—to where we are now. In the last 10 years, we have gone from a near depression to record-setting highs in employment and the stock market. Unfortunately, markets don’t experience an uninterrupted, upward trajectory forever. Wall Street professionals […]
You might use Hinge to look for a special someone or Fitbit to track your health goals, but have you ever thought of using the apps for career building? Platforms that are meant for social connection could also help your professional advancement, says Jeff Steen, special projects editor for FitSmallBusiness.com. “A lot of the traditional business networking platforms are becoming […]