career advice

How to Gracefully Transition Back into Your Career After Being a Stay-At-Home Parent

August 21, 2019

Let’s start by recognizing that being a stay-at-home parent definitely isn’t an extended vacation from your career. You spend your days prioritizing tasks, cleaning up.

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Taking Charge of Your Job Search: 3 Quotes to Help You Feel Less Helpless During the Process

August 14, 2019

Looking for a new job is the worst. For many people, even thinking about the grueling cycle of applying, interviewing, and facing rejection is enough.

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How Do You Decide if a Job is Right for You?

July 17, 2019

Let’s play out a scenario that happens time and time again. You’re applying for new jobs and expect that maybe only a third of them.

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5 Steps to Successfully Transition into Your New Career

July 10, 2019

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been considering a career change for a while. Taking risks (especially in your career) doesn’t come easy for.

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Questions from Redditors Part 3: Executive Drafts owner Jeremy Shreve answers some of Reddit’s resume FAQs

June 26, 2019

Here at Executive Drafts, we love engaging directly with people and providing high-value, completely free advice.  We are frequent contributors on Reddit, where we have.

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12 Ways to Impress Your First Days on the Job

May 8, 2019

If you’re the kind of person who laid out your clothes the day (or even a couple of weeks) before the first day of school,.

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How to Negotiate a Gap in Your Career

May 1, 2019

There are lots of reasons that people have to take an employment hiatus—caring for a loved one, personal illness, getting laid off, staying at home.

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15 Time Wasters Successful People Avoid [Infographic]

April 30, 2019

Remember: you have the same hours in the day as Beyoncé (or Bill Gates, or JK Rowling, or whoever you admire–you get the point). Deciding.

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6 Reasons Why That Job You Hate Might be the Best Thing for Your Career

April 24, 2019

Almost everyone has been there at one point or another. Either you take a job fully expecting to hate it just because you needed to.

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How To Use LinkedIn Like A Grown-up

June 28, 2018

Graduating with your college degree should be a proud and happy time for everyone. But too often, it’s filled with anxiety over finding a job.

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Career Success and Happiness

April 26, 2018

The average person spends more time working than any other activity. Unfortunately, nearly 2 out of 3 workers surveyed in the US and Canada say.

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The Career First-Timer’s Survival Guide

April 19, 2018

You’ve perfected your resume. Seven people have read over your cover letter and given it the green light. You’ve gone on what feels like hundreds.

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The Job Seeker’s Bill of Rights (Infographic)

April 5, 2018

When you’re desperate for a job, it’s so easy to feel less than – rejection after rejection, unanswered phone call after unanswered phone call. Be.

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The Best Career For Your Personality Type (Infographic)

March 29, 2018

Did you know that your personality type can determine which career you’ll be happy with? You can’t deny who you are, but you can find.

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20 Questions, Career-Style (Infographic)

March 22, 2018

Do you remember playing a good ol’ game of 20 Questions with your crush back in middle school? The questions we were asking are probably.

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11 Things To Not Say In An Interview

March 15, 2018

A job interview is the epitome of a nerve-wracking situation, so it’s only natural that we all come out with some strange things during the.

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Infographic: How Do I Decide On A Career Path?

March 1, 2018

This week’s blog post is brought to you by Career Savvy! If you’re feeling confused and don’t quite know where your career will take you.

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Creating A Career Plan: Five Steps To Your Future (Infographic)

February 8, 2018

This week, we’re bringing you a super helpful infographic from Michael Page, a British-based recruitment business. Here are five steps to creating a career plan.

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A Quick Post On Quick Fixes For Your Resume

February 1, 2018

Did you just stumble upon an opening for your dream job at your dream company? Is that job opening closing today?! Take a breather! Sending.

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How To Ask Your Boss For A Raise

January 25, 2018

In a perfect world, your boss hands out raises like they’re candy every time you do something that benefits the company. In this world, that’s.

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How to Find the Best Job for Your Personality Type

February 22, 2017

Did you know that your personality type can determine which career you’ll be happy with? We can’t deny who we are but there is a.

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Eight Things More Important for Success Than Intelligence

January 26, 2017

When it comes to academic achievement, intelligence is an important factor. In fact, we are often led to believe that the only way to succeed.

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4 Tips to Start Strong in a New Job

December 31, 2015

Starting a new job in the New Year is always exciting, but a bit nerve-wracking as well. You want to be certain you start off.

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Career Options for New Graduates

July 17, 2015

As a new crop of high school grads heads off to college, it’s a good time to think about career majors and where the best.

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