I’ve been in the working world for over a decade now (I can hardly believe it!) and while it’s been pretty good, there are some things I wish someone had told me or that I had known when I first started building a career. Here are a few of those things. I hope they help…
Congratulations! You’ve been promoted. You’ve worked hard, you’ve networked, you’ve been nice and now, you’ve been rewarded with the promotion you’ve been angling for. Time to celebrate, right? Actually, no. Before you pop open that bottle of champagne, here are a few things you need to do:
It’s inevitable that you’ll get upset or angry at some point (or many points 😉 ) in the office. You’re surrounded by people (many of whom you would definitely not have chosen to be in close proximity with), you have crazy deadlines and you have non-work-related things on your mind. It’s easy to feel less…
As much as I hate the saying ‘No man is an island,’ I have to admit that it’s true in the workplace. It’s difficult to get ahead without getting help from people but not everyone realises this. Even if you work best alone or are an introvert, from time to time, you will need other…
Unlike many people say, I don’t feel like my graduation was ‘just yesterday’ or that the ‘time has flown by’. It truly feels like 10 years have gone by. Although it’s been ages since my graduation from university, I still remember how I felt when school was over, how I got my first job and…
Every office has them – people who are difficult to deal with. Sometimes, they are really intelligent which explains how come they have a job but sometimes, they are dull and lazy making you wonder how on earth they got past the job interview stage. The latter is one of the great mysteries of life…
Job interviews are hardly ever fun and can even be scary but there are ways to give yourself an edge and make the interview a more positive experience for you. Here are a few tips on what you can do before the day of the interview to help make the process easier:
Everyone wants to succeed at work and while it is tough-going, it certainly isn’t impossible. Working your way to the top isn’t easy but these tips will help you get where you want to go:
Recently, a young friend asked “How did you get where you are?” and in that instant, I felt many different emotions. First, I was flattered because it meant my friend thought I had gotten ‘somewhere’ in life then I felt ashamed for feeling flattered; “Don’t let the subtle flattery of a 24-year old go to…
I have always found it difficult to ask for whatever I want. For years, I believed that that reluctance was peculiar to me but then I kept coming across articles that said women in general find it difficult to ask for what they want, especially in the workplace. Men apparently don’t have this problem. Some…