Ioana Lazarov is a Careers Blogger for Express and Star, and a contributor to a number of other sites. She is a graduate of University of Wolverhampton School of Applied Sciences with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Psychology, and additionally holds a Life Coaching Diploma. Her career pursuits and passions include Psychology and Mental Health Rehabilitation, Automotive Electric Systems Manufacturing and Engineering and Retail. When she’s not tweeting, facebook-ing and blogging, she enjoys the finer things in life: friends, food, traveling and sports.
Iolazarov has written 21 awesome articles for us at FT Careers Blog
Hello readers! Welcome to a new post. In today’s edition we tackle: How To Get A Job At Google?
See, Google is a finely-tuned Internet Search Engine beast and its appeal mesmerizes even the most unmesmerizeable of us. But, most of us use the Google beast and forget that behind the ...
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As we lurk towards the murky grounds of unsolicited advice we start to wonder – just as the title says – Should you give a hoot? Whether or not your co-worker or supervisor means well or not (most likely not), unsolicited advice remains just that: unsolicited.
You may hear throughout your ...
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Are you a bold and tenacious modern day job-seeker or an already employed individual searching for that absolute employment bliss, but somewhere along the way you realize you have lost track of where you were heading in your career? Your stellar CV no longer has the shine it once had, ...
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Hello readers! Welcome to another awkward post on Sexual Harassment. Today we’re tackling the sensitive topic of (potentially) unsolicited, unwarranted and/or unwanted (verbal and physical) sexual attention, as we debate the following controversies: Should you enjoy it? Resent it? or Report it?
Leaving personal thoughts, feelings and beliefs aside, let’s get ...
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Every so often we receive devastating news of grim events and unexpected deaths of those we love and admire. We grieve, we mourn and we recover – but we never forget those who engage in life threatening occupations – for a passion so deep, to the point of obsession (or sheer insanity).
Their remarkable talent and their drive is infectious, and they serve as inspiration to us all – in both, our brightest and darkest moments of our personal and professional lives.
And without any further ado, these are some of the controversial public figures that today we remember and continue to be touched by their legacy:
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If you had the misfortune of being interviewed by Human Resources or an external company representative, only later to come face-to-face with what seems to be the knuckle-dragging incompetence of the potentially out-most idiotic boss, you know you’re in for trouble.
So, to implement some ‘regain-your-sanity’ measures, cool your jets, buckle up and tune out of the That’s It, I’m screwed! My Boss Is An Idiot! mode and look out for benchmarks and solutions to your dilemma. For now, please resist the temptation to assault the idiocy and stab him/her in the back with the stapler, we do not recommend such conduct. Sources tell us you could serve some serious time for it!
After-all, if you’re unable to emotionally and psychologically detach from the ‘hopefully-not-contagious’ idiotic boss, his/her corporate cluelessness could have detrimental effects on your well-being (as you habitually lye awake at night -dark circles and bags under your blood-shot eyes- planning the perfect retribution), not to mention potentially terminal to your career prospects.
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You could argue that -depending on the degree- enhancing one’s CV or job application couldn’t do much harm.
Or could it?
Based on the recent BBC’s 7 Questions on CVs, you might find that a large number of the population is unaware that the habitual engineering of a CV or job application ...
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A mother’s love is a unique and supposedly unconditional experience, all due to one magic ingredient: oxytocin. This hormone is released during labor and is the main culprit for the bond between the mother and the infant, even when s/he is butt ugly. Anyone who has ever gone through labor will ...
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Ever wondered why problem employees don’t get fired? Why the paradigm ”you would be mad to be bad in the workplace” does not apply to this segment of the work population? How in spite of acutely bad behavior or consistently skip work, the worst employees pull through, remain within the organization and ...
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By definition a career is a persistent delivery of services that reinforce our values and beliefs about our abilities and aspirations.
But, whether trained in a specific specialist area or endeavor on the job market in a less conservative or conventional way, our views of self and others could account for career success or ...
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Let’s face it, we all had that boss that just won’t quit bugging or undermining us. If you haven’t - just wait, it will come.
You squint, you try, you tolerate and you fail to make your boss see your point or appreciate your skills.
If all this sounds familiar and had enough of it, ...
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We often predict that a messy desk or a messy office will negatively impact those around and consequently hinder productivity. More so, we estimate that a messy or chaotic environment makes it difficult to concentrate and will destroy efficiency. We envision frustration, annoyance and irritation, undermined morale, high turnover, unmotivated ...
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Our job, occupation or profession is an area of our lives where we can feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and purpose. However, as stress and dissatisfaction creeps in, it sheds away the positive out-view and replaces it with lingering symptoms – mental health symptoms.
Mental health “off-spells” or breakdowns are common ...
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Is your office flooded with malicious gossip and your reputation has been blemished in the process? How can you restore a sense of normalcy and what would be required of you during the process of returning to your former glory?
Surviving the politics of office gossip often requires that we develop the fine art of understanding the tenebrous of mass communication, non-verbal signals, body language and the written and oral content of persuasive communication – aka the science behind the message.
If someone is making unwelcome comments or stirs a negative tittle-tattle storm about you, your work, or a direct personal attack to your outside-of-work persona, making the connections at early stages between what is actually communicated and intent these behaviours carry, can help you turn the table around.
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You are standing on the career fence not knowing where to go next. You shake, you hesitate and you allow opportunities to go by.
If you could choose to let go of your fears, manage and develop your personal and professional self, carve and shape your place in the work world, determined to make a contribution, would you take the chance of feeling successful, purposeful, engaged and productive?
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By Ioana Lazarov- So, you hate your job, your boss and your colleagues. Where do you go next?
Deciding to leave a job and moving on in your career can be a particularly stressful time and one that is often filled with ambivalence and uncertainty over your future employment prospects.
However, if you have exhausted all of your career options within the current company or organisation you work for, you know it is time to pack up your bags, jump out and start your journey to a new career.
But what do you need to do before resigning?
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Guest post by Ioana Lazarov - The workplace is a common setting where interpersonal conflicts occur. Factors such as negligence / irresponsibility, poor or ineffective communication, leadership problems and scarce organizational resources fuel up tempers to the breaking point.
Disputes between co-workers and/or management are time and energy consuming and often result in an array of unwanted or unpleasant effects. Therefore, organisations have a vested interest in keeping conflicts, escalating disputes leading to -or further perpetuating- unethical or inappropriate personal and professional behaviors, low morale and diminished productivity at bay.
In addition, when the conflict degree is high, the costs attached to formal investigation procedures sap deeply into the company’s budget and take a toll on the mental health of those involved.
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