Career

Most job searching advice applies in any economy: update your resume, grow your skills, and practice patience. When the economy is in flux, however, employers look for a very specific set of experiences and expertise to ensure the success of their businesses.

While face-to-face meetings may be impossible or unlikely, much of the networking process for remote or physical employees involves defining your objectives and skill sets and identifying how they relate to new industries, different business, and changing markets.  Networking tips like gaining free experience and building your personal brand provide next steps for any employee who is out of a job and looking for remote work.

Certified Speaking Professional, David Newman, says if you want to learn how to become a motivational speaker, you need to powerfully brand your business, precisely target your audience, and effortlessly connect your most interested prospects. 

Work-life balance is a spectrum. Similar to your heart, it contracts in some phases and expands in others depending on the rate with which your body needs oxygen-rich blood. Bringing your personal and professional life into harmony is less about managing your time and more about making small adjustments.

Having personally worked with countless hiring authorities throughout the years, Tony Beshara knows that when it comes to follow-up interviews, selling yourself with confidence and assertiveness can help a potential candidate “close the sale.”

Tony Beshara has been in the placement and recruitment profession since 1973 and is the president and owner of Babich and Associates, a job placement firm. He has appeared numerous times on the nationally syndicated Dr. Phil Show.

Kindra Hall is a keynote speaker and award-winning storyteller. She has been published at Entrepreneur.com and Inc.com, and as a contributing editor to Success magazine. She speaks for and works with brands of all sizes to help them harness the power of storytelling.