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."

Daily Leap Career Video of the Week: Your Online Life, Permanent as a Tattoo

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 this video, author/entrepreneur/intellectual Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of online presence on our personal privacy. He shares insight from the ancient Greeks to help us deal with our new “digital tattoos”—valuable lessons that ought to be applied to our professional reputation, too.

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High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Value of Workplace Laughter

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!

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• What You Should Be Doing Way More of at Work: "Laughter is one of productivity’s greatest allies and individuals and companies need to foster it."


• Lessons Learned from Launching My First Product: "In celebration of a successful product launch, entrepreneur Amanda Abella's offers lessons learned with those growing businesses."


• 10-Minute LinkedIn Makeover: "Here are 10 quick LinkedIn profile improvements that will require about a minute each to implement."


• Climb Out of the Resume Black Hole in 3 Steps: "This is the major complaint of job seekers today. They submit their resume and it seems to drop down a black hole. Avoid the black hole by following these three steps."


• 4 Words You’ll Want to Use More Often in Your Career: Blogger Karl Staib shares an admired co-tenant's success secrets in order to achieve success in your own career and life.

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Personality Testing Video Games

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!

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• Will Video Games Replace Job Interviews?: "Personality testing video games are becoming the new hot high-tech tool in recruiting. But discrimination and diversity concerns could chill the hype."


• How to Move on When You Didn’t Land the Job: "If you’re stuck in a rejection rut, here are four ways to feel better—and kick your job search back into gear."


• Finding the Right Kind of Sports Internships: "Use social media tools to help ensure you choose the right sports internships—for that matter, any internship—while in college."


• The Power of a Referral: "Nothing comes close to making for a better hiring experience for a job seeker as a referral from a trusted colleague, employee, friend, or acquaintance."


• Career Direction: Managing Your Online Presence: "Keeping a keen eye on your social media presence is an important part of searching for a job."