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Job fit: when the right person is in the wrong job

The following article highlights why businesses want people in the right roles.  Job fit is critical to every employee’s success – and ultimately, your business’s success as well. Having the right people in the right roles can propel your organization to new heights. When the fit is there, it’s nothing short of magical. Your business seems to run like a well-oiled machine. But what about when the fit isn’t right? How does this even happen, if you’re diligent in your screening and interviewing of job candidates? There are usually a couple of possible scenarios. Maybe you hired someone who seemed like the best fit for the role, and you were both excited for them to start. As the new employee settles...

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Finding a Mentor or Sponsor When Working Remotely

Working remotely shouldn't stop you in finding a mentor or sponsor. In fact it may be even more important, as we are all navigating new territory and it is good to have someone trusted that you can run things past. Finding a mentor remotely may look slightly different because you will have to find them and engage with them online.  Pandemic or not, this particular framework is also equally and exactly applicable to people switching careers who are looking for mentors in another industry/profession, or people who don't work for a company, such as entrepreneurs or freelancers. Step 0: Define. Identify what you hope to gain from a mentorship relationship and the structure you would like. What are your goals?...

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Vekita Full Potential Announcement

Announcing our most comprehensive resource for finding career alignment, designed for this generation: the Vekita Full Potential Guidebook We are beyond thrilled to announce the release of the Vekita Full Potential Guidebook, a step-by-step career counselling guidebook which offers a framework for self discovery, identifying one’s strengths, and understanding how personal values align with the perfect career.  We’re especially pleased to offer the guidebook at this moment in our collective consciousness, because of its relevance, as all of us have been forced to pause and reevaluate. ‘Full Potential’ was written by Vekita founder Nicole Serena Silver, who found that other career discovery books lacked cohesiveness and user-friendly content for adults at a professional crossroads. Nicole knows firsthand what it means to...

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