Rebuilding Your Network After a Layoff: Essential Steps to Take

So you’ve been laid off – welcome to the club.

This year alone, hundreds of thousands of startup workers have been let go from their jobs. So you may not be part of a company anymore, but you’re still in good …

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How to Lead an Effective Group Brainstorming Session

We’ve all sat through ineffective brainstorming sessions. Maybe you’ve experienced one where you came up with dozens of great ideas but left without a plan of action – and never heard about any of those ideas again. Or perhaps your team …

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Understanding How to Respectfully Lead Peers Who Are Senior to You

Let’s say you’ve taken on a project at your company.

While you’re the project lead, you also have several peers who are senior to you on your team. Since they have more years of experience than you do, you’re concerned …

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6 Ways To Feel Less Lonely In The Workplace

Loneliness is endemic in the workplace, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by Cigna. Executives aren’t immune to loneliness at work, and it’s bad for the brain and business. 

Among those in the C-suite, not …

By AnnaMarie Houlis - Ivy Exec
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Who’s Hiring? 11 Organizations Supporting Women and Girls

As we step into March, you may be considering how you can be part of the global effort to advance gender parity. That’s because this month is internationally-recognized as Gender Equality Month, during which time people everywhere are encouraged to …

By Jaxx Artz - Idealist Careers
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Half of U.S. Employees Didn’t Use PTO in 2022: How Employers Can Encourage PTO and Avoid Burnout

In 2022, a new trend emerged in which nearly half of all full-time U.S. employees abstained from using all their earned PTO. We talk a lot about burnout and the importance of rest, so why are people avoiding taking time …

By Rob Porter - Firsthand
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Qualified Applicants Only: Don’t Be Intimidated By A Job Description

According to a recent survey shared in the Wall St Journal, job seekers spent an average of only 49.7 seconds reading a job description before dismissing a position as a poor fit. If job seeker feels that they don’t have …

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The Best EMEA and APAC Consulting Firms to Work For in 2023

We at Vault-Firsthand are pleased to announce our annual Rankings of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The Consulting Rankings highlight the best firms in these regions across more than 40 categories and include the …

By Kaitlin McManus - Firsthand
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Getting Back Into Corporate After a Failed Business

There are many benefits to running your own business. You have the flexibility of setting your own hours and making your own decisions. But of course, there are many drawbacks, too, including feeling responsible if your business fails.

If you …

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3 Remarkable Services College Alumni Can Access Through Career Services

Career counselors are an invaluable resource for guidance as you prepare to enter the workforce. As a college student, you have likely stopped in to pick up a few tips for your first college job interview or to grab an …

By Val Matta - CareerShift
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