Entries by First Sun Team

#CareerAdvice : #JobChange – How to #SwitchCareers in Six Months or Less…Use these Steps to Learn How to Gather the #Skills, Resources, and Connections to Make a Meaningful #CareerMove within Months

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While the popular adage is true, sometimes the time spend and money send can get in the way of truly following a new path. With technology, making a career change (within reason) has never been easier. Using tools like LinkedIn, Udemy, and, yes even YouTube, you can learn the skills of a trade and connect with the masters […]

#CareerAdvice : #JobInterview – Really Want that Job? Don’t Make these Six Mistakes….Don’t Do What these Overeager Candidates Do.

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As in romantic relationships, hiring managers avoid an overeager suitor. You know the type–after one date or one conversation, they’re calling, texting, and wanting to see you every day in a constant attempt to convince you that they’re “the one.” Unfortunately, this only has the opposite effect. Desperation is relationship repellant, and that’s true when it comes […]

#CareerAdvice : This is How you Should End your Four Most Common Work Conversations…Whether you’re in a #NetworkingConversation, an Exchange in the Corridor, #SalesCall, or #Email Chat, Here’s How to Tell your Listeners How you Want your Message to Be Acted Upon.

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Your “Closing” Should Open Doors. If you Want to Get People to Take Action and Do What you Want, This is What you Should Say. We speak approximately 16,000 words a day. Ideally, we want our words and ideas to make a difference–particularly in the workplace. And for that to happen, our ideas must lead to action. […]

#CareerAdvice : How to Prepare for the Three Most Common Types of #Negotiation at Work…Preparation is crucial no matter what you’re negotiating. But you Might Need to Adapt How you Prepare Depending on your Objective.

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There is one common component that can make or break any negotiation–research and preparation. It doesn’t matter whether you’re trying to make a convincing case for why you deserve a promotion, or whether you’re trying to convince your boss that you need more resources to complete the project that they assigned to your team. However,  how […]

#CareerAdvice : #ResumeWriting – 10 #ResumeTips You Haven’t Heard Before..After All, #HiringManagers & #Recruiters Generally only Spend About 7 Seconds Reading your Resume Before Deciding Whether to Move Forward or Not.

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Having a well-crafted resume can be the key to getting your foot in the door at the company of your dreams. But figuring out how to make your resume fully representative of your experience and also stand out is easier said than done. Don’t let this happen to you! After all, hiring managers and recruiters generally only […]

#CareerAdvice : #ChangingCareer – Considering a #CareerSwitch ? Here’s How to Write your #Résumé …Making the Decision to #ChangeCareers is a Huge Undertaking, so Here’s How to Make Sure you Get the Job you Want.

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Making the decision to change careers is a huge undertaking. Not only do you have to be willing to acquire new skills and step outside your comfort zone, but you also have to be able to sell your past experience to recruiters and hiring managers. While the majority of this “selling” happens in person during […]

#Leadership : The Secrets of the Most #ProductivePeople -How to be Busy without Feeling Overwhelmed…“Busy” Doesn’t really Mean “Productive”; Here’s How to Switch your Focus to What Really Matters.

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At most moments in the day, we’re busy doing something; however, there’s a big difference between being busy and productive and just being busy. It’s easy to fall into the latter category when days are filled with never-ending tasks. Lately, though, admitting that you’re “busy” has gotten a bad rap. When you find yourself feeling […]

#CareerAdvice -How to Know when a Seemingly Great Opportunity isn’t Right for You…It might seem Logical to say Yes to a #Promotion or a #NewJob . But if it Doesn’t Align with your Long-Term Goal, it Might Not Be the Right Opportunity.

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Your boss announced that the company is promoting you, which comes with an impressive new title and a big jump in salary. You accept without thinking about it, because it would be stupid to turn down a promotion, right? Not necessarily. On its face, it might seem strange to even think about turning down the chance […]

#CareerAdvice : 10 Toughest #JobInterviewQuestions — And How to Answer Successfully…Yes, we Pulled them from Real #Interviews . Here’s How to Answer each Really Well.

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We’ve all been there—pleased that an interview was going really well until the interviewer threw out a real doozy of a question that you just don’t know how to answer. But you don’t have to panic. We asked career coach Hallie Crawford to give us advice on how to answer the most difficult questions you’ve ever been […]