3 ways a blog can help you advance
Starting at the bottom may not be fun, but it’s a fact of life. Or is it? Cassie Boorn skipped it with the help of a blog she started in college. Steer yourself into the fast lane with her tips.
Give employees, customers or clients a positive feeling
Give employees, customers or clients a positive feeling about engaging with you by saying: “I took your suggestion.” Telling them that you valued their ideas enough to use them makes a powerful impact.
Making friends with the semicolon
Semicolons are often misused, inspiring both love and hate from professional wordsmiths. But with a proper understanding of their purpose, they can beÂÂcome one of your favorite punctuation marks.
Feel like an impostor at work?
Even if you’re doing well in your career, getting good reviews and advancing at a solid clip, you may have times when you feel like you don’t really know what you’re doing and you’re just faking it, writes Jessica Stillman. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Prove how you can handle supervisory position
Question: “I used to be one of those high performers with no interpersonal skills. After I was promoted to a supervisory position, management decided that I had difficulty communicating with employees. Because of this perception, I was un-promoted. Since then, I have had a major internal overhaul that has given me a completely different attitude. Is it possible to change management’s negative opinion, or should I just take what I’ve learned and move on?” Seen the Light
Why you aren’t moving up the ladder
You’ve been a loyal, hardworking employee for years and haven’t seen a promotion. You may have one or more of these common professional problems, writes Alison Green:
Co-workers judging what you wear?
Only 3% of American office workers don’t care what their co-workers wear to work each day, according to a survey by Adecco. Everyone else is prepared to think less of people who commit office fashion faux pas.
Are you ready to get ‘profersonal’?
“Profersonalism is about letting go of the idea that we can put our lives into neat little boxes. It’s about categorizing activities instead of people,” says Jason Seiden, CEO of Ajax Social Media. What does that mean in the context of an administrative professional’s career?
“What do you do?”
“What do you do?” Be prepared for this question before you head to any networking event because you’ll likely be asked dozens of times. Try to answer within 30 seconds, including the reason why people should care about your work.
4 ways to speak up and share your ideas, opinions
You’re intelligent. You’re competent. You get the job done. But is anyone noticing your great qualities and skills? The quickest way to make sure they do is to speak up and share your ideas and opinions.