255 Articles found for subject: Career

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

Starting a new job always comes with a few unexpected challenges. One that is especially hard to navigate is a strained relationship with your new boss. What should you do if you realize you’re just not getting along? Start by diagnosing the problem. In this piece, the author lists a few reasons why there might be tension and offers advice for how to mitigate the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Art Markman | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Work

Choosing your next role is one of the most important investments you can make — but, unfortunately, no one hands you a ready-made toolbox for navigating big career decisions. And evaluating opportunities in the startup world — without much publicly-available information and data to grasp onto — can be an even trickier black box.

Even in a compressed job hunt, taking a few minutes to flip … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Start-Up Resources – General

Your job doesn’t have to represent the most prestigious use of your potential. It just needs to be rewarding.

Content: Article | Author: Arthur C. Brooks | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

At the end of the day, the only thing that actually matters is the impact our work has on our company, our customers, our colleagues, and our professional development. And the only way to stay on top of that is to hold ourselves accountable to our higher-order goals with as much enthusiasm as we have for the dopamine rush of reaching inbox zero.

The best leaders … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Brie Wolfson | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Asking questions and listening to the questions of others helps leaders make better decisions.

Content: Article | Author: Pia Lauritzen | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

The most important relationship to get right when starting a new job is the one with your boss. How do you build trust right from the beginning? And how do you get the feedback you need to succeed? The author offers seven questions to try. You will accelerate your career success if you can manage your boss better, which requires you to understand them better, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Work

The lockdown that we’ve all just lived through created a period during which a lot of people had the opportunity to reflect on plans for a career change. But reflection alone doesn’t get people very far. Those who are mostly likely to act during this kind of period are those who actively engage in a three-part cycle of transition — one that consists of separation, liminality and reintegration. The author … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Herminia Ibarra | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Your personal information is out there for everyone, including advertisers, to see.

Content: Article | Author: Pranay Parab | Source: LifeHacker | Subjects: Career, Networking, Productivity / Work Tips

People with a high degree of narcissism get promoted faster, new research shows. Why?

Content: Article | Author: David Robson | Source: BBC | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

We live in an age of polarization. Many of us may be asking ourselves how, when people disagree with or discount us, we can persuade them to rethink their positions. The author, an organizational psychologist, has spent time with a number of people who succeeded in motivating the notoriously self-confident Steve Jobs to change his mind and has analyzed the science behind their techniques. Some … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Adam Grant | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Like any relationship, that of the manager and their report is a two-way street. Whether you’re taking on your first direct report or you’re a seasoned leader looking to sharpen your skills, there’s plenty of advice to go around when it comes to managers. But when the focus shifts to those who are being managed, many of those concrete tactics and strategies get decidedly less … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Personal Development, Productivity / Work Tips

Interviewers and candidates often end up in situations where they’re almost encouraged to lie—here’s what research says about how, why and how often it happens.

Content: Article | Author: Rachel Feintzeig | Source: Wall Street Journal | Subjects: Career, Hiring, Human Resources

Most of us buy into a certain set of myths when it comes to feelings on the job. Even though emotions play a central role in our lives, we’re trained to check them at the door before we head into work. We hesitate before talking openly about the monstrous emotions that lurk beneath the surface at startups. We’re told to “follow your head, not your … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Liz Fosslien | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

First Round has learned plenty about what makes mentorship work — and what causes it to go sideways and has previously shared some of the lessons covering common concerns for mentors and mentees. Yet the question we’re asked most frequently these days is simple and earnest: How can I be a better mentor?

For us, this inquiry speaks to an eagerness to give … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: First Round Review | Subjects: Career, Human Resources, Personal Development

Getting things done through others—the essence of leadership—requires a combination of technical skills (being proficient in areas important to the success of the business), intrapersonal skills (especially strong self-management skills, which are driven by self-understanding and self-control), and interpersonal skills (the ability to develop and foster strong relationships and gain the enlistment of others). People may derail due to a lack of technical, job-related skills, … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Carter Cast | Source: ChangeThis | Subjects: Career, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

Business publications are filled with articles about feedback: how important it is for leaders, how leaders can both give and receive it, what happens when leaders don’t get it, and even what to do if someone is not open to feedback they have been given. The focus tends to be on the transfer of data.

What is less explored is how leaders should respond once they … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Jennifer Porter | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Career, Leadership, Personal Development

A book by Bradley Staats explains the benefits of dynamic learning and outlines the methods of becoming more effective as a lifelong learner. Staats spoke with the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on Sirius XM about his book, Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive.

Content: Article | Author: Bradley Staats | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Some are incredibly overused. Others just make you sound full of yourself. Either way, you lose.

Content: Article | Author: Jeff Haden | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Career, Resumes

Only about half of LinkedIn users have a complete profile—yet… those who have a complete, optimized profile are about 40 time more apt to receive a job opportunity from LinkedIn.

That’s according to an updated LinkedIn infographic by LeisureJobs, a website for leisure and hospitality jobseekers and employers.

We published the initial version of the LinkedIn cheat sheet back in Jan. 2017. The refreshed version of this … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Vahe Habeshian | Source: MarketingProfs | Subject: Career