How to Ask for Job—Without Asking for a Job

Whoever came up with the old saying “searching for a job is a full-time job” wasn’t kidding around.

For most job seekers, finding employment means submitting applications until your fingers ache from typing and your brain hurts from churning out search terms. It means job fairs, countless applications disappearing into cyberspace, and listening to hours of unsolicited advice from friends and family, many of whom probably tell you that you need to be more aggressive in your networking.

4 Talking Points Every Introvert Needs to Memorize Before an Interview

By Katie McBeth

Job interviews are the worst.

If you’re anything like me, you change jobs every few years, and each time, you’ve had to go through a lot of awkward interviews before you landed something solid. And those interviews are stressful and uncomfortable, to say the least, because they put you in the hot seat. You—the introvert—who avoids the spotlight whenever you can.

5 Keys to Champion Your Informational Interview

Whether you’re a recent grad exploring career paths or you’re looking to switch positions in your current field, informational interviews are one of the best tools you have in your job search arsenal. You’ll add useful contacts to your network, get valuable information about the companies you’re after, and learn more about the path you think you want to pursue.

4 Rules the Most Successful Leaders Live By

By Stephanie Walden

The old adage states that rules are meant to be broken. And, in fact, many of today’s most revered leaders echo this time-tested mantra: Sir Richard Branson once uttered the sage advice, “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.”

3 Phrases That Will Instantly Calm Angry or Emotional People

If only the world were populated exclusively by the sane and rational, your job as a business owner would certainly be a lot easier. But as we all know, some people spend much of their lives over-agitated or spoiling for a fight, and even the most level-headed of us sometimes let our emotions get the best of us.

The Best Question to Ask if You Want to End the Interview on a Great Note

 

We’ve all been there: It’s the end of the interview, and after nearly an hour of pouring your heart (and work experience) out to a potential employer, the hiring manager asks if you have any last questions before wrapping up.

This Is How Resilient People Get Through Really Hard Times

 

By Marcel Schwantes of Inc.

If someone just read you the riot act, or you had your you-know-what handed to you by a boss or a peer, it’s human to feel down and want to process your thoughts. Just don’t dwell there too long, or you may venture into victim mentality.

Recovering emotionally from a challenging work moment doesn’t happen with the flip of a switch. But you have to move on at some point to keep your sanity.

Here are five ways resilient people manage their emotions and bounce back to their true form.

7 Overlooked Signs That You're Actually Already Successful

If you compare yourself to certain people, it’s easy to feel you’re unsuccessful. If you’re an entrepreneur and you compare yourself to Richard Branson, you lose. If you’re a musician and you compare yourself to Taylor Swift (especially if the point of comparison is earnings), you lose.

That’s the problem with comparisons. No matter how confident you feel, there will always be someone who is more successful. There will always someone better, or smarter, or wealthier, or seemingly more happy.

How to Actually Make Time for Yourself When Your Schedule is Crazy

While there’s certainly something wonderful about the holiday season, it can also make life pretty crazy. Whether you’re wrapping up a semester at school, trying to finish a project at work before the end of the year, or stressing out about what present you’re going to buy for your sister who has everything, it can feel impossible to find time for yourself.

The 8 Cover Letters You Need to Read Now

Cover letters: They strike fear in the hearts of millions, and just uttering the phrase is enough to make a grown man cry. Who the heck writes a good cover letter anyway?