Just like a relationship, disappointment with an employer, brand, or service provider is inevitable. Hard feelings used to be expressed over a drink and gripe session with friends, but today it’s simpler to air grievances by popping online to Google, Yelp, Glassdoor, or any number of digital review sites, where you can let the poison […]
Assess your Attitudes, Abilities, and Skills for Success in 2018 So how is it going with the New Year’s resolutions? Making good progress on that weight loss, exercise, paying off bills, and Netflix binge-watching? If you are like many people, you look at January as the ideal time to begin anew and set some solid […]
The beginning of a new year is a fine time to take stock of where you are in your career and whether some changes might be in order. Is your job feeling stale and unchallenging compared to your growing skills? Maybe your company isn’t boosting its salary and benefits to match the improving economy. In […]
The holiday season is the best time of year to recognize and thank employees for their dedication and hard work. However, this year’s barrage of sexual harassment headlines may have some nervous employers contemplating going all Grinch on their staff and canceling the festivities. What happens if the combination of party buzz, mistletoe, and fancy […]
Congratulations, you’ve made it to the third-tier interviews, and the hiring manager wants to check your professional references. Have you ever wondered how the conversation goes when your potential employer calls your former supervisor to discuss…you? A reference follow-up call can happen anywhere – in an elevator in Seattle, or on vacation in […]
How amazing is visual communication? Skype, Facetime, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts – these are all awesome until we are accidentally photo bombed by a half-naked little brother during an important sales call. Or, we create a perceptual problem defending our work-at-home hours to our boss while our husband loads the jet skis in the background. […]
Marital status, kids, nationality, medical status, age, faith – most hiring managers know that asking job candidates questions about any of these topics violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The Act, which helps to protect workers against discrimination and barriers to job opportunities, can be complicated, which is why HR and anyone […]
When you’re fresh out of college and entering the job market, the last thing you want is a job that would force you to live on your meager student budget for any more time. You want a high paying career that rewards your hard work, lets you show off the skills you spent years acquiring, […]
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