A development plan is essential if you want to prepare for your future dream job ahead of time, writes Gwen Moran. Even while you're at your current job, you can use employee resource groups, internal training and feedback from peers and mentors to improve your skills and knowledge for the future.
Although it's not advisable to start arguments or talk back to your boss, speaking up to share your ideas is a good way to stand out and be seen as a leader, says entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis. Expressing your viewpoints can also prevent large conflicts later on, says former Google career coach Jenny Blake.
While Facebook Jobs provides a better venue for searching for local jobs of a specific type, LinkedIn has the ability to suggest jobs based on your profile content or provide salary research data. But Facebook features fewer jobs at the executive level, and LinkedIn lacks the number of entry-level and part-time offerings that Facebook has.
A Humana report said 50,000 of its employees are expected to meet a wellness goal of becoming 20% healthier by 2020 by the end of this year. The insurer said the employee engagement rate for its wellness platform has increased from 28% to nearly 80% since the Bold Goal initiative benchmark was implemented in 2012.
It's unadvisable to embellish your current or past salary in the hopes of being paid more by a future employer, says career coach Theresa Merrill. However, Merrill also advises that job seekers avoid sharing such information whenever possible and provide a desired salary range when asked for a specific number.
Professionals who balance a career with parenting responsibilities must be willing to seek and accept help if they want to succeed, writes Brit Morin. Even though it's difficult, professionals with families must try to carve out time for themselves now and then.
Aspire Food Group believes that crickets could be the next food craze for US consumers. The company manufactures whole-roasted crickets and sells them in five flavors, including Texas barbecue and sour cream and onion.
