Thank you notes are one of those types of communication that should almost always be handwritten. While an informal “thanks” sent via email or text is fine for the little stuff, you should use pen and paper to express gratitude for gifts, events, and certain…
More often that not, job interviews give people the jitters. Your stomach may be tied in knots for a long time before the interview even starts – perhaps even days before it’s scheduled. It’s perfectly natural and common to have these feelings, and you can…
It’s not exactly appropriate to ask someone in your network to get you a job or hold your hand through a major career change. Outside of close family members, you probably aren’t on that level with most of your contacts, not to mention these asks…
If your office is like most at this time of year, it’s probably full of coughing and sneezing co-workers or the empty desks of people who are out sick. The question of how to handle sick leave stresses workers out more than it should, so here…
Having a successful career is a long journey and this journey has many phases and turn points. In order to reach the ultimate point, you need to make smart moves and consider your decisions carefully. If you try to take risky short-cuts and make mistakes, these…
Job” and “joy” have one letter between them, but for many they’re like chalk and cheese, oil and water, or snakes and mongooses. And yet people do experience joy in their work. They’re the people who regale you with tales of how much they love what…
Maintaining a friendly demeanor with coworkers can keep the workplace a pleasant atmosphere. Being around them for eight or more hours, five days a week, forces you to at least break that first barrier in getting to know your workmates. Making friends in the office,…
It’s no secret that when you’re on a job hunt, you have to be aggressive. Sit back and hope that the right opportunity comes to you and you’ll find yourself waiting a while. However, it is possible to go too far the other way and…
You know you’re supposed to have a one-page resume. No matter how much you want to cling to your two-pager, we both know that—unless you’re applying to a high-level executive position—no one actually makes it past the first page. You might as well bite the…
Want to land the job? Who doesn’t, right? You go on an interview in your Sunday finest, being the consummate professional. Well, hiring managers strive to hire the candidate who is best suited for the job in terms of their skills and experience, but they’re…