How to handle Office Politics?

October 4, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Getting Ahead

Politics in the workplace is a fact of life. If you don’t like it, get over it, or quit. Organizations are made up of people and nobody is perfect. People see from their perceptions and often have conflicting goals and objectives. Because of these factors, it’s inevitable that politics will ... Continue Reading

Working Better project: An equal future

October 4, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

A line of doors flew open and a lot of men stepped out headlong. They had high hats, healthy pale faces, dark overcoats and shiny boots; they held in their gloved hands thin umbrellas and hastily folded evening papers … Joseph Conrad, The Return, 1898 Conrad’s description of London commuters at ... Continue Reading

How to get a job in tough times

October 1, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

The six crucial factors that those seeking a job in challenging jobs market need to keep in mind. By Adrian Furnham Published: 9:04AM BST 01 Oct 2009 Jobs are few and far between. Those entering the job market, those recently made redundant, and those “on gardening leave” face a serious ... Continue Reading

How to Write a Personal Mission Statement

September 29, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

The reason why you should write a personal mission statements is so that you have a written description of what you want to accomplish and who you want to be. It is a commitment to achieve both short term life long goals. If you are searching for your ... Continue Reading

Mascot Tryouts and Auditions

September 29, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

None of us have all the answers, but we may have some tips that we can share with the beginning character performer concerning trying out and getting a job. The information below may NOT apply to your situation, so if you don’t make it don’t yell at us! (however, if ... Continue Reading

How to Get a Pay Raise – Finding Time

September 28, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

This is the only difficult bit, and anyone good enough to deserve a pay raise has got to be capable of managing it once they know how. Organized people don’t manage their lives by instinct, you know. They have to have lists and notes to make it possible. The only ... Continue Reading

How to Deal with Inappropriate Advances from a Boss

September 26, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Workplace

Work stress is extremely common. Striving to do your best, competing for promotions, and struggling to separate work and home can all add to workplace stress. However, all these are normal. The last thing any employee should have to deal with; though, is inappropriate advances from their  boss. A boss should be ... Continue Reading

Redundancy: How to restore balance

September 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

The darkest hour, says Adrian Rose, is 3am. “Having eventually got myself to sleep, I’d wake up again after an hour and just lie there from 3am to 6am. They were what I call my ‘dark times’ because you can’t do anything or talk to anyone.” The month after losing his ... Continue Reading

Advance at Work by Becoming a Superb Listener

September 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Other Jobs

Are you interested in getting ahead in your career by always being very astute and thorough? Is listening to others effectively a problem you have come to realize you are required to solve in order to succeed in your line of work? You will enhance your career prospects if you ... Continue Reading

How to Start a Gourmet Gift Basket Business

September 25, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

Creating gourmet gift baskets is a great business idea. Gift baskets are really fun to assemble. Creative types will love it. So much creativity is  required; if you’re not creative, this business is not for you. Not only can you use your creativity decorating them but you also get to use ... Continue Reading