Category: Managing Your Career

  • 100+ Icebreaker Questions for Interviews

    CAREER CONTESSA EDITORS  This article first appeared on Careercontessa.com.  JULY 10, 2019 The right icebreaker questions can be great for interviews. There are many illegal questions, make sure that you are not crossing dangerous boundaries.   Icebreaker questions are more than small talk. These are targeted questions that usually require a moment of pause to consider—and answer. Typically, icebreakers yield…

  • Is This What Success Looks Like?

    It’s Time to Stop Wearing Burnout as a Badge of Courage STEPHANIE JADE WONG Close your eyes and imagine yourself sprinting while holding your breath. Sounds tough, right? But that’s what leadership coach Lenore Champagne Beirne used to do when it came to her work—she’d push herself past her breaking point, thinking it’s what “success” looked like. “I’d…

  • This Strategy Makes Procrastination Impossible

    Darius Foroux October 16, 2018 How often have you started a new habit that you already quit after several days? If you’re like me in the past, the answer is something like, “all the time.” Forming a new habit is hard. I don’t have to tell you that. We all know how difficult it is…

  • Bosses Don’t Encourage Curiosity as Much as They Think They Do

    October 12, 2018 Written by Ashley Hamer We’re not too big to admit that “curiosity” has become something of a buzzword these days. Search for the term on a job board, and you’ll find thousands of postings for everything from a senior data scientist (“We welcome your adaptability, your curiosity, and your passion”) to a marketing intern (“must…

  • 5 Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Ready to Change Careers

    Ready to change careers? By Sharlyn Lauby | October 6, 2016 According to a study from LinkedIn, young professionals today change jobs more than their older counterparts. Now, that statistic alone shouldn’t be a surprise or a concern. People change jobs all the time. It’s a natural part of our professional lives and shouldn’t be viewed as a failure. The…