Is Your Ideal Boss a Manager or a Leader?

February 6, 2012 by  
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Dealing with employment seekers for a living, the majority of people who actively pursue jobs in some form of business, associate the title “Manager” with terms such as “status quo” and “mundane.” On the other hand, some employment seekers actively like the day-to-day predictability that comes with ... Continue Reading

IBM boss: skills gap leaves 200 jobs empty

July 3, 2011 by  
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IBM has written to the Government about the need for a new school curriculum after it was unable to fill 200 jobs because of a critical shortage of skilled workers. IBM has written to the Government about the need for a new school curriculum after it was unable to fill 200 jobs because of a critical shortage of skilled workers. The software giant has created about 1,000 new technology, analyst and consulting jobs across the UK over the past year but ... Continue Reading

Joining a Startup: What You Should Know

June 21, 2011 by  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — With the U.S. unemployment rate currently a shade over 9% and the “underemployment” rate closer to 20%, jobless Americans can’t be too picky about the jobs they take. But before you jump on a position with a fledgling company, make sure you know what you’re getting ... Continue Reading

10 sure-fire measures to become the boss’s favorite

June 18, 2011 by  
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Every office produces two varieties of individuals, a group that most work hard however isn’t observed on top of that the other who else instantly summer to successfully mind. Typically other sort might be those who are observed but on the lead concerning almost activities. Career great assets greater than ... Continue Reading

What to Do When You’re Overworked

June 6, 2011 by  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — If you feel overworked in your job, you’re certainly not alone, but that doesn’t mean you just need to grin and bear it, experts say. Ever since the Great Recession forced businesses to trim payrolls and cut costs, those who did manage to keep their jobs often saw ... Continue Reading

8 Surefire Ways To Impress Your Boss

April 13, 2011 by  
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In our last installment, we looked at several different ways to annoy your boss and conceivably get yourself fired. We now move onto more pleasant and inspirational pursuits with some of the best ways to impress the guy in the big office. Given the fact that it is far ... Continue Reading

12 Ideas for Dealing With The Boss From Hell

February 27, 2011 by  
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ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES: Every now and then our readers forward to us an issue they’d like – or need – to be addressed. This issue is easily one of the most commonly presented to us: “How can I deal with the ‘Boss from Hell?’” What is different about readers who ... Continue Reading

Are Men Bosses Better than Women?

January 6, 2011 by  
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In the eighteen century women have fought for equal rights in terms of voting and employment. Because of this now in the twentieth century were seeing more female bosses, which is a good thing right? Now according to statistics, about two thirds of women employees prefer men bosses than women they ... Continue Reading

Hostile Workplace? 10 Signs You Work With an Abusive Bully, Boss Or Co-Worker

October 29, 2010 by  
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hostile-workplace Did you know that experts estimate more than one in three U.S. workers have been mistreated severely enough at work that their health has been damaged? That’s 54 million people! This is according to a 2007 Zogby International survey. Many employees privately complain that their company won’t stop bullying bosses or ... Continue Reading

4 Reasons why you need weekly status reports for your boss

October 4, 2010 by  
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weekly-status-reports Doing weekly status reports for your boss is a good idea for four reasons: 1. Forces you to think about what you accomplished. You may have spent 40 hours at work this week, but what did you actually accomplish? Writing a status report is a way to capture those accomplishments and ... Continue Reading