There’s No Excuse for Excuses at Work
September 7, 2016
“I just put a casserole in the oven.” “My plastic surgery needed some ‘tweaking’ to get it just right.” “I got stuck in the blood…
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How to Brag without Bragging (and Win Over the Interviewer)
- August 8, 2016
Some candidates LOVE to brag about their accomplishments (a little too much, according to their interviewers). But if you’re an introvert, just walking into the…
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Want to Get the Job? Try Being Yourself – Not Someone Else
As a job candidate, it’s natural to want to put your best foot forward and present the best “version” of yourself in the interview. But…
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Are You Earning What You’re Worth?
“Is my pay rate competitive – or insulting?” “What’s the average salary for someone with my job, in my industry, with my level of experience?”…
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Turn Your Frown Upside-Down
- July 6, 2016
“Who needed that job anyway.” “You’ll find something better soon.” “Keep your chin up!” People who share words of encouragement during your job…
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Drop the Boring Routine and Start Excelling!
What’s another way to spell “boring”? R-O-U-T-I-N-E. When you work a typical 9-to-5 job, a certain amount of routine is necessary. After all, certain meetings…
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Coworker Driving You Nuts? Here’s How to Handle it the Right Way
They take 20-minute “bathroom breaks.” They take shortcuts with their work (and, surprise, more winds up on your plate). They think hitting deadlines is a…
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Too Shy? Too Loud? Too Introspective? Too Opinionated?
- June 3, 2016
The administrative assistant who gossips about EVERYONE. The forklift operator who won’t even look co-workers in the eye. The billing clerk who second-guesses everything they…
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The Halfway Mark – You Better Pick up the Pace
It’s June, and the year is nearly halfway over. So…how are those annual career goals coming along? If you’ve already secured that raise, landed that…
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Being Blue will Keep You from Seeing Green
Stuck in a job you hate? Keep getting passed over for promotions or raises? Unable to kick-start your stalled job search? Feeling blue about work-related…
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