General Professional Development

15 Of The Best Personal Organization Tools For Executives

Executives face a number of challenges in the workplace, and personal organization is a major one. Staying organized in the face of an overwhelming deluge of work, roles, and responsibilities that require equal attention can be taxing, to say the …

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How Career Conscious People Get Ahead

Many people tend to coast through their careers, from the time they leave school or university and get their first job, to the time they retire.

Although they go to work day in and day out and do what they’re …

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Top Interpersonal Skills Employers Look For

Often known as people skills, interpersonal skills are the soft skills you use to interact with others. In the workplace, these skills are essential to being an effective team player and contributing to a positive work environment. 

Yet some interpersonal …

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How to Prepare For A Final Interview With Senior Management

You’ve made it to the home stretch. You’ve nailed your first interviews, and you’re onto the last round with senior management. If you knock this one out of the park, the job is yours—but if you don’t, you could see …

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Work-Life | It’s Not a Balance, It’s Synergy.

Finding balance between life and work is something we all strive for, but often find difficult to attain. It can feel like certain aspects of our lives are in competition with each other; taking time from one to support another …

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Getting Your Foot in the Door When Switching Industries

By Antoine Tirard and Claire Harbour

Here’s how you can prevail against unimaginative recruiters and employers.

Born to a Dalit family, Megha was raised in Southwest India and learned English in her convent school. As a child, she aspired to …

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8 Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills

What’s the difference between an unproductive employee and a productive one? Often, it’s not their talent or work ethic but their time management skills. Time management is a soft skill that ensures you get your work done efficiently and effectively — …

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2022 Women in STEM Career Fair: A Look at This Year’s Sponsors

On August 24th, Firsthand will be hosting its second annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair. Women who are studying science, technology, engineering, or math or who are already in STEM roles are encouraged to attend. The fair will allow …

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6 Tips for Becoming a Mentor

Today, 70 percent of Fortune 500 firms have internal mentoring programs. These programs focus on employee development while also boosting employee loyalty and productivity. In general, mentors offer guidance, share their knowledge, challenge and push, help set career goals, motivate, …

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How to Find Resources for First Generation Professionals

Are you a first generation professional? You may belong to this demographic without knowing that there is even a term for it. First generation professionals are those who are the first in their families to enter the professional workforce.

You …

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