The phone rings for your screening interview. As you pick it up, do you want to sound cocky, rude, flighty, or confused? Or do you want to sound professional, responsible, and composed? If you’re in the middle of a job search, you want every employer to think of you as the latter. However, if you’re… Read more »
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5 Questions to Simplify Your Life During the Holidays
For many people, the holiday season is the busiest, most complicated, most stressful time of year. Holiday parties, gift shopping and wrapping, decorating, travel plans, end-of-the-year projects, planning for the new year … these are all added on top of your regular business. And life before the holidays was already pretty busy. So what can… Read more »
Practical Ways to Make Work Meaningful
Make a list of your fondest wishes about your work. Nearly everyone will put “meaningful work” on that list. We might not all say it the same way, but we want to do something that matters, that we care about, and where we feel like we are making… Read more »
Here’s to Acing Your Interview and Securing the Role You Want
If you need help building a great team at your company, connect with the group at Harvard Resource Solutions. We provide the talented candidates your organization needs. Schedule a meeting with us at your earliest convenience. Contact Harvard Resource Solutions, now hiring for Detroit jobs today.
Becoming a Master of the Time-Scarcity Demon
It’s something most of us deal with every day, often without realizing it’s there: a feeling of time scarcity. We know it well: The feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it all. This is true not only of work – where we have too many projects, meetings, emails,… Read more »
Getting Your In-Person Networking MOJO Back
If you need help building a great team at your company, connect with the group at Harvard Resource Solutions. We provide the talented candidates your organization needs. Schedule a meeting with us at your earliest convenience. Contact Harvard Resource Solutions, now hiring for Detroit jobs today.
How Your Work History Affects Your Job Hunt in the New Age of Work
How Your Work History Affects Your Job Hunt in the New Age of Work By Bob Hartzell Some say the resume is dying. I say it’s not. For most jobs, you still have to present an impressive resume and cover letter to land an interview. But the resume–and other details of the job hunt–certainly are… Read more »
The People Connection: Creating Instant Rapport with Anyone You Meet
Have you ever wondered why it is we hit it off instantly with some people and never seem to click with others? Why is it that there are some people we feel as if we’ve known forever and others we can’t seem to relate to even after years of contact? When we truly connect with… Read more »
Follow These Tips to Make a Great Impression at Work
Of course, when starting any new job it’s important to make an exceptional first impression. After all, building meaningful relationships with your managers and coworkers plays a key role in your professional satisfaction. Ultimately, making a positive impression at your place of employment helps build a rewarding career until your retirement day. What follows are… Read more »
I wish I knew what I want to be when I grow up
I wish I knew what I want to be when I grow up “I wish I knew what I want to be when I grow up,” my 43-year old colleague said over lunch. She has worked in several fields and was now thinking of leaving her position to go on a quest for her dream… Read more »