Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels After decades of working in the same field or even for the same employer, many professionals reach a plateau and want something new. That was the case for Jeannie Sanders, a sales and HR professional. After two decades in corporate America, she started Practice of Positivity Corporation. Through her business, she runs…
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Statistically, most leaders are not well prepared for assuming a leadership. Many leaders in organizations keep getting promoted until they reach a level of respective incompetence. This is known as “The Peter Principle”. So how does this happen? We interviewed Kathleen E.R. Murphy, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, about why incompetent people end…
Often we hide our anxiety in the workplace in fear of being judged or looking weak. But not only are we not alone in our struggles with anxiety, we can use it as our superpower to professional and personal success. Advocate and lifestyle coach Julian Brass has sparked a movement with this groundbreaking and positive…
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Summer isn’t the best time to search for a job. Since summers are usually dedicated to interns and seasonal hires, companies don’t hire as much permanent employees as they do during other seasons. In addition, HR departments have already spent their budgeted money in previous months. So what if you really need a…
Forgiveness isn’t usually a strategy we consider when trying to get ahead in our careers. It’s particularly difficult to practice forgiveness in our current climate, where inequalities at work continue to surface and trend. But for management consultant Christie Lindor forgiveness has in fact been the primary force propelling her forward in her career. Her…