Ryan Niessen

Jan 24, 2025 | workitdaily.com | Ryan Niessen |Jenna Arcand

A career resolution is exactly what it sounds like: a resolution for your career intended to help you grow into a better professional. At Work It DAILY, we believe that you need to work on your career every day (yes, you do, in fact, need to "work it daily"). So, everyone should make a career resolution or two along with those other ambitious personal resolutions.

Oct 31, 2024 | workitdaily.com | Ryan Niessen |Jenna Arcand

Everyone knows LinkedIn recommendations look good, but few are aware of the most persuasive ways to use them to aid their job search. When you're hunting for a job, what you're really doing is marketing yourself to an employer, and LinkedIn recommendations are a great way to sell yourself. Employers are in the marketplace looking for the best candidate, and you're in the marketplace looking for the best position.

Jul 30, 2024 | workitdaily.com | Ryan Niessen |Jenna Arcand

Here's the really big, final, decisive sign.

Apr 23, 2024 | workitdaily.com | Ryan Niessen

Today, I have two BIG questions for you that could change the course of your career. How many more years do you expect to work before you retire? 5? 10? 20? More…? Do you LOVE what you do so much that you’re “enjoying the journey," and feel proud, fulfilled, and happy about the prospect of remaining in your field of work for the rest of your career?

Apr 19, 2024 | workitdaily.com | Ryan Niessen

The year was 2009. I was an overly confident (and incredibly ignorant) young man…And I was on a mission to kickstart my career and make a lot of money. Related:How 20 Seconds Of Insane Courage Got Me My Dream JobThe results of my quest are both hilarious and embarrassing... And while I learned an incredibly valuable lesson from this experience, I nonetheless wasted an entire year of my life. I was burned out, had used up all my savings, was living with my parents, AND was completely miserable.