Networking Tips for Introverts
Job searching and networking often go hand in hand. At its core, networking is making or using connections to assist in the job searching process. While this skill comes naturally and easily to some, for others, it can feel like a hassle or even uncomfortable. Everyone has a different capacity for socializing and human interaction, […]
How to Find Motivation When You Don’t Have Any
Sooner or later, malaise affects most of us. For some, it’s chronic and requires professional help. For others, life events, stress and other temporary events bring about these feelings for a transitory period. However, in 2023 burnout is becoming the new normal. In fact, 70% of people across the globe dealt with burnout in 2022. […]
How to Answer This Commonly Asked Interview Question:
So you’ve landed a job interview! Congratulations. This moment typically offers a wave of relief. Soon enough, the interview date approaches, and while preparation for a job interview is not required, it can be a wise choice. Aside from researching your potential employer, knowing how to answer some commonly asked interview questions can ease nerves […]
What Unemployment Taught Me
Since the emergence of the pandemic, job layoffs seem to be synonymous with Covid-19. In many ways, this makes sense. Companies were forced to downsize during uncertain and unstable times. In 2023, layoffs are still prevalent, especially in the tech world. While being laid off from a job can be awful and even feel traumatic, […]
Progress Over Perfection
Covid-19 took the world by storm, leaving a mixed bag of consequences in its wake. On the one hand, loss, fear, and tragedy affected many lives. However, a global shift mindset seemed to occur as well. Priorities became more evident than before, with mental health taking precedent. As we continue living in an unpredictable world, […]
3 Ways to Become a Decisive Person
Making decisions can be tricky, especially in a world with so many options. Life is a series of big and small choices that propel us to where we are now. However, the act of zeroing in on a decision can be overwhelming and even scary. Furthermore, for caretakers of the world, decisions extend past the […]
How to Wind Down During Stressful Times
Even those who generally enjoy their job face stressful and trying moments. The balance between work life and well-being has become more important in a Covid-stricken world. Updating and maintaining your self-care practice can be extra difficult during stressful and trying times. This is where having a pre-set arsenal of self-care activities can come in […]
How to Build Self-Confidence at Work
Many of us are familiar with Imposter Syndrome: the overwhelming feeling that we aren’t good enough to deserve our job or current circumstances. Even top professionals feel this way from time to time. In fact, according to the Harvard Business Review, “It disproportionately affects high-achieving people, who find it difficult to accept their accomplishments.” Self-doubt […]
How to Recover from Failure
No one is exempt from the woes and inevitability of failure. In fact, we were born to fail, because without failure, there is no room for learning. When a baby, attempting to walk, falls in the initial stages, we understand that this obstacle is a necessary part of the process. As we grow, the expectations […]
Recovering from Burnout
At some point or another, most people face a period of burnout in their lifetime. While burnout exists on a spectrum and can be onset by various causes, luckily, it can be eliminated or greatly reduced. Burnout can look and feel different for everyone; however, mental and physical exhaustion are key indicators. It is important […]
