Entries by First Sun Team

#CareerAdvice : #JobSearch – Recent Grad? Here’s How to Tackle Your First Month of #JobSearching . Bonus: 25 Highest Paying #EntryLevelJobs .

Making the transition from academia to professional life is a milestone that our four-year undergraduate degrees often don’t prepare us for! If you’re getting ready to make the jump from backpack to briefcase, here is a week by week plan to help prepare you for your first month of job searching. Week 1: Self-Reflection Before diving […]

#Leadership : #Negotiating  -These are 4 Key Signs Someone isn’t Trustworthy. Must REad!

Between the various privacy scandals, sexual misconduct probes, and CEOs charged with buying college admissions for their kids, trust in the business world feels like it’s at an all-time low. But it turns out the picture is more complicated than that. While faith in big business, media, and government is under siege, more people than ever are turning to […]

#Leadership : #Managing – The 3 Magic Questions Leaders Should Ask When #Delegating .

Too often leaders conclude their task assignment/delegation process with the most useless question on the planet , “Now, do you understand?” or the equally impotent “Any questions?” The simple truth is that both questions feel rhetorical and don’t tend to elicit any authentic feedback on the recipient’s true level of understanding or comfort with the task […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobAcceptance -Should I Accept a #NewJob Late in my Pregnancy? “You Don’t Really Want me Right Now. I’m Super Pregnant.” Your Thoughts??

“You Don’t Really Want me Right Now. I’m Super Pregnant.” Those were my thoughts when I received a phone call late one December day when the person on the other end was asking me to consider accepting a position at a different company. At the time, I was expecting my first child. I had a […]

#BestofFSCBlog : Over 300K+ Reads! One Stop #JobSearch Read- How to Get a Job. Tons of Articles/Links!

We’d like to deliver you some very good news: a job search doesn’t have to be tough, and neither does landing a new job—if you know exactly how to get a job, that is. Some job seekers, for example, don’t realize that a handwritten thank you notesent post-interview can clinch the job deal, while others have never heard of applicant tracking […]