Once you get to a job interview, though, the whole picture changes. Employers are looking for qualities in their new hires that are never listed in the job ad. They want to meet people who are self-directed and responsible. You will bring out those qualities through your answers to the job-interview questions and also through the questions you ask your interview. Here are 12 qualities employers...
When you’re in transition, your role is likely to shift —whether it means tackling new job responsibilities, working in a different environment or reporting to a new boss. Sometimes it can even be all of the above!
Regardless of your particular situation, it’s a crucial time. In fact, Watkins argues that impressing your manager and colleagues within the first 90 days is not...
Dear Annie: I am an engineer by training, currently running a big chunk of North American manufacturing for a global Fortune 500 company. Recently, the head of my division has been sounding me out about moving either to Spain, to tackle some productivity issues at a couple of plants we have there, or else to one of several Latin American countries where we are starting up new ventures. (I assum...
At the age of 18, G. Stanley Hall left his home in the tiny village of Ashfield, Mass., for Williams College, just 35 miles away, with a goal to “do something and be something in the world.” His mother wanted him to become a minister, but the young Stanley wasn’t sure about that plan. He saw a four-year degree as a chance to explore.
His parents wanted him to come home and ...
No soul-crushing commute. No managers or co-workers hanging over your shoulder. No one stealing your lunch from the office fridge. Remote work is wonderful. But it's not without its challenges.
Ask anyone who works remotely as a telecommuter or from home running their own business: It's not all rainbows and unicorns. A recent report from the United Nations International Labour Organi...
There’s an uptick in desire among millennial workers to move abroad for work. It’s no surprise either, as many millennials are perfectly positioned to pick up their life and start fresh in a new city or country.
In 2015, FlexJobs found that 70% of millennials say the desire to travel is a primary reason to work. With a majority of young adults wanting to take on international opp...
L.L. Bean topped the list for excellent customer service in the latest "Customer Service Champions" report from Prosper Insights & Analytics, which surveyed 6,500 consumers in September 2016.
This is the third time the apparel retailer has led in the annual ranking, which weights consumers' responses by each retailer's annual revenue and "fan base," according ...
I remember the first time I started to have doubts about my career path. It was 2001 and I was living in New York City, working as a mergers and acquisitions analyst in a respected multinational firm. By all accounts, I had it made. As the daughter of an illiterate pig farmer and the first of my family to attend college, this was no small feat. With a degree from UC Berkeley under my belt and a...
After a grueling selection process involving jockeying competition for a position at your company and negotiating a reward (aka salary talk), you’re sent into an unfamiliar place filled with people you’ve likely never met before but are now about to spend more time with than any member of your immediate family. Some of those people will be eliminated, while others will skyrocket thr...
Millennial women are on the move, and want the opportunity to work abroad more than ever before. A study from PwC earlier this year found that international work is attracting "unprecedented" demand, with 70% of millennial women indicating that they want to work abroad, particularly early on in their careers.
As a journalist, I have relocated twice in the past five years from Austr...
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