Bad Boss Tips
Working for a bad boss is SO frustrating and so hard! I’ve been there too. I don’t have any easy answers for you, but I do have some tips.
You really shouldn’t hate your job
You shouldn’t hate your job. Which is not to say it’s your fault if you do—we’ve all gotten a lot of mixed messages about work, and most of us have internalized many of those messages without even realizing it. So please allow me to restate that: you should not hate your job. If you do,…
Applying for Jobs
Tips on keeping your sanity while you apply.
Apply for jobs you want
Only apply for jobs you want. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. It’s a message that bears repeating because so often people get stuck in a pattern of applying for everything they could possibly do, and then they get frustrated because they’re not hearing anything back. But if you’re doing that,…
Interview anxiety? I hear you!
Here are some tips!
Perfectionism: Not Your Friend
So stop seeking it!
Stop seeking perfection
Trying to be perfect is a trap a lot of us fall into, but it’s definitely not healthy. Trying to be perfect is a trap a lot of us fall into, but it’s definitely not healthy. Of course you want your application materials to be free of typos and errors, and naturally you want…
Reward yourself during your job-search
Last week I talked a little about taking time away from job-searching, but since I think it’s so essential, I thought I’d say more about it. We humans are natural pleasure-seekers. We like to do things when we know there’s a reward in it, either from the task itself (the energy we get…
Are you setting application goals for yourself?
Be nicer to yourself!
Sticking to a routine as you apply for jobs is important.
I was reminded this over the break. I took the last week of December “off,” with some actual vacation time planned, as well as some time to get to the tasks done— budgets for the new year, tax info for the old, that sort of thing. On Monday, I had loosely planned to get some…