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Transform Your Career by Developing Emotional Intelligence

As more studies show that emotional intelligence improves employee productivity and job performance, it becomes a more coveted skill in the office. Emotional intelligence is when you can understand the emotions of yourself and others and manage your feelings well. Undoubtedly, it shows a healthy balance between intelligence and self-awareness. Emotional intelligence is an important asset. Studies have shown that emotional intelligence training improves employee productivity. However, that may be because emotional intelligence reflects an ability to make better decisions, problem-solving skills, …

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How to Use Social Media to Find Your Next Job

Social media is all the rage. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more seem everywhere. In social media like these, we get constant updates about the relevant and not-so-relevant aspects of everyone’s lives. Here, we’ll consider a practical application of social media: finding your next job. Social media gives you great tools for sharing information electronically with a potentially huge audience.  Try these strategies to help you land a great job: Focus your attention on people instead of companies. For instance, if you’re interested …

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The Number One Reason Why You Probably Did Not Get the Job

The number one reason why you probably did not get the job is:LACK OF PREPARATION!As a Recruiter, one of the first few questions I usually ask a potential candidate is:“What do you know about the position you are applying for?”“What do you know about the company?”“Why do you want to work for the company?”The typical answers that I usually get are generic responses, such as:“Well, I don’t know a lot about the position. Can you tell me more?”“I hear that …

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