High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: How to be Liked and Happy at Work

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

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• The One Thing the Best Leaders and Most Liked People Have in Common: "Since humans love to talk, if you can focus on listening, truly listening attentively to the person you're with, that person will adore you."

• Update Your Job Search: "Recruiters proactively use social media to identify potential candidates instead of waiting for resumes to come in. If you don’t have a social media presence – on LinkedIn, Twitter, or your own website – you aren’t likely to get noticed."                                                      
• How to Be Happy at Work: "One of the quickest and most effective ways to change a 'poor me' attitude is to reach out to someone in the workplace who could use your mentoring or assistance with a project."


• Here's When You Know It's Time to Change Careers: "Most people who want to transition to another career have already invested a good amount of time and money in crafting one career direction, so making a change requires a new level of investment in time, energy and often money."


• 4 Keys to Workplace Innovation: "Organizing forums and inviting speakers are other ways to bring employees into frequent contact with fresh perspectives and rekindle mental energy."