How to Include Volunteer Experience on Your Résumé

Community service and volunteer work are great things to add to your résumé. How you use it depends on how much time you spent with the volunteer organizations. Here's how to include it and use volunteer experience to get jobs and build your career.

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Apprenticeships Are a Valid Option

Are you hesitant to invest time and money in a traditional college program or trade school before you’re sure the job is a good fit for you? You might check out an apprenticeship instead.

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Five Tips for a Friendlier Workplace

Everyone has felt out of place at their job at some point. While you don’t have to become best friends with everyone in the company, a pleasant work environment can make your job go much more smoothly. These five tips can help you get there.

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Three Easy Tips for Improving Your Interview Skills

You've got the cover letter, résumé and application done, and you got the interview and you're nervous about how you'll perform. Here are three easy tips to assist you with improving your interview skills.

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Using Twitter as a Job Search Tool

Job seekers used to pull out the employment section of a newspaper and circle job postings that interested them. Today, social media broadens the avenues at your disposable when seeking a job or career advice. Here's how to use Twitter in your job search.

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Managing Emotions in the Workplace

Expressing emotion is a big part of what makes us human, so it’s natural that emotions (both positive and negative) are present in the workplace. Learn more about emotional intelligence and five ways to improve it at work.

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Considerations for Switching Jobs in the Same Company

If an internal promotion or move to a different team at work is an option as part of your career development, here are four things to think about.

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Six Steps to a Great LinkedIn Profile

To further your career, you’ll need to create a LinkedIn profile as a tool for networking and job searching. But how do you make sure to use LinkedIn effectively? Here are six tips.​

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How to Write about Soft Skills on Your Résumé

When most people think of their résumé, they think of things like work history and education and workplace skills. But many people leave off soft skills that most employers say are just as important as the day-to-day tasks. Here's how to include them.

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How to Be Your Own Best Advocate

While specific job skills and talent play a huge role in workplace success, a less talked about skill – self-advocacy – can lead to greater job satisfaction and higher compensation. Here's how to advocate for your own success.

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