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Mar 29, 2023
Top Finance & Accounting Certifications that will Impress Employers
In a tight labor market, upskilling your resume with certifications and skillset-enhancing continuing education can not only make you a more attractive candidate to employers; it gives you leverage to negotiate your salary and total compensation. Here are a few certifications to give you a leg up in your next career move.
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Mar 07, 2023
A Leap of Faith: How to Make a Late-Career Decision to Pursue Your Dream Job
Although he knew the exact type and level of job he wanted, Ken Daly had not formally applied for or even talked to a colleague about his career aspirations. In his own research, he learned an astounding and somewhat daunting fact: the odds against him making the leap from the business world to higher learning were about 100 to 1.
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Mar 02, 2023
How to Manage Company Reputation during a Layoff
The following article is the last of our four-part series about the ins and outs of layoffs and outplacement services.
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Feb 20, 2023
Executive Conversations: Galya Molinas’s Story
Galya Molinas shared her story as part of the Executive Conversation Series hosted by the International Center for Executive Options (ICEO)
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Jan 26, 2023
The Complexities of a Layoff
The following article is part two of a four-part series about the ins and outs of layoffs and outplacement services.
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Nov 02, 2022
Executive Conversations: Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann’s Story Story
Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann shared her story as part of the Executive Conversation Series hosted by the International Center for Executive Options (ICEO)
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Sep 08, 2022
3 ways to retain talent by prioritizing coaching & development
As skilled employees continue to look at whether the grass is greener in a new organization, they are leaving huge voids in their former organizations.
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Aug 11, 2022
Make Yourself a More Marketable Human Resources Candidate
It’s a great time to be an HR professional. The pandemic caused unprecedented disruptions across almost every industry, especially what it means to be in human resources - but it has also increased the demand for top HR professionals like you.
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May 17, 2022
How to Regain Confidence and Bounce Back After a Job Loss
It’s important for candidates to regain their sense of power and value in their own abilities, and feel they have an equal seat at the table with prospective employers in deciding their fate. Acceptance is that stage in the grieving process when you’ve made peace with what is and are ready to move forward.
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Apr 13, 2022
Negotiation Strategies that Set You Up for Success in a New Job
Recruiters are trying to scope jobs as best they can and interviewing for certain skill sets. But, in some instances, I’m hearing from candidates that midstream—between the second and third interviews—they find job requirements have changed.
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Nov 22, 2021
The Social Impact of Career Transition on Individuals, Organizations, Communities and Governments
Data from LHH and industry insights from the World Employment Confederation, the umbrella group for workforce solutions companies, has confirmed a direct connection between the use of career transition services and the overall burden that governments have faced throughout the pandemic supporting the massive job loss that followed the arrival of COVID-19.
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Nov 15, 2021
Zigging and Zagging: How Two Top Executives Switched Careers
At a time when some 40 percent of workers at all levels are considering leaving their jobs, a focus on exploring more unconventional career options rather than merely finding new employment in a similar role is especially apt.