CareerSchooled Updates

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How to Succeed in a New Job
“First impressions mean a lot, which is why it’s really important to start off a new job in a positive manner. While it’s unreasonable to expect to knock it out of the park right away, investing the time and being proactive about beginning your job will set yourself up for longer term success.”

The Role of Luck In The Job Search

“Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.”

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The Best Bosses Are Humble Bosses
“Teams with humble leaders performed better and did higher-quality work than teams whose leaders exhibited less humility… The performance gains held up independently of how much team leaders exhibited other positive leadership qualities unrelated to humility.”

10 questions to ask in your job interview
“This is a job that you’re considering spending 40 or more hours at a week, a job that might have a huge impact on your career and your quality of life for years to come. You should have questions!”

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CareerSchooled Updates

The Role of Luck
I’ve been thinking alot lately about the role of luck, especially as it pertains to the jobs and careers. Sometimes just being in the right place and the right time can make all the difference. This idea of luck was made clear to me after I sat on a career panel last week where 4 other people and I recounted all the ways we were lucky in our own job search and careers. Yes, you still need to work hard and do the work (which all of us did) but even with that we all need a few breaks to go our way. You can read more thoughts about this here.

This Week’s Career Articles
Everybody’s Got a Plan Until They Get Punched in The face – While it would be great if finding a new job was a turnkey process, there are lots of unexpected twists and turns along the way. As Mike Tyson once said, “everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the face.” Check out this article on how you can handle the twists and turns of the job search process.

To Land a Great Job Talk About Why You Love Your Work – Most job applicants know to talk about the qualifications and strengths in a job interview, but new research suggests that there’s another thing you should talk about, and that’s your love and passion for your work. Here’s some tips on how to do that in your next interview .

The Phone Interview Cheat Sheet – Phone interviews are tricky, but with the right preparation you’ll be just fine. Check out Glassdoor’s phone interview cheat sheet to guide you through your next interview.

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