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Banking Blog Archive for "General"
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Career Tip #54 - The speed with which change happens these days, especially in the world of technology, may make you dizzy. If your attitude is to resist change, you may find yourself obso ... Read more »
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Career Tip #53 - Once you have reached a certain level in your career, it may seem like you have hit a ceiling. If this is the case, evaluate your options. Fulfillment may come from ... Read more »
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Career Tip #50 - If you have just been going through the motions at your job, you can be sure it's been noticed. It's better to be proactive and do something about it on your own than to wait ... Read more »
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Career Tip #49 - Passion, enthusiasm, drive... all describe a quality that most top performers exhibit that sets them apart from other workers and makes them an exceptionally valuable commodity.&nbs ... Read more »
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Career Tip #48 - Sales and growth oriented organizations often seek to hire aggressive, competitive individuals who have demonstrated a solid history of achieving results. Top performers ... Read more »
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Career Tip #45 - Statistics show Monday is the most likely day for a heart attack. To make your Monday a little less stressful: 1. Schedule some of your most pleasurable, low s ... Read more »
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Career Tip #42 - The cost of some forms of higher education can be prohibitive and not necessarily pay off in a career sense. Will $50k in student loans really open up a car ... Read more »
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Career Tip #41 - Hire the most successful recruiter out there to represent yourself or your firm! If your company is looking to fill a key opening or if you are a cand ... Read more »
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Career Tip #40 - Have you mentally "checked out" of your career? If your heart is no longer in your job, if you find yourself dreading going in to work each day or doing your work half-h ... Read more »
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Career Tip #38 - If you have difficulty getting along with your coworkers, before venting to your boss and getting frustrated with the company, look at yourself and make sure it isn't YOU that is ca ... Read more »
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Career Tip #37 - If you aren't having any fun in your career anymore, it might be time to think about making a change. Take a good look and try to identify specifically why you aren't enj ... Read more »
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Career Tip #36 - Is your company's HR department monitoring your social media accounts? Many people are finding out the hard way - by receiving a pink slip - after calling in si ... Read more »
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Career Tip #35 - The thought of asking your boss for a raise may raise your blood pressure, but here are a few tips to help you be successful. Choose your time wisely - after the successful co ... Read more »
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Career Tip #34 - Is fear keeping you from leaving a job you dislike? During the recent recession, many people took or kept unsuitable jobs due to rampant unemployment, thankful they at least h ... Read more »
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Career Tip #33 - Body art/tattoos have become much more mainstream in recent years but in a conservative business world, visible artwork on your body may still prevent you from being hired or p ... Read more »
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Career Tip #31 - Mondays often seem to be the most difficult day of the week. To make things easier, take the last hour of your day on Friday and plan out your upcoming week in ... Read more »
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Career Tip #26 - Having a balance between work and home life contributes to overall life satisfaction. If you find yourself feeling burnt out and exhausted at work, take a look at ho ... Read more »
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Career Tip #25 - The image you present at work can make an impact on your career. Even if the quality of your work is superlative, if your appearance is unkempt and slovenly, you may find your ... Read more »
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Career Tip #21 - There are benefits and drawbacks from working for both small and large organizations. A larger company generally is able to offer better benefits and options fo ... Read more »
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Career Tip #20 - Most top performers keep their ears to the ground for opportunities that will help them advance their careers. They may not be "actively looking" for another job but they alwa ... Read more »
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Career Tip #18 - Contrary to popular belief, money is not the primary reason people change jobs. The primary reason people leave is a bad relationship with their boss and/or coworkers. W ... Read more »
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Career Tip #17 - Many people hesitate and wish for a crystal ball when trying to make a decision about leaving their current job for a new and potentially more promising position. Change ... Read more »
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Career Tip #13 - Keeping up with continuing education in your field is a key way to keep yourself competitive and give you an edge up on the job market. Be sure to select course ... Read more »
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Career Tip #11 - Your attitude about your job and your employer is noted, by everyone around you, including your boss. If you haven't received a raise or promotion lately while others around y ... Read more »
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Career Tip #8 - When you called in sick to work, did you post on Facebook pictures of yourself out partying with friends the same day? You might not have a job when you return if your bos ... Read more »
Building Trust with a Recruiter
Here is a brief 2 minute video from our President/CEO Stacy Ethun about building trust with recruiters. Click on the picture to launch the video. ... Read more »
Be the Change This Holiday Season
There is a story circulating in the news recently, some anonymous donors have been paying off Layaway accounts for people at Kmart stores across the country. You may have seen the article and th ... Read more »
Why Care About Networking?
Perhaps you don't see any value in networking. After all, what’s the point if you aren’t looking for a new job? Networking is just the latest meaningless industry catc ... Read more »
A New Record!
We just got the news - Park Avenue Group achieved the highest ranking in our 14 year history - #44 out of more than 800 offices world wide! No resting on our laurels here, NOW is a GREAT time to advan ... Read more »
How hotflashes helped cure my insomnia
Up until 2 weeks ago, I was a chronic insomniac. Every night I would resort to taking some sort of pill after valiantly trying and failing to fall asleep after a good hour or two of staring up a ... Read more »
BankUnited - A Success Story!
I am proud of and so happy for my wonderful client – BankUnited. What a success story! http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9L1HQG80.htm Some of you know that I am v ... Read more »
What is the right question?
I’m right in the middle of reading Ori and Rom Brafman’s book, “SWAY, The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior” when I came across a particular section on commonly used int ... Read more »
Email etiquette
Email etiquette: is the definition of common courtesy changing? I remember in my early banking days, before the advent of automated phone answering services, voice mail and certainly email, we were e ... Read more »
Made any mistakes lately?
I’m always keeping an ear out for possible topics to discuss and just the other day while listening to a particular radio talk show, the host said something that really resonated with me. ... Read more »
Choose Your Words Wisely
This past Sunday while sitting in church, our pastor said something that really resonated with me. He said “we must be careful of what we say to others, because words mean things.”&n ... Read more »
Bragging Rights
Too often on interviews candidates don’t get the chance to mention their accomplishments and that’s usually due to the interviewer doesn’t directly ask for them. Past accomplis ... Read more »
Why use a recruiter?
Let’s start by asking a few simple questions. Would you represent yourself in court if you were wrongly accused of a crime? What if you needed knee surgery, would you operate on your ... Read more »
Do you know where to drive the nail?
What’s your value? Do you know where to drive the nail?You remember the story don’t you? The one about the guy who had a squeak in his floor, so he called a carpenter to come o ... Read more »
