Overcoming High School Dynamics at Work
The workplace popularity that comes from being likeable isn’t about wielding power or status as high-schoolers do. It is about being someone who is well-liked and highly respected by colleagues.
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Author: Sherri Sacks
What’s the Proper Etiquette for Workplace Gift-Giving?
Certainly there is no business etiquette rule that requires you give gifts to anyone at work, and most especially, not to your supervisor. Keep it simple, follow the culture, and you will survive the holiday season just fine.
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Bad Interviewer Could Mean a Bad Company
As you sit across the desk from an interviewer who asks few questions or hasn’t read your resume, you may find yourself doing what you can to speak to your skills, experience and potential contributions.
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What Does Preparing for the Interview Mean?
It’s usually the first piece of advice you will get after you announce you have a job interview. “Be sure to prepare!”
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Admitting a Mistake May Be a Prudent Career Move
Your best strategy for achieving a sense of closure is simply to move on. If employers want to continue your candidacy, you will hear from them – maybe sooner, maybe later.
Read MoreChemistry Can’t Be Faked at Job Interviews
Chemistry and fit are lightning in a bottle, you can’t fake that zing of connection any more than an interviewer can pinpoint exactly why he or she chooses one candidate over another.
Read MoreKeeping Sane While Job Hunting
Counter-balance your work life stress by taking care of yourself outside of your job — eat right, exercise and find joy in friends family, and activities that you enjoy.
Read MoreA Job Hunt for All Seasons
Even if you do find that the pace of interviews slows down during certain times, you can still be productive. Why not give your resume the once-over, looking for ways to customize it, or research companies that interest you?
Read MoreLife@Work: Perspectives on Workplace Conduct
If you can perform a relatively small task in a different way and it’s successful, that’s a good building block for making a future suggestion that takes task-doing in another direction.
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