The year's coming to an end, and if you're like many professionals, this is the time to take stock of the good and the bad. It's also important to gauge how far you've come along in making connections. Valuable connections are very important to growth in…
You know the basics of interviewing: dress appropriately, show your positive attitude, and come prepared to convince your interviewer that you want this job. But what steps should you take to prepare answers to interview questions? What strategies can help leave the interviewer with a lasting impression that she…
The holidays are usually the most wonderful time of the year — at least until all the stress from work begins to consume your life, that is. From meeting last minute deadline, to finishing projects before your holiday vacation, much unwanted stress can arise during…
Being sick is bad enough, but being sick and feeling like you still have to go to work can take it to another level. There is a lot of guilt and worry about taking time off work when suffering from illness. Pressure from the boss, an ever…
Everyone experiences stress; it’s almost unavoidable in the modern world. College exams, job interviews, entrance exams for graduate programs, a big deadline at work, and the list is practically endless. So much so that some contend that stress is the new status symbol. I personally experience…
Every year around this time, American workplaces empty out as workers head off to vacations, family gatherings or just some days spent at home to unwind. But increasingly, workers have trouble truly unplugging when they're supposed to be on vacation – instead they're continuing to…
One health problem most people don’t think about at work is their eyes. Whether you work at a computer all day, work with harmful chemicals, or work in an environment where your eyesight is in clear danger, you should be conscious of the effects your…
There are times in your career when you feel like you're in a rut. To get through these times and move forward, you need to change your current patterns and replace them with new ones. Every life pattern has three components: a cue, an action and a…
If you often find you still haven't started that project you had intended to do days earlier, if you have trouble simply sitting down and starting a piece of work or if you often do less-urgent work as more important deadlines approach, you're probably a procrastinator. And…
You were already busy, but now you're crazy busy. The holidays are here, and if you feel like your stress level is escalating, you're not alone. That overwhelming feeling is almost expected during the holiday season. That's because the holidays bring more of everything, both good…