Outside-the-box Career Advice

Category: Outside-the-box Career Advice

never burn a bridge
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Never Say Never: How to Know When You Should Let a Bridge Burn

“Never burn a bridge.” We’ve all been told by mentors, career experts and well-meaning friends and co-workers to “never burn a bridge.” It’s the number one rule of networking. Or is it? There’s always an exception to the rule. And this rule is no different. Never Say Never Whenever I

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grow up
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question we all got when we were children. My own answers to that question were all over the place and would change pretty frequently. In trying to remember what my answers were, I’m sure I probably said any

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elevator speech
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

The Best Way to Write a Successful Elevator Speech

It’s Time to Ditch The Pitch for Something Better Do some people’s elevator pitches make you wish you’d taken the stairs? Does the thought of having to share your own elevator speech make you want to pitch yourself down the elevator shaft? Most elevator speeches are very awkward. And it’s

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career mistakes
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Are The Biggest Career Mistakes You Should Avoid?

The post below was originally published on Quora as a response to the question, “What are the biggest career mistakes to avoid?” The number one career mistake to avoid is to go into a career someone else is pushing you into, whether that includes parents, spouse, friends, etc. The number

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Recruiters
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

7 Things You Need to Know About Recruiters

Attention job seekers: it’s important to KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE! This is true for anyone (i.e. an artist, a freelancer, etc.). And it’s also true for those hoping to land the job of their dreams. But one of the biggest mistakes I see job seekers make is not putting themselves in

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resume truth
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Look Out! Here Comes a Truth Bomb About Your Resume

Truth Bomb:  Your Resume is Not About You! Shock is the reaction I usually get when I say what I’m about to say. Your resume is not about you. Thinking it is, is one of the biggest mistakes people make when writing their resume. Here’s what I mean: A few

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