Most common job for women? Administrative Assistant
Administrative assistant could continue to be the top job for women in 2020, according to CNN Money.
Category: Career
What’s draining the energy from you?
Everything you do requires energy, but what you may not realize is that even things you don’t do take up energy.
Leadership is a mindset
Mastering leadership is about learning to be your true self and living that way all the time. So how can you cultivate leadership habits into your job and personal life, and make them important?
How’s your emotional intelligence?
Take the following quiz to give you a rough idea of how well you apply your emotional intelligence at work.
1-Minute Strategies: Feb ’13
Improve your next job hunt with a mentor … Opt for the best streaming music service at your desk … Flirt your way to the top?
Detail person or micromanager?
Flush out any micromanagement tendencies you may have by answering these questions.
Why you should always be networking
Career experts advise spending at least a couple of hours a week engaging in networking activities, including emails, phone calls and in-person contacts. You should also demonstrate your expertise online by sharing ideas and answering questions via social media and in online forums.
Leadership advice for first-time managers
It’s hard to be a boss for the first time, but Dan McCarthy, the director of Executive Development Programs at the University of New Hampshire, has some tips to help you out.
Make the most of new LinkedIn profile
LinkedIn updated its user profiles in late 2012, and you’ll want to update yours to make it look great in the new format, says technology columnist Debra Donston-Miller.
4 skills you need to get ahead in 2013
Employers are still approaching hiring, raises and promotions with caution, so it may take special skills to get ahead in 2013, says Wall Street Journal columnist Ruth Mantell.