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3 Books You Need to Read if You Dread Your Job

“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” might be the motto of people who have already landed their dream jobs. But for those of us who chose a paycheck over passion or simply took the first job we could get, sometimes it’s all we can do to show up with a smile on our face. Are you resigned to a career of dissatisfaction if you hate your job? Absolutely not. Whether you despise your job or you just don’t quite love it anymore, we’ve covered a lot you can do to make the best of it. Today, we’d like to add to the list by pointing out three must-read career books for anyone who finds themselves hating a once-lovable job: Start by Jon Acuff New York Times best-selling author Jon Acuff believes it’s possible for you to love Mondays again. In fact, he believes that loving Mondays is a state of mind, not a particular job, position, or salary. If you’ve started to hate your job, or if you woke up wondering, “How did I get here?” then Start will help you map out a way to make the most of the life

How to Ace Your Next Informational Interview

People refer to unofficial meetings with prospective employers in all sorts of ways: Mock interviews, informational interviews, or, as my business school classmates and I referred to them, “coffee chats” (the coffee part was taken very literally, and I’m still attempting to reduce my caffeine tolerance now, three years after graduating). These meetings can be incredibly fruitful. They’ve helped me become a better businessperson and startup advisor. I still set up them up to connect with industry experts about current tech trends and, on the flipside, to share my experiences with aspiring venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Here are a few tips I’ve picked up over the years to get the most out of informational interviews, no matter what you call them: 1. Be purposeful. As the “interviewee,” it is important to set yourself up for success by thinking through and establishing your general goal(s) of the meeting before setting a date. Are you looking to learn more about a particular industry? To gain a better understanding of a role or company you’re interested in? To be top of mind when the person you’re meeting with has a future need for someone with your experience? Setting your purpose will help guide

Putting Your Staffing Expertise to the Test

How Much Are Your Employees Really Costing You? When was the last time you heard a property manager say, “Wow, I’m saving so much money on these new employees!”? Let me guess: never? That’s because hiring, training and retaining employees is often the biggest financial burden on a property, taking valuable resources and time away from leasing apartments and providing great service to residents. If you have at least some business experience, this probably isn’t news to you. What you may not know, however, is what those employee costs actually are and where they come from.

Ready For A Change?

As of July 1, 2016, Majesty Apartment Staffing has changed its name to Penn Apartment Staffing. The same great service and quality you’ve always known is still the same… but with a new name! Penn Apartment Staffing provides quality full-time and temporary staffing for the apartment industry in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, Texas by recruiting outstanding candidates to meet all your staffing needs. We staff candidates for Property Manager, Assistant Manager, Leasing Consultant, Lead Maintenance, Assistant Maintenance, Make Ready, and Porter / Groundskeeper positions for Direct Hire, Temp-to-Perm, and TEMP opportunities. We also provide payroll services.

how to write a winning resume

For many job seekers, one of the most daunting aspects of looking for a new job is working out how to write a resume that will catch the eye of a prospective employer, and ultimately help them to stand out from the crowd. A well written, … Source: randstad

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