By Khalilah Starks Many companies roll the red carpet out when recruiting prospective hires, only to show their true colors after the position is accepted. So, it's your job to ask as many questions as you need to in order get an accurate picture of the company. I'll talk about questions that you should ask later [...]
Once again, I had the pleasure of appearing on the WCIA Morning News Show! The month's topic – Protecting your online image and reputation! If you didn’t see my post that deals with this very topic, definitely take a look.
By Danielle E. Johnson There is power in color! Green is often associated with wealth. And, red is often associated with power. Different colors send different messages to your brain whether you realize it or not. If you think about it, color choices are extremely important for advertising and marketing execs because various colors evoke an [...]
By Khalilah Starks I’ve heard a celebrity or two confidently say, “Google Me,” which basically means that upon conducting a Google search with their name, you’ll see a string of accomplishments and accolades supporting their supremacy complex. And, while the statement sometimes comes across as arrogant, it’s something that we all should be doing. If you [...]
By Khalilah Starks There are a lot of things that I’m good at. And, a few that I naturally excel at. The things that I naturally excel at are my gifts. For example, writing is one of my gifts. Writing is something that has always come very easy to me and I love it! So, it [...]
By Khalilah Starks "I love my job!" Unfortunately, these are words that few professionals seem to utter nowadays. I, for one, have found myself miserable at an employer or two. Every Monday, I anxiously anticipated Friday. Every Friday, I exhaled – I had made it through another week. Every Sunday, I wondered where my weekend had [...]
I, once again, had the pleasure of appearing on the WCIA Morning News Show! The topic - How to work a career fair! This is a great month to focus on Career Fairs as many colleges across the country will be holding career fairs over the next couple of months. In fact, the day of my [...]
By Khalilah Starks It’s that time of year again! Career Fairs will be taking place across the United States, including many college campuses. So, to help you get the most out of your next career fair experience and stand out among the hundreds of job seekers in black suits, I’ve put together a list of proven [...]
By Khalilah Starks When I think of DIY (Do it Yourself), I think of Home Depot. As you walk through that store, there’s a plethora of DIY kits for the home project enthusiast to create or repair just about anything in the home. When it comes to my home, I would definitely define myself as a [...]
By Khalilah Starks We’re always ready to talk about our successes and achievements when interviewing. But, what about the questions that focus on our mess ups. Questions like…give me an example of a project that you were on that failed or tell me about a time when you tried to accomplish something but failed. Now, I [...]