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It’s well known that understanding your boss’s priorities is crucial for career success. Yet many professionals find themselves guessing what their manager really wants or needs. The result? Misaligned efforts, wasted time, and missed opportunities for both you and your leadership. The problem isn’t just busy bosses or poor communication — it’s that we often don’t ask the good questions to get inside our manager’s head. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Melody Wilding | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Career Info, Organizational Behavior

Hiring managers often ask behavioral questions during job interviews, and it can be hard to know how best to answer them. Which details should you include when you describe one of your previous work experiences? And what should you leave out? The STAR interview method offers a framework for how best to structure your responses. In this article, the author outlines what the STAR acronym stands … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Marlo Lyons | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Interviewing

Curiosity is critical to professional success. A curious mind will spot and solve problems, while being unafraid to try something new. It will seek out the insights of others, and open itself to expanded thinking. A curious person will never succumb to apathy, instead pushing consistently for growth, innovation, and improvement. Anyone seeking to build a successful career must embrace curiosity.

Content: Quotation | Author: John Coleman | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Hiring, Human Resources, Personal Development

Here are 10 career truths no one tells you early on but that every high-achiever eventually learns—sometimes the hard way.

Content: Article | Author: Cheryl Robinson | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Career, Career Info, Personal Development

Take your jobs and your responsibilities very seriously, but don’t take yourselves too seriously.

Content: Quotation | Author: Judith Persichilli | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

While it is clearly critical to find the right cultural fit, uncovering a workplace’s culture can be challenging. Beyond gathering data and “intelligence” about your potential next employer, you need to trust your instincts and look out for red flags during the recruitment process. Here are the key factors to consider before making the leap.

Content: Career Information | Authors: Antoine Tirard, Claire Harbour, Graham Ward | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Interviewing

Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness, because you’re acknowledging what you or the organization know or don’t know… It takes a strong person to do that, to ask for help. When people won’t ask for help when they need it, I get very nervous. To me, that’s a great sign of weakness.

Content: Quotation | Author: Ginni Rometty | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

The path to leadership can seem unclear in competitive organizations. In the book The Treasure You Seek, Archie L. Jones offers a roadmap to help aspiring leaders discover their strengths, communicate effectively, and build meaningful connections.

Content: Article | Authors: Archie L. Jones, Dina Gerdeman | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Personal Development

Ask the question: Which quarterly goal does that workstream support? If you keep finding that the work that you’re doing isn’t reflected in the quarterly goals, it’s time to rethink how you’re approaching those OKRs, or get them right the next time.

Content: Quotation | Author: Russ Laraway | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Management, Personal Development

When moving from a BigCo to a startup, about half of what you know will be innovative and incredibly useful to your new company and the other half will only work at the later stage. Your job is to figure out as quickly as possible which half is which.

Content: Quotation | Author: Jeanne DeWitt Grosser | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development, Work

A common misconception about quitting is that it will slow your progress or stop it altogether. But it is the reverse that is actually true. If you stick to a path that is no longer worth pursuing, whether it’s a relationship that isn’t going well, or a stock that you’re invested in that’s losing money, or an employee that you’ve hired who isn’t performing, that … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Annie Duke | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Hearing “tell me about yourself” is an intimidating way to start a job interview, but there is a right way to answer the question.

Content: Article | Author: Michele Debczak | Source: Pocket | Subjects: Career, Interviewing

Good one-on-one meetings between managers and their direct reports address the practical and personal needs of the employee, benefiting their performance, growth, and well-being, as well as the success of their team and the broader organization. However, since managers are typically the ones who run these meetings, the employee’s needs are often forgotten. Then it’s up to the employee to ask questions to get the … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Authors: Cydnei Meredith, Liana Kreamer, Steven G. Rogelberg | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development, Work

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger’s latest research shows how a simple writing shift can make anyone more persuasive.

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Angie Basiouny, Jonah Berger | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

You can’t trust your initial reaction to feedback. Defensive responses are driven by common fears about our own competence, and fear is a powerful distorter of the messages we hear.

Content: Quotation | Author: Shivani Berry | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Don’t take common interview questions lightly just because they’re predictable. Underpreparing for them can make the difference between moving ahead and moving on. One question that often comes up: What are your strengths and weaknesses? In this article, the author outlines clear steps for how to describe your strengths and weaknesses along with sample language to use as a guide.

Content: Career Information | Author: Joel Schwartzberg | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Interviewing

Every formal 1:1 or review conversation with your manager should include the following: “Please tell me one thing I should stop doing, one thing I should keep doing, and one thing I should start doing to help me progress in my career.”

Content: Quotation | Author: Monty Fowler | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Career

One tool that’s often overlooked in driving your career is using the performance process at your current job. Most companies have annual reviews where performance reviews are compiled and used to determine who is ready for promotion. Don’t wait for that review period to drive your promotion. Find out the critical success factors your supervisor will need to see in order to support your promotion. … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Anjuan Simons | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Career

Plant seeds throughout the year with your manager about the skills you’re trying to acquire that are outside of your immediate role. Restate these at your regular performance reviews, but also when someone on the team or in the organization leaves, which may be a win-win for you and your manager. If you know the company may be considering a reorganization, offer your skills to … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Randhir Vieira | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Career

Write down every person you work with, their biggest need, and their most ideal “OMG this makes my life so much better!” Now you have a list of your organization’s greatest needs and solutions. Now, decide if filling any of these needs aligns with you (Hint: If you’re excited about it, that’s usually the right mark).

Content: Quotation | Author: Davit Balagyozyan | Source: First Round Review | Subject: Career