Entries by First Sun Team

Your #Career : Pregnant & Looking For A Job? How To Land The New Role Now…There is a Lot of Waiting In-Between Interviews & Decisions, & During this Time, the Candidate Can be Forgotten or the Employer’s Doubts Fester & Grow.

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Job Search & Pregnancy are Two Very Individualized Experiences on Their Own, so when you combine them, it goes without saying that any anecdotes, platitudes or even specific strategies I share need to be customized for your specific situation. However, if I look at the two real-life situations I shared – in two very competitive, […]

Your #Career : The 25 US Colleges Whose #Graduates Earn the Most Money…One of the Biggest Measurements of Success after #College is How Much Graduates Earn.

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It’s important to note that College Scorecard analyzed earnings data of students who received federal financial aid. We narrowed the list of schools down further to only include those with graduation rates of 85% or higher to ensure we were looking at degree-earning graduates.   One of the biggest measurements of success after college is how much […]

#Strategy : Here’s How to Know If your CoWorkers Secretly Despise You…So, If your CoWorkers Don’t Like You, You’ll Want to Figure It Out & Turn Things Around Immediately.

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Being well-liked in the office has its perks. The experts say you’re more productive and creative when you have healthy workplace relationships; you can ask for and get favors more easily; and people will volunteer to help in times of need, just to name a few.   So, if your coworkers don’t like you, you’ll want to […]

#Strategy : Why Attitude is More Important than IQ… Latest Study Shows that your Attitude is a Better Predictor of Your Success Than your IQ.

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Dweck found that People’s Core Attitudes Fall into One of Two categories: a Fixed Mindset or a Growth Mindset. With a Fixed Mindset, you believe you are who you are and you cannot change. This creates problems when you’re challenged because anything that appears to be more than you can handle is bound to make you […]

Your #Career : 6 Ways To Win At Office Politics…The Key to Winning at Office Politics is to Stop Wishing it Will Go Away & to Start Learning How to Thrive in your Workplace’s Political Environment.

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Deciding to Stay Out of Office Politics Altogether Isn’t an Effective Strategy. As long as it’s going on around you, you’re going to be affected by it. It’s a lot better to be a competent, conscious player than to be a bystander or a pawn in the game.   Here we are, more than 14 […]

Your #Career : 6 Career Tips that Will Make You Future-Proof…Ask for Feedback of the Perfect Person Doing the Perfect Job in your Role,You’ll get Feedback you can Use.

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How can you tell whose career advice you can trust? Is she a human resources expert who has written the book on creating attractive workplaces for top talent? Is she a personal development expert who’s written the book on acquiring new skills today for the office of tomorrow?   “Ask for feedback of the perfect […]

#Strategy : This NightTime Routine Will Help you be More #Productive in the Morning…Having a Nightly Routine is as Important as your Morning Routine. This Way you Can Get the Rest you Need, & you Will be Prepared for an Energetic & Focused Tomorrow.

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Research has Proven that the Quality of Sleep is Much more Important than the Quantity of Hours you Sleep. Have you ever slept 9 hours but woken up still feeling tired and groggy? This is where the lack of quality of sleep comes in. Reflect on your day before you go to bed. Having a nightly routine […]

Your #Career : 5 Items On Your Resume #Recruiters Notice First…Remember that a #Resume is the Start of a Discussion, Not the Close. You are Trying to Get a Meeting or Interview, Not a Job Outright.

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Recruiters Skim Resumes in Seconds & Still Glean enough Information to Decide on a Candidate. I have fond this to be true across industries, positions and levels. I have recruited for a variety of industries (financial services, management consulting, tech, media, non-profit), positions (client-facing, administrative, strategy, creative) and levels (unpaid interns thru multiple six-figure hires), […]

Your #Career : 45 Pieces of Career Advice That Will Get You to the Top…We’ve Collected 45 of the Best Tips for Whatever Stage You’re at In your Career.

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When it comes to your career, sometimes it feels like you could use all the advice you can get. From picking the “right” career to actually excelling in it, there’s certainly a lot to learn.   And that’s why we’ve gathered our all-time best career advice. From starting out at the bottom of the totem pole […]

Your #Career : Science says People Determine your Competence, Intelligence, & Salary Based on your Weight…White Women Seem to be Most Affected by Weight Bias.

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“What we Found Across our Studies is that Obesity Serves as a Proxy for Low Competence,” Schweitzer said in a release. “People judge obese people to be less competent even when it’s not the case.” We’re often biased to see overweight people as less capable in the workplace. What factors would you consider when evaluating […]