DINING WITH DEMONS
In Psychology, “desensitization” is a therapeutic technique that aims to gradually decrease anxiety associated with learned fear responses (such as a phobia of snakes) by pairing a relaxed or neutral …
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Tis the Season
It’s that time of year again. For most, the holidays are a combination of joy mixed with chaos. While networking may be the last thing on your list this holiday …
WEATHER
WEATHER: 1. (noun) The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. 2. (verb) To …
Job Search TMI
A large part of a job search is marketing yourself and what you offer to potential employers. While it’s never acceptable to knowingly lie about a qualification or purposely mislead …
OVERWHELMED
Just the mention of the word “overwhelmed” can fill us with a sense of anxiety. While causes are different for everyone, we’ve all felt overwhelmed at some point and can …
3 Simple Ways to Build Your Brand
Whether you’re happily employed or in the midst of a job transition, part of any successful career management strategy is taking time to build your brand so that others automatically …
AGELESS
Have you ever considered how much in life is determined by our age? Legally, psychologically and physically, we make a lot of decisions based on this somewhat arbitrary number. Think …
Show, Don’t Tell
In High School, I took a creative writing course as an elective. After all of these years, there is one piece of advice that has stuck with me, which has …
MILESTONES
Have you ever read one of those books titled something like, “Forty Things to Do Before 40”? If so, you may have ended up feeling like a slacker, very accomplished, …
7 Tips to Ace the Phone Screen
Congrats! You’ve secured a phone interview. This could be the first step to getting the job you’ve been after. So, what do you do next? As with any interview, you’ll …