Set goals, keep learning to stay motivated in your job | Be brave, adaptable for success in working abroad | Connect with the recruiter to help land the job
Set goals, keep learning to stay motivated in your job Make sure you have a personal career objective to keep you motivated, and create short- and long-term goals that help you work toward the bigger picture, career coach Ashley Stahl writes. Keep learning with training at work or attend a seminar that will challenge you. Forbes (5/29)Be brave, adaptable for success in working abroad Face your fears and don't hesitate to ask for help while working or studying aboard, career adviser Huixian Ye says. Orit Gadiesh, chairman of Bain & Co., advises being curious and willing to adapt to a new culture. CNBC (5/31)
Reach out to recruiters to help yourself stand out, and make the connection genuine by doing your research on the company or recruiter, says career coach April Klimkiewicz. Apply for the position at the company before contacting the recruiter, and tell them why you would be an asset, advises career specialist Jamie Warfield. Glassdoor (5/25)
The Landscape
Veterans with less-than-honorable discharge urge hiring changes Veterans with a less-than-honorable discharge say potential employers discriminate against them, and they want rule changes that afford them the preference given to veterans with an honorable discharge. Connecticut has warned employers rejecting veterans with certain types of "bad paper" could be discriminatory. The Associated Press (5/25)
Your Next Challenge
Are you the right fit for a startup? Do some digging on a startup company that interests you to understand its day-to-day business and learn if there's a role that fits you, Alyse Kalish writes. Because startups are made up of small teams, you might be required to be flexible, resourceful, and take on tasks outside of your job description. The Muse (5/30)
Balancing Yourself
Take steps to keep procrastination in check If you find yourself procrastinating, use it as a time for reflection and recognize that you might just need a break, entrepreneur John Rampton writes. Give yourself a short 10-minute deadline to complete a small task to help snap yourself back into a more productive mode. Entrepreneur online (5/29)
The Water Cooler
Tenn. couple planned proposals for same day, same place A couple each had a plan to propose to each other while at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee last Friday. When Becky McCabe proposed, Jessa Gillaspie pulled out her own ring and revealed that she had also planned to propose, as the zoo was the site of their first date. CBS News (5/29)
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
