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New Year, New Career: A Guide to Elevating Your Professional Journey in 2024 

As the year comes to an end, the holidays season serves as the perfect time to reflect and renew your goals. In light of embracing the endless possibilities that the new year brings, let’s start a journey to elevate our professional lives as well as our personal lives. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of setting up meaningful career opportunities and adopting habits that contribute to your success in 2024. Reflecting on the Past Year Before we …

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Developing Your Master Plan

Identifying what interest’s you is key to achieving a successful job search and a successful career plan. It is essential to start narrowing down what you could envision yourself doing every single day. There are many fresh ways to map out your long-term strategy by honing in on your interest or hobbies.For example, you like to sing and want to be a recording artist. That may be your ultimate goal, but not immediately available because you need money. So now, …

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National Forgiveness Day

July 7th was National Forgiveness Day so let’s make an effort to always forgive the offenses of others and ourselves. July 7th and everyday throughout the year, many struggle with forgiveness in our personal or work life, it’s difficult. Polishing the Professional would like to leave you with the words of MLK, “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”Forgiveness comes in all different forms. If you are harboring negative feelings toward yourself about failing to take …

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FIVE Resume Tips To Get Call Backs

Your resume is the first thing an employer sees before they call you in for an interview. If it’s not appealing, you will never get that call.1. Make sure your resume is focused on the positions you are applying for. A good resume should clearly present the skills and experiences you have that are most relevant to the job for which you are applying. You may have to draft several resumes for different skill sets and focuses.2. Focus on achievements. …

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Tuesday Tips

Today’s #TuesdayTip is to keep a weekly skin routine. Basic self-care needs are essential and help boost your confidence in interviews and on the job. Fresh breath, clean skin, and a great smile give you a significant boost with in-person interaction. A tremendous weekly skin routine consists of cleansing, steaming, masking, scrubbing, toning, and moisturizing.Click the link in our bio and order the Job Search Buddy Book for more tips on grooming and be sure to register!

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