It’s easy to get complacent when it comes to professional development. Log into work, eyes glued to the screen, then log out for the day. The energy and time put into networking, resume building, and continuing education long gone. Work has simply become routine professional growth is stagnant. I’m here to tell you: Don’t get …
As a Black, female junior employee, I am always looking for ways to self-promote ad establish my brand at work. First starting out, I was hesitant to share my accomplishments in fear that I would be seen as too boastful. It’s hard balancing all the outward perspectives of self, personal worries, and reality, especially when …
Time blocking is my new to-do list. Don’t get me wrong, a simple to-do list is still great for compiling everything that needs to get done. However, I’m already overwhelmed by the time I write down bullet ten! I’m aware of what to do, but not when. Time blocking is a time management method that …
Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean self-care is nonexistent. Working from home turns your space into an office for 8 + hours and it becomes hard to clock out. For me, working from home resulted in looking at emails non-stop and logging off hours after 5 p.m. I never truly turned my apartment …
It’s officially time for my second round of annual reviews. Last year, I made a post all about feedback and what I learned from five short months in the business world. Were there some good points? Yes, however as I approach year two of my career, I’ve started looking at feedback from a different perspective. …