You may want to advertise the expertise you gained with your side job when you write your CV, or resume, when applying for a primary career.…
How to Include Your Side Hustle on Your Resume
by / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / January 11, 2021
Growth doesn’t come without hardship and many people are using the current situation as an opportunity to re-examine their career. …
Tips to Pass Certification Exams While Still Working Full-Time
by / ⠀Career Advice / October 15, 2020
Preparing for a certification exam might seem rather straightforward, but it’s critical that you view it through the correct lens.…
The Fastest Way to Propel Your Career Forward in 2019: Mentoring
by / ⠀Career Advice / March 6, 2019
Sometimes, personal drive and education need a boost. If you’re struggling to achieve your goals in 2019, you may need a mentor. Even the most accomplished college graduates recognize that education rarely provides all the answers for the real world. According to recent research from Gallup, only 36 percent of college graduates strongly agreed that their degrees provided the knowledge and skills they needed to succeed in the…
How to Start Your Own Business While on the Job
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Startup Advice / October 27, 2013Becoming an intrapreneur isn’t something people typically fall into. If you want it to happen, you’re going to have to get out there and make it happen. And to do that, you’ll need a plan. Item number one on your list is to master your job. This is actually a two-parter. First, become an expert in your current role. Second, you’ll need to hit certain milestones if you want…
The Ultimate Checklist for Landing Your Dream Job
by / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / October 14, 2013We founded Tag Digital, a digital agency two years ago and ever since have regularly received messages from eager students, graduates, designers, developers and other agency folk looking for work. It’s not that long ago that I was in that same position so I always try to offer some constructive advice if we don’t have an opening at that time. Job-hunting is a tough and often thankless task…
Financial Management: 7 Tips for a Newly Hired Worker
by / ⠀Entrepreneurship• Personal Finance / October 3, 2013Getting hired for a new job is really exciting and definitely a testament to your continued progress in life. But don’t let that success go to your head. There are some things everyone should do when hired for a new position. Here are a few of them. Set Up a Budget A new job means new income, and chances are that cash flow will be different from your…
Don’t Let Your College Major Dictate Your Career
by / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / August 30, 2013Many of us agonized over choosing our college major. We were told that the major we chose would determine our career path and our earnings potential for the rest of our life. So we decided to study economics instead of English and gave up on that music minor – not enough time for everything! What they didn’t tell us was that the majority of us would never work…
If you had to describe your job in 5 words, what would they be? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. 1. Being Proactive Make people happy every day. – David Spinks, Feast 2. Living in the Now Work now, cry much later. – Shahzil (Shaz) Amin, Blue Track Media, LLC 3. Keeping…
Why Generation Y Is Looking For A Job That Doesn’t Exist
by / ⠀Career Advice• Entrepreneurship / August 22, 2013“Generation Y stands at the forefront of the next chapter in mankind’s evolution: experiencing everything while going nowhere” wrote Bob Lutz in a Forbes article, and as a card-carrying member of Gen Y, I’d have to say I agree. No, really, I’d have to say it because I, like the rest of us, am compelled to offer my opinion up to the Internet no matter what the topic.…
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