Do you have any questions for us?' is one of the most underrated moments in a job interview. Instead of defaulting to safe, forgettable questions, use this moment to show how you think. Here are five interview questions, including one bold one, worth asking at your next interview.
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Read MoreYou can only win when your mind is stronger than your emotions.
Most people don't fall behind in their careers because they're incapable. They fall behind because they make emotional decisions at the exact moments that mattered most:
Read MoreNobody feels qualified before they start. That's not the problem. Waiting is.
This shows up everywhere in fashion, beauty and retail careers: the role that looks like a stretch, the promotion conversation that keeps getting postponed, the brief that feels slightly bigger than current experience. One often-cited internal study found men tend to apply for a role once they meet around half to sixty percent of the listed requirements, while women typically wait until they meet closer to ninety percent. The gap isn't ability. It's permission, and most people are waiting for a version of it that never actually arrives.
Read MoreYou've built a strong career. So why does it feel like you've stopped moving?
If that question sounds familiar, it's worth knowing this isn't a sign something has gone wrong. A recent Glassdoor survey found most professionals report feeling stuck in their careers, with the frustration showing up even at executive levels. Plateaus at a senior level are common, and they rarely mean failure.
Read MoreYou've built a strong career. So why does it feel like you've stopped moving?
If that question sounds familiar, it's worth knowing this isn't a sign something has gone wrong. A recent Glassdoor survey found most professionals report feeling stuck in their careers, with the frustration showing up even at executive levels. Plateaus at a senior level are common, and they rarely mean failure.
Read MoreMost advice about getting ahead focuses on doing more. Working longer hours, saying yes more often, chasing every opportunity in the room. The professionals actually pulling ahead in fashion, beauty and retail are doing the opposite. They have rebuilt their relationship with work entirely, and balance, in the traditional sense, rarely factors into it.
Read MoreFear expires. Regret doesn't.
That single line explains why so many talented people in fashion, beauty and retail stay exactly where they are, even when they are ready for more. The promotion they didn't apply for. The pitch they didn't make. The move they keep putting off until "the right time." Fear of failure is reportedly behind 41% of people never starting at all, and the cost is rarely the failure itself. It is everything that never gets the chance to happen.
Read MoreLuck has a branding problem. The most successful people in fashion, beauty and retail are not the ones who got picked out of a hat. They are the ones who quietly built the habits that make opportunity easy to find.
If your career feels like it is moving slower than you would like, the fix is rarely a better CV. It is usually a better set of inputs. Here are five.
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