How Do I Figure Out My Next Career Steps
- The Slide Pack: Figuring Out My Next Steps
Further Resources: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report
Further Resources: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report
2. Inappropriate Email Addresses: When the internet arrived and getting emails were a novelty, a lot of people had rather interesting email addresses. Such addresses as ‘gorgeousbaby87@hotmail.com’ were rife. It is important to provide recruiters, potential employers and other professional acquaintances with a simple, standard email address at which they can reach you.
Fix It – Create a different email address for professional purposes. Your first and last names separated by a dot, underscore or hyphen for example, work very well.
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