Career

Job-Hunting Tips for Veterans

Whether you served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, or Coast Guard, you have many skills that employers want, like leadership, perseverance, willpower and discipline. How you market yourself, experts say, will make the job-hunting process more efficient and smooth. 

The ROI of Continuous Performance Feedback

No matter your job title, all deliverables boil down to return on investment: How can this project be most beneficial and profitable for the company?When real-time, continuous feedback enters the conversation, it's almost always in the context of millennial talent or how modern workforces need regular check-ins.

How to Explain Why You Left a Toxic Work Environment

Explaining why you left a previous employer in your interview is never easy, and there are a lot of traps you can fall into that can cost you your next job.This article is going to walk you through how to safely explain your reasons for leaving an unpleasant company without hurting your chances of getting that next job.1.

What Does 2017 Hold for the World of Flexible Work?

Will 2017 be the year that flexible work finally becomes the norm?While flexible work arrangements have been steadily gaining acceptance over the past few years, standard schedules still prevail.

Recruiters – Are You Guilty of Using These Buzzwords on LinkedIn?

Recruiting and hiring professionals often chastise job seekers for using weak, meaningless buzzwords on their resumes and social profiles – but maybe they should get their own houses in order before they start wagging their fingers at others.According to new research from LinkedIn, recruiters are just as guilty of smattering their LinkedIn profiles with empty clichés.By analyzing millions of recruiter and company pages on the website, LinkedIn came up with lists of the ten most common buzzwords deployed by recruiters and employers:The 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on Recruiters' LinkedIn Profiles: Specialized Leadership Experienced Focused Strategic Passionate Excellent Expert Generalist SuccessfulThe 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on LinkedIn Company Pages: Solutions Unique Leading Expert Vision Great Innovative Creative Platform StrategicIt's easy to see why these words are so common.