Whether you’re in your 30s, 50s, or just getting started in your career, growing tired of working is not uncommon. And the feeling of being tired of working is a hard one to deal with. Normal working hours for most people are 9 – 5, five days per week for forty hours per week. So if you’re spending forty hours per week doing something that you are simply tired of, it can be...
Most people rely on their employment to pay their bills and to live. Without money from their employment, many people would struggle to stay afloat with today’s cost of living. That is why losing your employment is such a stressful situation, regardless of the manner in which someone was let go. And there are multiple different terms that refer to losing your job. And each of them have...
Work is an important part of your life. And if you find yourself thinking “I feel incompetent at my job”, it’s a tough place to be. When you’re spending 40 hours per work doing something that you don’t feel like you’re good at, and you feel the stress and pressure that comes with that struggle, it’s hard for that feeling not to cascade into other...
You wake up in the morning. Go through your routine. Eat breakfast and get dressed for work. If you work in an office, you head out the door. If you work from home, you go get in front of your laptop. But, for whatever reason you find yourself a bit numb when starting your day. Maybe you’re not necessarily dreading going to work, and it’s not that you don’t want to work at...
Trying to find a new employment opportunity is like a ladder, and there are plenty of steps you’ll have to effectively climb before reaching the top. There are many processes and requirements that must be met before getting hired. Recruiters and hiring managers have a system of organization to help the hiring process go smoothly. One of those is the use of a shortlist. Within this article...
Vince Lombardi once said that “the price of success is hard work”. John Carmack said “focused, hard work is the real key to success”. And if you search for quotes about hard work, you’ll find many examples of famous, successful people talking about the importance of hard work in achieving success. But is that really true? Is hard work the key to success? Or are there...
The process of trying to find a new job or career includes multiple steps. One of those steps is often having a background check completed (which is, in fact, separate from the reference check process). Many employers will run these checks on potential employees to ensure that they are the best fit for the position. The background check process relatively simple, providing useful information...
Getting a job offer has many different steps, often including background testing, drug testing, and reference checking (which is, in fact, different than a background check). The background check process for a job usually includes a criminal background check and verification of resume claims. And sometimes, your potential employer will also run a drug test around the same time. Drug testing helps...
In the United States, it’s common for people to work from their early 20s to about the time they’re 65. And once they hit 65, after over 40 years of working, folks generally consider retiring. Now, it probably goes without saying that 40 years in the workforce is a long time. And many people burnout and get tired of work prior to that. To that end, this article is written...
If you’ve decided that you’re ready to move on from your job, there are a variety of different ways that you could choose to quit. You could have an in person conversation, make a phone call, or set up a zoom meeting. You could also choose to submit a two week notice or an immediate resignation. Another option that is becoming increasingly common, for better or worse, is to quit a job...
