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It remains true that continuous learning in today's workplace is essential. And it is also true that there is hardly any job that is or will be impacted soon, even plumbers, artists, nurses or people performing manual labor in agriculture will need to adapt. We all will have to. Let's find out why this is the case and what to look out for. www.schmied.be

Improving our communication skills is not rocket science – even introverts can do it. It involves a combination of self-awareness, practice, and seeking feedback. Here are some actionable steps to help you enhance your communication abilities. Be prepared, I want to give you a long list, so weather you just want to start the journey to improve you communication, or you feel you already are mastering it, there is something for all of us. My website: https://www.schmied.be

Do you remember the last job interview you had? You received the invitation and you were interviewed. But hold on, there was something else going on at the same time we maybe even were not aware of.  During a job interview, there are actually two interviews going on in parallel. The organization is interviewing you, and – you might not have thought about it – you are interviewing the organization as well. How can you best prepare for this? My website: https://www.schmied.be

You put your visitor batch on, entered the elevator, pressed 7th floor and another person is joining you. The elevator starts to move, and the other person looks at you and says: “Good Morning. I see you are a visitor. What brings you to the HR department, that sits on the 7th floor?” Do you agree with me, that if you are not prepared for such a situation, whatever you say will be suboptimal – if not worse. You do not know who the other person is, might be your future boss. How will that first impression about yourself be for her or him? Remember, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.  My website: www.schmied.be

Jobseekers have a problem. Eventually, they find a job in a company, they would like. But before signing an employment contract, they want to be sure that they can do the job, and that they would like to work in that job, in that company together with new colleagues, bosses, and everything else. But how can they?

Think about your professional life. You have a career, right? We also sometimes say that we “make” a career, meaning that we progress and grow professionally. However we use the word “career”, we always think about it as a singular thing. We have one career.   Allow me to challenge that belief for a moment. What if it would be possible, to have more than one career? And what does that mean?

Most of us would not do the job we currently have for free, just because it is so nice. We might like it, but we still need the money. So, is money the prime motivation to work? And equally important, would money make us happy? comments here: https://www.schmied.be

You are currently not working and are looking for a new job. Before you might have spent around 8 hours a day working, while now these 8 hours are free. It is said that finding a new job is a full time job. What does this mean and why is it like that?

You have decided to resign from your current job. Before you start a new job, there are some important steps to take to quit your current role. To maintain your professionalism, it's crucial to handle these steps properly.

There have been many improvements in understanding leadership lately - yet many of those styles refer to outdated and debunked leadership practices that continue to persist despite being proven ineffective. Alex Haslam, a professor of social and organizational psychology at the university of queensland calls those “Zombie Leadership”, as according to him, many of those dead ideas are still walking among us