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Best Career Building Tips

Whether you’re just entering the workforce or a decade into your career, familiarizing yourself with the best career-building tips is always beneficial. Finding a career path that you also love can be challenging, and the overall process can be intimidating. As a young adult, I know I’ve spent my fair share of time stressing about the next steps and future.

The best thing you can do for yourself when building a career is to seek advice from experts. People who have ...

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FEB
2022

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Career Tips

careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job search, jobopportunity

Job Search: Using Social Media to Your Advantage

Posted by: Taylor Tarantino

Social media started as a fun way to connect with friends and family to share news, life updates and keep your loved ones close no matter how far away they lived. Now it’s used for a wide variety of things such as shopping, networking, personal branding, and job hunting. One new advantage of social media that seems to be on the rise is the opportunity to find a job. People everywhere are turning to different media platforms such as LinkedIn, ...

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7
FEB
2022

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Career Tips, Job Search, Networking

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Strategies for Employee Career Development

Posted by: admin

Are you currently at a loss regarding how to develop the techniques to use for career development? Or are you presently feeling trapped and unappreciated within your organization? Do you no longer derive any feeling of meaning or purpose from what you do for a living?

Within the practice of human resources, we have often observed and counseled, questioned, and helped employees in and similar situations with requisite career advice. Human resource practitioners have developed strategies that can assist employees within ...

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8
NOV
2021

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Career Choices, Employment

abilities, career development, careercoach, employee, employmentcoach, Equality, interests, job search, jobopportunity, skills, strategies

It’s Not About Your Job; It’s About Your Life!

Posted by: admin

When it comes to job search and career development, I think 99% of the population has it wrong and “does it backward.” This realization comes from my more than 25 years of experience as a Career Coach and working with thousands of clients.

Looking back, I believe that this opinion has been developing in my mind for many years. But it was only recently that my thoughts crystallized into a form that I could express in a concise message.

New clients often ...

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1
NOV
2021

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Career Choices, Career Path, Job Search

career, career coach, career development, careeradvice, careercoach, employmentcoach, job, job search, jobopportunity, lacountyjobs, lifestyle, work life

How To Ace Telephone Job Interviews

Posted by: admin

Telephone interviews are different than live interviews and require different strategies for the job-seeker to be successful. When I ask new coaching clients to assess their interview technique, they never distinguish between phone and live interviews. Many clients don’t even realize that brief phone interactions are mini-interviews. When a long phone call is scheduled, some of my clients refer to it as a “screen.” They say this as if this is something different or even less than an interview.

Make no mistake: ...

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27
SEP
2021

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Career Tips, Employment, Job Search

careeradvice, careercoach, follow-up, interview, job interview, job search, job seeker, jobopportunity, phone interview

The Number One Reason Why You Probably Did Not Get the Job

Posted by: Denise Gardiner

The number one reason why you probably did not get the job is:

LACK OF PREPARATION!

As a Recruiter, one of the first few questions I usually ask a potential candidate is:

“What do you know about the position you are applying for?”

“What do you know about the company?”

“Why do you want to work for the company?”

The typical answers that I usually get are generic responses, such as:

“Well, I don’t know a lot about the position. Can you tell me more?”

“I hear that ...

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8
JAN
2021

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Career Choices, Employers, Job Search

company, employee, employer, interview, job, jobopportunity, jobrecruiter, position, prepare, recruiter, work

Finding Your Passion At Work

Posted by: Victoria Vanzant

It has been said that if you find a hobby that you enjoy and turn it into a career, you will never work a day in your life! Well, while that sounds blissful, that’s not entirely true. BUT, you will have a work life that is more enjoyable than what most people experience in their lifetime. Finding work that you love and are passionate about makes the days that are hard, easier to bear. In addition, you will be more ...

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27
JUL
2020

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Career Choices, Career Path, Passion

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IT’S NATIONAL HIRE A VETERAN DAY

Posted by: Victoria Vanzant

Good morning all, especially our courageous veterans. Today is National Hire a Veteran Day. Polishing the Professional would like to encourage every able company to offer veterans employment on this day.

Here at Polishing the Professional, we understand the obstacles veterans may face entering back into the workforce. We have a special program specifically for helping military professional that ensures the support of preparing them to enter the workforce. PTP will also help them find employment. Register at Polishingtheprofessional.com ...

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25
JUL
2020

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Employers, Job Search, Master Plan, Military

careeradvice, DavinaDouthard, employmentcoach, Equality, EqualRights, HireAVeteran, jobopportunity, lacountyjobs, PolishingtheProfessional, PTP, VETERAN

Choosing the Right Career

Posted by: Victoria Vanzant

Choosing the right career can be difficult. Job seekers are motivated to work for so many different reasons. One should select which career drives them the most. Each of us possesses our uniqueness, and we all have individual goals. Listed are a few common reasons some people choose specific careers, find your motivation, and choose the right job!

1. Income, Money
2. Working Conditions
3. Demands of the Job
4. Staff
5. Available Opportunities
6. Creativity
7. Goal Accomplishments
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15
JUL
2020

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Career Choices, Career Path, Motivation

careeradvice, CareerChoice, careercoach, DavinaDouthard, jobopportunity, lacountyjobs, lajobs, Motivational tips, PolishingtheProfessional, PTP, resumewriting, unemployment

Developing Your Master Plan

Posted by: Victoria Vanzant

Identifying what interest’s you is key to achieving a successful job search and a successful career plan. It is essential to start narrowing down what you could envision yourself doing every single day. There are many fresh ways to map out your long-term strategy by honing in on your interest or hobbies.

For example, you like to sing and want to be a recording artist. That may be your ultimate goal, but not immediately available because you need money. ...

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15
JUL
2020

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Career Choices, Job Search, Master Plan

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Best Career Building Tips

Strategies for Employee Career Development

It’s Not About Your Job; It’s About Your Life!

How To Ace Telephone Job Interviews

The Number One Reason Why You Probably Did Not Get the Job

Finding Your Passion At Work

IT’S NATIONAL HIRE A VETERAN DAY

Choosing the Right Career

Developing Your Master Plan

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