High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 4 Things to Do on Sunday to Reduce Stress for the Week

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

• 4 Sunday Prep Activities That Will Curb Your Stress All Week: "If we don’t have an attack plan for the week, it can feel like we’re fighting a schedule hydra: Once we finish one task, two more take its place. And that’s not a fun place to be."

• How to Show You're Passionate in a Job Interview: "To succeed in your next job interview, you need to figure out how to convey what matters most to you. Here’s how."

• Why Being Generous is Critical to Your Business Success: "Whatever you sell, whatever you stand for, if you want to stand out and reap more rewards, you have to give more. The receivers of your gift will give you more in return."

• Building Employees into Leaders: "We already talked about ways individuals can develop their own leadership abilities, but as a leader, there are some steps you can take to give your team a little push in that direction."
• Ten Habits of Incredibly Happy People:"Happiness spreads through people. Surrounding yourself with happy people builds confidence, stimulates creativity, and it’s flat-out fun."

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Incredibly Successful and Happy People Consistently Do These 6 Things

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

• Incredibly Successful and Happy People Consistently Do These 6 Things: "Most people are scared to attach their identity to their performance. High performers are willing to put themselves out there and place their identities on the line."

• 6 Mistakes Job Hunters Make While Employed: "Tell your friends about your job hunt one-on-one or over the phone, and emphasize the confidential nature of your search."

• 5 Tips for Building an Online Presence that Employers Love: "It also helps to build a website with your name in the domain. This way, when they search your name, they will find your optimized website where you can include your current resume and a portfolio of your work."

• Go to the Gym and Become a Better Boss: "It may sound obvious that effective managers need to cultivate that one-on-one mind-set, but it’s easy to lose sight of as your team grows and your responsibilities threaten to divide your attention. A little bit of individualized focus goes a long way."
• 9 Phrases Smart People Never Use In Conversation: "there are some phrases that emotionally intelligent people are careful to avoid in casual conversation. The following phrases are nine of the worst offenders. Avoid them at all costs."

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 6 Ways to Prevent Work Burnout

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

• 6 Ways to Prevent Work Burnout: "The signs of burnout and stress can include aches and pains, feeling drowsy, lack of focus and difficulty sleeping, just to name a few. Taking care of yourself can help prevent burnout before it happens."

• 5 Tips for Using Your Time Wisely: "Don’t be so eager to please everybody else. Appreciate your own limits. You don’t have to fill up every second of the day; take time to appreciate what you’ve accomplished."

• 3 Essentials for Making a Big Splash at Your New Job: "There’s nothing better than a plan of action to keep you on track as new duties, pressures and requirements are getting thrown at you left and right."

• The Happiest Cities to Work in Right Now: "To gauge happiness, the survey covered topics like compensation, work environment and employees’ relationships with their managers."
• Make Learning a Lifelong Habit: "with all the disruptions in the modern economy, particularly technology, ongoing skill acquisition is critical to persistent professional relevance."