Do you have a manager who sends cryptic, one-sentence emails that send you into a panic? Or a co-worker whose long, rambling missives leave you wondering what, exactly, you should do next? It can be difficult to do your best work when your colleagues are not particularly…
You may not be getting the training or feedback you want from your job, but that doesn’t mean you have to take it lying down. The mismatch between what you expect and what your employer or manager can actually deliver doesn’t have to hamper your career…
Whether you work in marketing or finance or healthcare or the performing arts or take care of baby sea otters at the zoo, there are going to be days when you simply don’t feel like doing what you are being paid to do. Feeling bored, distracted,…
Rejection is miserable. It doesn’t matter if it’s being turned down by the cute girl you asked to dance or losing to your nemesis at work for an ideal role. Being rejected after you stick out your neck hurts, no matter your age or experience.…
Feeling nervous before speaking in public is often the result of insufficient preparation. You take the stage, scan the crowd, and suddenly realize that you haven’t practiced as much as you should have. And that’s when the butterflies kick into high gear. We’ve all been…
For those who don’t punch in and out from 9 to 5, it’s easy for the hours to stack up without anyone ever noticing. Hopefully, whatever you’ve been laboring over will be all the proof of your hard work you need, but there will come…
It pays to contribute confidently in meetings. You don’t want to end up in a six-month performance review with a boss who complains that you “don’t speak up.” But it can be hard to speak up when others speak over you, interrupt you, and are apparently in love…
You read the job description and get so excited. It is exactly what you want in your next career step. You talk with the recruiter and everything seems aligned. You prepare for the interview, you ask good questions and you get good answers, you think…
Ah, writing the dreaded cover letter. The vital piece of the job hunt that almost no one enjoys. How can you possibly convey to an employer the depths of your awesomeness in just one page? Or, more importantly, what can you write to keep the…
The temperatures are starting to rise (OK, maybe for some people), the snow is starting to melt (a little debatable), and it’s really starting to feel like spring is just around the corner. While the traditional idea of “spring cleaning” may not seem like your style,…