How to Measure Success in Your 30s

Have a college degree? On a good career track? Married with kids? Own a home? By the time you’re 30, you’ve been asked these questions a lot, and if you can’t answer yes to at least a few of them, a growing number of your friends probably can. They’re cementing ... Continue Reading

Secret Santa gift ideas for Christmas office parties

There are many things you get could get a co-worker that they could actually use and would put a smile on their face. Framed co-worker picture: Make use of that office outing, or funny Halloween picture of your co-workers and put in a nice frame. The truth is you spend a ... Continue Reading

How To Arrange for Job References

For every job you apply for, your potential employer will always be asking for job references. This is the usual practice with most companies, as it will help them make the decision about hiring you. Your job references may include your former boss, a co-worker, or someone who can verify ... Continue Reading

The Search: How to Turn Downtime Into Job Offers

IF there is one thing that most unemployed job seekers have in abundance, it is time. And yet many of them misuse it. Sean Kelly This is understandable. Someone who has just lost a job may be accustomed to a workplace with its schedules and deadlines, and its expectant bosses and ... Continue Reading

How To Answer a Cell Phone in a Meeting

Cell phones have become a convenient necessity.  Although they are convenient, they can be a nuisance during an important meeting.  The loud ringing of the phone does not only interrupt the meeting, but taking the time to search for it and answer it causes further disruption.  These interruptions can lead ... Continue Reading

How to Gain Respect at Work

For some people, being respected is a most desirable state of perception when it comes to the workplace. Of course, respect is a tricky quantity because respect often has to be earned, and sometimes when people lose respect for others it can almost never be re-earned. Still, there are  various ways ... Continue Reading

Employing adults with autism: Don’t write them off

Robyn Steward teaches about Asperger’s syndrome in the workplace. Photograph: Frank Baron At the age of 16, Robyn Steward’s first taste of a career in IT seemed to augur a world of possibilities. “It was four months’ work experience, supervised one-to-one by a computer technician,” she recalls. “He saw that I ... Continue Reading

Avoiding Rumors and Gossip in the Workplace

Everyday there are millions of Americans dreading going to work due to the ongoing office rumors and gossip that they disdain but yet feel it necessary to participate in, in order to be a part of the group and to also feel that they are well-liked and welcomed at work. Your ... Continue Reading

Are Your References Hurting Your Chances of Getting a Job?

References are supposed to help you get a job, but it’s surprising how often they end up hurting you instead. That might be because most people don’t put a lot of thought into their references. Faced with a job application that asks them to provide names of references, most applicants ... Continue Reading

How To Manage Difficult Conversations at Work

The work environment is not always rosy and bright. You may have experienced or seen others go through difficult conversations with a peer, a boss or a subordinate. If you were in the business of dealing with customers and suppliers you surely would have come across a difficult conversation or ... Continue Reading

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