Archives for posts tagged ‘Professional Development’

How to Be an Attractive Candidate to Employers

You change jobs for many different reasons. The most obvious reason for considering a change is that your current job no longer gives you a level of satisfaction that you expect in return for your effort. You also believe that there is another job out there that would give you a higher level of satisfaction [...]

“What Candy Bar Would You Be?” Crazy Interview Questions

There are plenty of books to help you prepare for the regular gamut of questions you may encounter during a job interview, and if you’re too cheap to buy books, here are 64 interview answers “you need to know” freely available on the internet. But what if you were asked interview questions like, “What is [...]

7 Reasons for Mid-Career Crisis and 6 Ways to Get Relief

Middlescence is a term that describes a mid-career crisis. This is a phenomenon striking mid-career professionals ages 35-55. Middlescence is similar to adolescence in that this can be a time of both frustration and opportunities for self-discovery. One difference is that “middlescents” are focused on their career futures whereas adolescents tend to be more focused [...]

5 Things on Your To-Do List for Excellence in 2007

Now that we’re entering Fall of 2007, here are five things that the smart career professional or entrepreneur should check off their to-do list: Review your goals. Are you on track with the goals you had set for yourself at the beginning of the year? Are these goals still valid? Review what you’ve achieved. If [...]