When a company is hiring, an applicant should assume that they (the company) are on their “best behavior” during the process. So, if arrangements are disorganized, interviewers seem unfriendly, people around the office seem unhappy or disgruntled, someone makes a snide remark about the boss or HR is unclear about the position’s duties – consider yourself […]
Thinking of Looking for Your Second Job?
In a recent piece for the online Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth Garone raised some key points for those who are considering making the move to their second job. Of note: Update your resume and interview style. It sounds like a given, but a first-timer’s resume is likely to list internships and college leadership roles. Now […]
Fired for Posting a Dilbert Comic at Work
Have you heard the story of the man who was fired for posting a comic that his bosses thought ridiculed them? They caught him on video surveillance posting the irreverent “Dilbert” comic and fired him: Click Here to see the video. Employees beware! It doesn’t take much to get fired…Dilbert author has this advice: “Stick with […]
Read Any Good Books Lately?
One of of the best parts of writing a blog is joining a community of bloggers and sharing ideas, opinions and sometimes games! Today, Anita Bruzzese, blogger, columnist and author of 45 Things You Do that Drive Your Boss Crazy tagged me in what she calls a “new meme being passed around the blogosphere.”  Anita […]
More Rules for Job Hunting in a Recession
Did you watch ABC’s Nightline last night? There was a story about Dale Kloefkorn, an out-of-work, 40-something data analyst with long hair. The network hooked him up with a coach to see if he could give his job search a jump start. The coach, Peggy Klaus, who wrote The Hard Truth About Soft Skills, (read more on […]