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With all the distractions the end of the year brings, it’s easy to neglect your day-to-day work. But this might be the most important time of year to focus on your job and your career. Many organizations hold year-end performance reviews, and acing them is often your ticket to a pay raise or promotion.

Here’s how to prepare for a performance review so that you … [ Read more ]

Author: Marshall Loeb | Source: Six Tips for Acing Your Year-End Review | Original Publication: CareerJournal.com | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

• “I work hard, I really know my stuff. Why do I need a mentor?”
  First, mentors can give you the big picture. Understanding performance expectations can be tricky—particularly when there are subtle expectations for employees in all organizations.

  Mentors can also help you find a suitable

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Author: Catalyst | Source: Mentors: The Key to Your Success | Original Publication: WetFeet | Subjects: Mentoring, On the Job Career Advice

Subject: On the Job Career Advice

In their new book, Maximum Success: Changing the 12 Behavior Patterns That Keep You From Getting Ahead (Doubleday, 2000), James Waldroop and Timothy Butler explore the habits and perspectives that they’ve seen jeopardize people’s success. Below are five character traits that get in the way of success—and what to do about them.

1. The Impostor Syndrome (when you fear you don’t belong in

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Author: Jill Rosenfeld | Source: Blam! Maximum Success | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

The reasons why a fast-tracker suddenly derails are often evident to everyone except that person. To help you determine whether your career is in danger, we’ve adapted a “Derailment Inventory” from Lois P. Frankel’s Jump-Start Your Career: How the ‘Strengths’ That Got You Where You Are Today Can Hold You Back Tomorrow (Three Rivers Press, 1998) Use the scale below to answer the questions that follow. … [ Read more ]

Author: Michael Kaplan | Source: How to Overcome Your Strengths | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

• Can you provide your own gratification? Narcissists are good at taking the glory—not giving it—so stop expecting your manager to compliment or reward your efforts. This doesn’t mean you should do any less to look out for the boss, but you should learn to get your strokes from other places.
• Do you avoid flattery? People often deal with

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Author: Bob Rosner | Source: How to Handle a Self-Absorbed Boss | Original Publication: CareerJournal.com | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

We can all survive and thrive in the office without a friendly, supportive work environment. Here’s how.

1. Forget About Fate
   Don’t leave anything in your career to chance. Put together a profile of your ideal career and employer. Andrea Kay, a career consultant and executive coach in Cincinnati, recommends including your ideal corporate structure, management styles, industry

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Author: Michele Marrinan | Source: Ten Tips for Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

Linda Seale, head of the Seale Group, an executive coaching firm helped Fast Company devise an agenda for your first 60 days in a new work situation.

First 14 days: Get to know four new people.

When you show up for your first day, leave at home this fallacy: Your success depends on your work. “The combination of your performance and your personality determines how you’re … [ Read more ]

Author: Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Start – Your First 60 Days | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: On the Job Career Advice