Posts Categorized: Career Success

How Contract Work Can Help Advance Your Career

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Have you been reluctant to consider temporary assignments in the past? If so, your reservations may have caused you to miss out on a plethora of valuable career opportunities. In fact, a significant portion of our country’s workforce is made up of temporary and contract employees. According to the American Staffing Association (ASA), America’s staffing companies employ Read more »

How to Effectively Collaborate With Others and Work Well in Team Environments

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Whether you are apart of a cohesive business unit, frequently assigned to teams or simply required to collaborate as needed, working with others is a basic function of most roles. Collaboration often improves creativity, productivity and morale, and increases innovation, professional development and the organization’s success. As the old idiom goes, two heads are better Read more »

It’s Time to Stop Dealing With Your Job and Find Your Next Opportunity!

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More than just a means to pay your bills, your job is a significant part of your daily life and a portion of your career. Simply going through the motions is no way to grow as a professional. In fact, it’s likely that without a change, you will begin to feel unfulfilled. You should be Read more »

How to Regroup and Refocus When Work Gets Overwhelming or Overly Stressful

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A certain amount of work-related stress can be expected with any job. Sometimes it can be a motivator, while other times it can be overwhelming, hindering performance and becoming a burden on your life outside of work. Whether your job is usually hectic during particular times, or it is almost always stressful, it is important Read more »

How to Get Noticed by Companies When Searching for a New Job

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Looking for a new job can be a taxing process, often requiring a great deal of time and effort. To be successful, you need to do more than simply update your resume, you need to stand out from the competition. While this is often easier said than done, the outcome is well worth the effort. Read more »

Four Tips to Improve Your Focus and Stay on Task at Work

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If you have trouble concentrating at work, you are not alone. Many people find their mind wandering at certain points of the day. This can impede productivity if it happens too often. Thankfully, there are ways to boost your concentration. A simple shift in your way of thinking or a few slight adjustments to your Read more »

Reaching Your Breaking Point? Here’s How to Reduce Your Stress Levels… NOW!

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Perpetually overworked? Take heed, you may be at risk of burnout. If stress at work has been keeping you at the office for long hours, affecting your mood and impacting your sleep, something has to give. Whether you have too much on your plate or you lack the tools or knowledge to get the job done, you Read more »

Tired of Saying Yes to Everything at Work? Here is How to Start Saying No

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You give your all to your job each day, but you can only tackle so much at one time. If working overtime has become your standard because you avoid saying no at all costs, it is time for a change. It will take time, but learning to set boundaries and recognizing when to say no Read more »

Clear Signs You’re in a Dead-End Job and How to Fix the Situation!

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You are a talented professional with serious career aspirations. Unfortunately your current job is not showing signs of further progression towards your goals. While some people are content to stay in a dead-end job forever, as long as it pays the bills, you want more. RealStreet — an employment firm that can connect you with architecture, engineering Read more »

A career in construction administration and management can be (and for me has been) one of constant transition. It’s rather common that employment with a given company starts and finishes with each successive project; you’re a new hire as it’s just getting “out of the ground,” then finished and looking for a new project (and Read More…

Greg Wangler, Pentagon Construction Management Division

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