Saturday, January 12, 2013

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Career Myths, Rebooting, and More


This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

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  • 6 Career Myths You Shouldn't Fall For"You've probably heard the same bits of career advice tossed around over and over ... But plenty of the maxims that we hear repeated actually aren't true. Here are six of the most popular career myths that you shouldn't fall for."

  • Starting Over? 10 Tips to Reboot Your Career: "If big changes feel overwhelming, focus on small daily actions. Even taking mini-steps—setting up an informational interview, writing a thank-you note, reading an industry blog, etc.—make you feel more in control as you slowly build up to your goal."

  • How to Meet and Influence People You Don't Know"Your goal is to increase the number of people who know, like, and trust you. You should identify people ... who have the chance to influence hiring decisions."

  • Take Back Your Life in Ten Steps"Human beings aren't designed to work continuously. We're meant instead to move between spending and renewing energy. Ideally, take a break every 90 minutes, even if only to spend a minute or two breathing deeply."

  • 13 Little Things You're Doing to Sabotage Your Success"If you promise me a miracle, I’ll expect it. If you promise me a little, I’ll be happy with a little and delighted with a little more. Being impressive is mostly about being reasonable in your projections and hitting them consistently." 

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