High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 8 Ways to Overcome the Fears Blocking Your Success

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!

• 8 Ways to Overcome the Fears Blocking Your Success: "Build a dream that gives you a reason to stretch outside of your comfort zone and push pass resistance."

• Career Advice from LinkedIn Co-Founder Allen Blue: "I recommend people help the people in their networks freely and without expectation of return, mainly because it’s so rewarding."

• 3 Tips for Starting and Running a Business With Your Spouse: "Try to keep workloads equal and focus on each other's strengths and weaknesses. Determining what you and your spouse excel at can be difficult, but it's crucial."

• 5 Ways I Became More Productive Without TV: "Whether it’s out of boredom or from having more free time, I’ve begun organizing and planning ahead. On Sundays, I’ll draw the blueprints for my week."
• 4 Qualities That Can Help New Grads Stand Out: "you should also emphasize any projects and ideas that you’ve thought up, launched, or scaled."

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 5 Career Tips Every New Graduate Should Know But May Never Be Told

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!

• 5 Career Tips Every New Graduate Should Know But May Never Be Told: "I think advocates are more valuable than mentors. With respect to your career, advocates have skin in the game. They will go out of their way to help you advance."

• 6 Tips to Rule the Art of Conversation: "With a little practice and more confidence, you should have no problem starting a conversation with anybody, anywhere."

• Improve Your Productivity With Inbox Zero: "The goal is to condition yourself to stop worrying about emails all day long. You should be controlling your inbox, not the other way around."

• When You're Leaving Your Job Because of Your Kids: "Here are seven tactics any working parent should use when transitioning out of a job."
• Steps to Take Right Now to Avoid Answering Work Emails Tonight: "take a minute to review your team’s email policy. If it doesn’t require you to set up your work account on your phone, be bold and remove it yourself."

Daily Leap Career Video of the Week: Entering the Job Market or Looking for Something New?

Each week we present our Daily Leap Career Video of the Week. The video we share presents news or advice related to career development, searching for a job, the economy and employment, and other career-related topics.

In the following video, OWN TV co-president Erik Logan offers guidance for those entering the job market for the first time or anyone looking for something new.

“Be passionate about what it is you’re doing and really embrace it,” Logan says. Watch the video below for more.
 

High Five Weekly Career Transitions Roundup

June is the traditional month of graduation, a time for new beginnings. For those 2012 graduates who plan to join the world of work, this weekly roundup is devoted to you.

Below are links to some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these so that you have some great resources to prepare you for your transition into the workplace. Enjoy!

1. Workplace Guide for New Graduates


2. Be a Gutsy Grad: LinkedIn Tips for the Class of 2012


3. Still No Job After Graduation--Now What?


4. How To Get Started Using Social Media for Your Job Search


5. For Today’s Graduates, a New Answer to the Old Question: “What Are You Doing Next?”

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup

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!

1. 8 Beliefs That Are Stalling Your Career
"Here are eight common misconceptions that can keep you from getting the projects, jobs, promotions, and the salary you'd like."

2. 10 Smart Things New Grads Should Do to Get a Job
"Act like a professional. You never know where you could meet a potential hiring manager... Online and in person, dress, speak, and act like someone you would hire."

3. Grads: A Lame Job is Better Than No Job
"So should you wait and keep looking for the perfect job? The advice from career experts boils down to one word: No."

4. Your Personal Brand Toolbox: The Informational Interview 
"They are structured conversations that enable you to learn and understand your target audience while enabling you to build relationships that lay the groundwork for your career success."

5. First Interview Do's and Don'ts for Women
"First impressions mean everything, especially in the interview process. What you say, do and wear will leave a lasting mark on your interviewer more than you think."