Dr. Yesel Yoon, NYC Psychologist

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Writing about perfectionism, burnout, and reaching your career goals

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Most Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

Most Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them. The folks at Novoresume.com have created a helpful guide to the most common job interview questions. They break down these questions and provide suggested answers. To get the most out of these resources, it is important to practice and prepare. Job interviews, the job application process, and all the steps can be stressful but don’t feel like you have to go at alone. Take advantage of these resources that will help you overcome the fear of applying to new jobs.

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How to Give Yourself the Credit You Deserve for your Career

It’s important to your mental health to give yourself credit for what you have achieved in your career this year. While this year has been a difficult one with job losses, changes and lack of rewarding experiences, it’s still possible to notice the achievements you have acquired. I contributed to an interview for a HuffPost article written about how to give oneself credit for career growth in 2020: How to avoid comparing and despairing over your career right now.

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It's Time to Face these Common Mental Health Concerns and Questions

It's Time to Face these Common Mental Health Concerns and Questions

A therapist shares common concerns and questions about career, COVID, and navigating life’s deeper questions

In the last few months since the pandemic has impacted our lives, there have been a surge in mental health questions. As a psychologist and career counselor, I am noticing a theme of important questions about life, career, relationships, and purpose that seems harder to ignore. I elaborate on what these themes are, how I have made sense of why these are emerging at this time, and what you can do about it.

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Lessons About Burnout that I Learned By Becoming an Entrepreneur in Psychology Private Practice

We often get messages about peak performance and productivity, and pursuing our passions, but we don’t get the healthy ones that will help us prevent burn out and cope with overwhelming stress and anxiety. Whether you are an entrepreneur or any sort of professional who has experienced burnout, today’s blog article is for you. I share lessons I’ve learned by becoming a psychologist in private practice and how I’ve dealt with the ups and downs of burn out, pressures to perform, and pursuing a career passion. Read more to feel less alone and get encouraged about the normalcy of these challenges.

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Demystifying the dreaded task of networking. It begins with who you already know

Does the thought of networking make you shudder? To succeed in your job search and progress in your career, you’re always told you have to network. But how do you network effectively? You actually hold the key to networking and it exists in who and what you already know. I demystify this daunting and dreaded task of networking in today’s post by sharing two key strategies. You have what it takes to network and succeed in growing career opportunities and it will not necessarily entail more cocktail hours. Read more to get less stressed about networking!

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