Is It Possible to Screw Up Request for Vacation Time?

I’d like to request vacation time. However, I am not sure what criteria is important. Can you please guide me?

Have Degree But No Experience, Advice?

I have a degree, but no experience. How do I go about breaking into a field in which I have a degree but know very little about?

Postcards for Your Business-of-One? It Worked for One Job Seeker!

By J.T. O’Donnell Today I heard an incredible story. A job seeker got very creative in her search for work.  A graphics designer, she created a postcard using original artwork she created on the front. On the back, she listed all the URLs to her various social media links (i.e. her blog which showcased her [...]

Just Started New Job & Already Hate It

I started a new job two weeks ago and I already have a bad feeling about it. What advice do you have for coping with this sort of situation?

Boss Caught Me Using Twitter At Work

My boss caught me using Twitter during work the other day. How do I make sure my boss isn’t judging me off my Twitter use?

Nobody Wants to Lead the Corporate Dance…

By J.T. O’Donnell Back in November, I wrote a post about the show The Office and how the anti-management attitude displayed on the show was affecting employees. Today, I got the following from Randstad, one of the two staffing firms that does annual workplace surveys which I quoted in the post.  Their newest survey indicates [...]

Please Don’t Be An Ostrich

By J.T. O’Donnell I just heard another story about a family losing their house. The husband lost his job over a year ago. He was given a 6-month severance package. He admits that he didn’t do much job searching for the first few months. “I just wanted to relax a little. I’d been working so [...]

How Do I Make Connections in City I Don’t Live in?

I can’t live somewhere without a job already lined-up. What are some of the best ways to make connections in a city you don’t live in?

How Do I Tell Company That Friend is Slacker?

What do I do when my best friend is applying for a job at my company and I don’t want him to work with me? He’s a total slacker.

Recovering from Dropped Call During Phone Interview?

What do you do during a phone interview when your phone cuts out, then drops the call (twice)? How do you recover from that and save face?

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