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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

Wednesday Wellness: Readjust

Wednesday Wellness: Readjust

Welcome to the week’s midpoint! You’ve made it through the first half of this week, readjusting to your work routines and adjusting as necessary to any new changes that your professional environment has thrown your way. Congratulations! But we know that the week isn’t...

How To Adjust To A New Workplace

How To Adjust To A New Workplace

Continuing our theme this week of adapting to change within your professional environment and beyond, today’s focus will be on concrete ways to adjust and readjust as needed. Making on-the-fly changes is a skill that is especially appreciated in situations where you...

Monday Mood Booster: Readjust

Monday Mood Booster: Readjust

After last week, we anticipate you’ll need to readjust to the rhythms at your workplace that feel both old and new. Amidst this especially tumultuous recent period, you might be curious about how best to utilize any feelings of uncertainty that arose—about how those...

Feel Good Friday: Calm

Feel Good Friday: Calm

Happy Friday! You’ve made it through every obstacle this week has thrown at you—and we know that this is a week that has felt much more like a marathon than a sprint. Given the adrenaline needed to make it through, you may find yourself encountering difficulties when...

Wednesday Wellness: Calm

Wednesday Wellness: Calm

Happy Hump Day! You’ve made it to the week’s midpoint—which is an accomplishment in and of itself. So take a moment to give yourself a pat on the back! And if you choose to do so literally, we won’t judge. With the many stressors the world throws our way these days,...

Finding Professional Calm in Body and Mind

Finding Professional Calm in Body and Mind

Amidst these turbulent times, it’s easy to get stressed out and distracted. Which is why we want to provide you with tips and tricks to help keep that stress in check, allowing you to find moments of calm no matter what professional obstacles you find yourself up...

Monday Mood Booster: Calm

Monday Mood Booster: Calm

Welcome back! Amidst the unprecedented circumstances of our present times, we figure everyone could use an extra dose of calmness this week. A great way to establish a calm foundation is to recognize that change is a constant part of life, and that some of the changes...

Feel Good Friday: Cozy

Feel Good Friday: Cozy

Today, as part of this week’s focus on feeling cozy no matter your surroundings, we’re focusing on feeling comfortable as a new employee in any professional environment—though you can also apply these tips even if you’re remaining in the same company while taking on a...

Wednesday Wellness: Cozy

Wednesday Wellness: Cozy

Welcome to the week’s midpoint! Today we’re considering “cozy” in terms of being comfortable with yourself. This will allow you to build up your confidence, which will enhance your workplace performance and enable you to feel equipped in seeking to make strides...

Achieving Workplace Comfort For Yourself And Others

Achieving Workplace Comfort For Yourself And Others

Today we’re considering being cozy in your workplace in terms of not just adjusting and settling in but as maintaining a safe, comfortable environment for both yourself and others. Establishing appropriate professional boundaries is a key step in that process. This...

Monday Mood Booster: Cozy

Monday Mood Booster: Cozy

Welcome back! With this week’s overcast skies and colder temperatures (and the time to change the clocks back approaching this weekend), autumn is definitely here. These are days to focus on getting comfortable—though not complacent. And we’re talking about cozy not...

Feel Good Friday: Present

Feel Good Friday: Present

During these unprecedented times, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the unusual circumstances we’re facing. Which is why today we want to remind you again to take a moment to center yourself, to allow yourself to be fully present in your professional...

Staying Present In Your Professional Environment

Staying Present In Your Professional Environment

Amidst an increasingly interconnected world, getting distracted at work is easy--after all, you have the Internet right at your fingertips, and your phone nearby as well. Which is why today we’re focusing on helping you to stay present in your professional...

Wednesday Wellness: Present

Wednesday Wellness: Present

Happy Hump Day! While you’re here at the week’s mid-point, let yourself be mentally present in this moment rather than thinking about the days that have passed, or the days that are yet to come. Focus on your professional environment as is it, and on your interactions...

Finding Your Focus At Work

Finding Your Focus At Work

Especially now, with so much going on in the world, finding your focus at work can be difficult. If you’ve been newly working remotely, you might also find yourself faced with new sets of sounds, sights, and even smells that can throw off your workplace performance....

Monday Mood Booster: Present

Monday Mood Booster: Present

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. This week we’ll be focusing on ways to stay in the present within any professional setting, and providing you with the tools to maintain mindfulness. This will help keep you on task, allowing you to better pay...

Feel Good Friday: Cheer

Feel Good Friday: Cheer

Happy Friday! You’ve made it all the way to the end of the week, and that’s worthy of a huge congratulations. So, congratulations! Today we’re featuring a few light-hearted sayings to provide a bit of cheer amidst these dreary times. Think of these affirmations as not...

Self-Care In Any Context

Self-Care In Any Context

Continuing this week’s focus on addressing mental health concerns that arise in the workplace (or beyond, if you are someone who our present, unprecedented circumstances have caused to be out of work at present), today we’re considering self-care methodologies that...

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