Rise to the Top – Improve Your Professional Performance
To be successful and rise to the top in business – and in life – there are certain character traits that one needs to adopt, especially in today’s extremely transparent business world. Be a good online communicator Being able to get the right message across is key to improve your professional performance.
Top 7 Mistakes Pharmaceutical Sales People Make When Writing a Resume
The most important first step in preparing for a new job in the pharmaceutical industry is to get your resume written or updated. There are numerous articles and resume templates that walk you through what career information should be on your resume, but job seekers should be very careful about what goes on your resume. While the right things help lift you up, the wrong things can sink you to the bottom of the resume pile.
What Are You Worth As a Job Seeker or Employee?
Job seekers and those presently employed need to know salaries in the present marketplace, but do not know how to located this information. This article provides resources to help them. In their job search, seekers can respond intelligently when asked about salary expectations in interviews and on job applications. Employees can seek raises with data to back up their request. Employers can know if their salaries are reasonable.
Become a Top Wedding Planner – 7 Work Habits of Top Wedding Planners
Successful wedding planners do things differently than others. Here are 7 work habits of top wedding planners that can help put new wedding planners on the path to success.
Benefits of Holding a CRA Certification
While holding a certification in the clinical research field is not required for most positions, it has been our experience candidates who have earned certain certifications find it of enormous benefit. As you likely know, a certification is simply a formal recognition of your job skills, experience, and performance, and will validate your knowledge and skills to other professionals. Currently, there are over 25,000 certified CRAs in the United States. You might be wondering, “If a certification is not required, why should I bother with it?”
Why LinkedIn Is Critical for 1099s
LinkedIn, the professional networking site, is replacing the Rolodex in today’s Clinical Research industry. Having a LinkedIn profile is essential for professionals in every industry, but is especially critical for self-employed contractors in Clinical Research. As a 1099, you always have two jobs: the first being the actual work you do as a CRA, CRC, or CTM and the second being head of your promotional, marketing, and advertising departments. You are responsible for reaching out, making connections, finding contract opportunities, and dazzling hiring managers to land the gig. Being a contractor definitely adds to your workload and responsibility, but your LinkedIn profile can make your job easier.
You Will Be Offended During the Course of Your Career
You will be offended at some point along your professional journey. This is a given. If it hasn’t happened yet, it will. Read on for tips on how to handle office offenders with emotional intelligence and professional maturity.
You Will Fail During the Course of Your Career
Failure won’t break you. If you accept it with grace and the certainty that you’ll survive, then failure can even make you stronger. Keep reading for tips on how to reframe your fear of failure to emerge on the other side of success.
The Lost Art of the Thank You Note
A few months ago I attended my best friend’s son’s high school graduation party. After all the food and festivities the three of us had some quite time. While I debated as to the tipping point of too much food, she and her son went through every card.
Actually, Having a Job Is Irresponsible
The rules of money changed in 1971. Working hard to earn a living simply doesn’t work like it used to. Today, in order to get ahead, people must learn to make their money work hard for them, instead of working hard to make money. Many people refuse to change their mentalities, and end up stuck in the rat race.
Have We Leaned In Enough?
There has been a great deal of ongoing dialogue regarding women and leadership generated by Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In. Sandberg’s book has thrust feminism, gender in the workplace, and developing women leaders to the forefront of our collective consciousness. Countless women and men are having “aha” moments as they read of Sheryl’s experience and reflect upon their own. The question becomes is this enough to truly drive change and create an environment that cultivates women for leadership.
Become a Top Wedding Planner – 3 Tips for Persuading the 3 Most Common Types of Brides to Hire You
It takes more than posting messages on social media sites to get brides to hire you. Learn about the 3 most common types of brides so you can customize your marketing messages to attract them.
