3 Ways to Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Your Career - Style Nine to Five

3 Ways to Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Your Career

The job application process can be a vulnerable time for any applicant. Second guessing whether you have the right combination of skills and experience to apply for a job, debating if you’re qualified enough because your interview didn’t go as smoothly as you’d hoped, starting a new job and feeling like you’re in over your […]

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Get S.M.A.R.T. with Your Career Goals - Style Nine to Five

Get S.M.A.R.T. with Your Career Goals

Having clear objectives can help you create a direction and trajectory for your career. When creating career-driven goals, it is important that they aren’t too broad or generic. We can often get caught up in our ideal “end-game” rather than the necessary steps it takes to get there. When you’re setting goals for your career, […]

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How to Let Someone Go

How to Let Someone Go

Terminated, canned, fired, laid off, let go… as much as we’d all like to believe a simple solution exists, there’s no such thing as an easy way to fire someone. And no matter what anyone says or what you read, no one is an expert at firing people, either. There are no awards for firing […]

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How to Excel After the First Interview - Style Nine to Five

How to Excel After the First Interview

Congratulations—you’ve made it past the first interview! Take a deep breath and give yourself a big pat on the back. Making it through the first round is something to be so proud of. That said, if you want to be the successful applicant at the end, your work isn’t over yet. Just like your initial […]

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Changing Your Job Status from Temporary to Permanent - Style Nine to Five

Changing Your Job Status from Temporary to Permanent

As you start your job search you’ll likely come across temporary, contract, or seasonal roles that have an end date. This could be for a variety of reasons – a specific project, maternity leave, or busy seasons. For some, this is exactly what they’re looking for – for others it may discourage them from applying. […]

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How to Handle and Identify the Signs of Toxic Work Environments - Style Nine to Five

How to Handle and Identify the Signs of Toxic Work Environments

I can remember feeling like I was in the wrong all the time. I felt isolated, lonely and completely debilitated from the choices or actions that I made. I tried conveying what I felt to my boss, only to have it thrown back in my face. I was told a variety of things on a […]

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Clubhouse as a Career Tool - Style Nine to Five

3 Ways to Use Clubhouse as a Career Tool

You might have seen a tweet about it or someone mentioning it in an Instagram story, but you might also be asking yourself – what exactly is Clubhouse? Clubhouse is a fairly new player in the social media & networking space. It’s an audio-based social networking app that allows you to connect with people all over the world through […]

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The Art of Cold-Emailing - Style Nine to Five

The Art of Cold-Emailing

So you want to work for your dream company, but they’re not hiring? Why wait for a job posting when you can reach out and introduce yourself now? Back in the day it was called cold-calling—picking up the phone and trying to get someone on the other end to listen to whatever you were pitching. […]

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Before You Work With an Influencer, Read This - Style Nine to Five

Before You Work With an Influencer, Read This

Influencer marketing is the future (and current reality) of marketing, and according to a Later article, it’s set to be a $ 15 Billion dollar industry by 2022 – and it can be the key to success for your business. In today’s landscape, influencer marketing is not simply about working with someone who has hundreds of […]

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How to Answer Why You Left Your Last Position - Style Nine to Five

How to Answer Why You Left Your Last Position

“Why did you leave your last position?” is one of the most dreaded questions during a job interview, especially if you didn’t leave on the best of terms. But, whether it just wasn’t the right fit or you feel as though you outgrew your position, it is important to have a carefully crafted answer for […]

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