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Whether our client or employee, we’re invested in your success. In our blog we share tips that will help you reach your goals.

Ask The Experts, Series 2

Author: Contemporaries Team                                  In order to better serve our clients and candidates, Contemporaries, Inc. has created a new column titled, Ask The...

Ask The Experts, Series 1

Author: Contemporaries Team                                  In order to better serve our clients and candidates, Contemporaries, Inc. has created a new column titled Ask The...

AI May Not Be the Best Choice For Selecting Job Candidates

Author: Contemporaries Team                                  Artificial Intelligence may play a prominent role in the workplace for such functions as analyzing large amounts of...

Understanding What Commitment Is

Author: Contemporaries Team                                  The Contemporaries Team recently provided job seekers with 10 Tips for Career Success in 2025. Today, we will be...

Separating The Person And The Position

Author: Contemporaries Team                                                                                                                                                       ...

Why Certified DBE Staffing Firms Are a Smart Choice for Vendors With Government Contracts

Author: Contemporaries Team                                    The greatest reason for partnering with a company that holds a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)...

Remaining Available on the Employer’s Schedule

Author: Contemporaries Team                                                                                                                                                       ...

Experts Say Performing a Dress Rehearsal May Help You Land The Job!

Author: Contemporaries Team                                                                                                                                                       ...

Recent Posts

Monday Mood Booster: Steady

Monday Mood Booster: Steady

Welcome back! With the excitement of the new year and its new opportunities, it can be easy to get swept up in bursts of intense energy. This week we’ll be focusing on how to best harness and maintain that energy, enabling you to keep going at a steady pace no matter...

Feel Good Friday: Explore

Feel Good Friday: Explore

Happy Friday! While the work week may be coming to a close, we encourage you to keep striving towards your goals, and to keep an eye out for new opportunities all around you. And while taking on new responsibilities and breaking old habits may seem overwhelming, don’t...

Exploring Workplace Opportunities

Exploring Workplace Opportunities

As the new year approaches, we’re thinking about ways to engage in professional exploration--about how to take the skills you’ve already cultivated and turn them into opportunities. While you may not be currently working at your “dream job,” it’s important to remember...

Wednesday Wellness: Explore

Wednesday Wellness: Explore

Happy Hump Day! As we’re at the work week’s midpoint, today is an excellent day to consider both how far you’ve come, and how far you’d like to strive to reach. And as the new year approaches, this is a great point in time to think about new directions that you’d like...

Allowing Positivity To Be Your Professional Fuel

Allowing Positivity To Be Your Professional Fuel

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it: positivity is key! Overcoming struggles is largely a mental process. And adopting a positive outlook, finding the silver linings amidst difficulties, will amplify your sense of optimism, which will fuel you to keep going....

Wednesday Wellness: Persevere

Wednesday Wellness: Persevere

Happy Hump Day! There’s no better time than now to focus on strengthening your resolve--especially as we approach January and its opportunities to create and enact your New Year’s resolutions. We know you can persevere all the way through the month of December and...

How To Keep Going In Your Workplace

How To Keep Going In Your Workplace

A key component of persevering is remaining motivated. So, today we’re looking at ways to do just that within any workplace! And having the right mindset is essential to building up your motivation. Mentally persevering entails finding opportunities within any...

Monday Mood Booster: Persevere

Monday Mood Booster: Persevere

Welcome back! We know that after having time off last week, entering into this week might feel like a huge challenge. Which is why we’re encouraging you to persevere! Set the tone for the rest of your work week by getting off to a strong start. Remember that you’re...

Wednesday Wellness: Gratitude

Wednesday Wellness: Gratitude

Happy Hump Day! As the end of the week draws nearer, this is a great time to reflect on the opportunities that have come your way. And to practice gratitude for even the little things, as the way to reach your goals is one step at a time. Each small opportunity you...

How to Best Express Professional Gratitude

How to Best Express Professional Gratitude

So, you’ve realized that you have a lot to be grateful for within your professional environment. Now what? If you’re looking for ways to express your appreciation--and to do it most effectively--you’ll want to make sure to not only read but internalize today’s tips...

Monday Mood Booster: Gratitude

Monday Mood Booster: Gratitude

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. This week, we’re focusing on gratitude. We know that this year has brought with it ample difficulties--and so it might feel really difficult to find things for which to be grateful amidst these present, unprecedented...

Feel Good Friday: Clarity

Feel Good Friday: Clarity

Happy Friday! As the week draws to a close, know that you’ve managed to navigate all of the twists and turns that life has thrown your way--and find strength in that knowledge. Know, too, that the weekend will offer up plenty of time to access even more mental clarity...

Finding Clarity In Any Professional Setting

Finding Clarity In Any Professional Setting

Today we’re examining both digital and physical ways to help you gain mental clarity. Whether you’re working remotely or in person, we know that technology can often come into play throughout your work day. And we also know it can be very easy to stray from your...

Wednesday Wellness: Clarity

Wednesday Wellness: Clarity

Happy Hump Day! And welcome to the week’s midpoint. This is a perfect time to take stock of both how far you’ve come this week and how far you’d like to reach towards your goals by the week’s end. To help you dive into that exploration, make sure you’re also taking a...

Finding Mental Clarity At Work

Finding Mental Clarity At Work

We know it’s easy to get swept up in the latest news cycle or distracted by social media. And as understandable as those tendencies are amidst our current, unprecedented circumstances, unfortunately employers are far more likely to view your scrolling as a detriment,...

Monday Mood Booster: Clarity

Monday Mood Booster: Clarity

Welcome back! Amidst our turbulent times, it can be easy to get distracted and overwhelmed. You very likely (and understandably) have a lot of thoughts running through your mind right now. This week’s focus will help you pare those thoughts down, allowing you to find...

Feel Good Friday: Readjust

Feel Good Friday: Readjust

Happy Friday! Congratulations--you’ve made it through what we know was a weird week for many of you as you readjusted to professional environments with a bit less uncertainty. We know, too, that even that sort of change is still a change, and that it may feel...

Actively Adjusting Your Workplace Performance

Actively Adjusting Your Workplace Performance

Amidst our current, turbulent circumstances, it’s important to remember that not every change that comes your way is outside of your control. You can create change, too! Make sure that you’re not only reacting and readjusting to situations that you encounter. Instead,...

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