Surviving & Thriving During Your First Year As A New Employee

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Surviving & Thriving During Your First Year As A New Employee

People once worked for the same company for years on end, but it's no longer uncommon to change jobs by any means. While landing a new position at a different firm can be a good thing, entering a completely alien workplace can be very intimidating. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to increase your chances of success when you're hired as the business analyst of a firm you've never interacted with before.

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Here's Why You Should Get An MBA

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Here's Why You Should Get An MBA

You finished school, but now what? Do you go find a job, or continue your education? Getting your MBA is a great way to increase your earnings and job status. Sure, more pay is nice, but getting an MBA is much more than just a pay bump. Getting your MBA is a huge life decision. Below is some information that may help you make the decision! Sponsored Post

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10 Tips For Easily Acquiring New Professional Habits

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10 Tips For Easily Acquiring New Professional Habits

The beginning of a new year is typically the best time to reflect on old habits and pick up new ones. This applies to both personal and professional habits.

Developing new habits is an essential must-do. That is because our daily schedules comprise endless routines. Becoming stuck in an infinite cycle of dull and unproductive habits can become disheartening over time.

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7 Great Ways To Improve Communication With Your Employees

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7 Great Ways To Improve Communication With Your Employees

As a manager, making sure your employees are on the same page as you is absolutely critical to business success. It can be easy to get lost in the day-to-day minutiae of work and forget your employees rely on you to set the standards for communication, so if you feel your employees aren’t always right there with you, here are some ways you can use to get them (and yourself) back on track. Guest Post By Rachel Summers

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How To Progress Your Career & Not Get Stuck In A Rut

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How To Progress Your Career & Not Get Stuck In A Rut

Progressing up the career ladder is no easy feat. Almost everywhere you turn, and every advancement you try to make seems to come up with some form of obstacle that pushes you right back to square one. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay motivated, especially when the whole world seems to be working against the idea of your progress and it seems so easy to give up and get stuck in a rut.

Sound familiar? Here’s what you need to do to make sure that doesn’t happen anymore. By Guest Post Author Brenda Berg

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Can You Decline A Job Offer If You've Already Accepted it?

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Can You Decline A Job Offer If You've Already Accepted it?

Imagine this situation: you have accepted a job proposal from one company but while you were waiting for them to send you the contract, you received another proposal. That second proposal is better than the first one and you really would like to work with the second company. Is it even legal to decline an accepted job offer?

Guest Post By Diana Clark

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How To Boost Your Self-Confidence At Work

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We all have those moments when we question ourselves and think we can’t handle a situation. When faced with unfamiliar situations, we are filled with self-doubt and constantly have to talk ourselves through those situations. Confidence is an important ingredient in the workplace and very few people can go far without it. 

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Career Transition: How To Switch From One Career To Another

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At one point or another, you may have considered switching from one career to another. Perhaps your current career path is a dead end or you no longer have any interest in what you do. Changing careers can give you new enthusiasm and fulfilment if you take the right steps in the right direction. Changing careers is never an easy decision and should not be rushed. Ensure that you have the resources and capabilities you need to make it happen. 

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How To Take Control Of Your Career

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Are you kicking yourself because of the power you have and don’t use? Because of the thoughts and words you have and don’t express? You have the power within you to control your reaction to any situation and circumstance…the power to foresee your future and rule it when the time comes. Do you use this power or do you not believe in it?

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How To Prepare For An Interview In 24 Hours

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What do you do when you have only 24 hours to prepare for an interview? Even candidates with sufficient notice before the day have to put in significant effort to perform well. You’re probably wondering how much of a chance you’ve got. Fret not. The fact that you have got only 24 hours to prepare does not completely eliminate your chances of doing well. The limited time you have will force you to focus on what’s necessary. 

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How To Deal With Counteroffers

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You’ve written your resignation letter. You’re mentally prepared to take up the challenge of a new job and face the future with a new employer. You’ve signed your resignation letter and are ready to have the much-dreaded conversation with your boss about your plans to leave. You inform your boss and the incredible happens. He tries to keep you with a counteroffer. He emotionally declares how excellent you are to work with, how it would be a big shame to have you leave the team at such a critical time…

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