On The Job
MARCH 6, 2008
You stroll into the job interview, feeling pretty confident. You’re got the qualifications the employer is looking for, and believe you really connected with the hiring manager. When you leave, you expect to be getting a call soon. You feel you’ve got this job in the bag. But after you leave, something happens. The executive asks the administrative assistant, or secretary, to step into the office.
On The Job
MARCH 31, 2008
Everyone hates performance appraisals. Bosses hate them because they have to come up with phrases like "does not model significant think-ratio standards throughout processing" and say them with a straight face. Employees hate them because they know that somehow, someway, the evaluation is going to be used to try and screw them out of a raise. But here's the truth: Performance appraisals aren't going away.
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On The Job
MARCH 28, 2008
Have you ever had a job interview and felt like it was going well until the hiring manager asked you a question and you thought: "Holy Sh**!" It might be something like: 1. "What are you going to say to your boss if we offer you this job and he or she gets upset when you say you're going to quit?" 2. "The economy is tough right now.are you one of those people who is has been caught up in this credit mess?
On The Job
MARCH 27, 2008
Miriam Salpeter at Keppie Careers responded to my last post about working too much with the observation that those leaving school these days with huge student loans to repay ($80,000-$200,000) may be part of the reason people work so hard. I have to admit that with that kind of debt dogging me, I'd probably work too many hours, too. While some top tier schools are reducing the cost for low- and middle-income students, the fact remains that many families feel pressured to get their children into
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On The Job
MARCH 26, 2008
Why are you working so much? C'mon, I know it's true. You're on your Blackberry at the dinner table, you get up at 4 a.m. just to answer a few e-mails and you've never been in a car without the cell phone to your ear. This is above and beyond the long hours you put in at your desk. So, again I ask you: Why are you working so much? Some of you are going to claim it's because you have no choice.
On The Job
MARCH 25, 2008
My mailbox is starting to fill with story pitches regarding "safe" April Fool jokes to play on your co-workers. I have mixed feelings about this: Everyone can use a little levity in the workplace these days, but what one person thinks is funny, another may not. I still remember the time a friend's co-worker pretended to be a "nurse" from his son's school.
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On The Job
MARCH 20, 2008
There's been some debate about the idea of job hopping. Many younger workers have no problem with it, while older workers fear the perception that job hopping will make them look less reliable to prospective employers. It appears there's some value in both arguments, which I'll discuss further in this post. But on this first day of Spring, let's start with: * The Five O'Clock Club provides eight signs that it's time to change jobs.
On The Job
MARCH 19, 2008
When you accepted the job, you were excited about the new opportunities chance to enhance your skills. But three months later, all you can think of, is “ What was I thinking?” You now believe you’ve made a mistake when you accepted a new job. Something doesn’t feel right. Maybe you don’t like the people you work with, maybe you don’t like the duties you have been given, maybe you cannot stand your boss.
On The Job
MARCH 18, 2008
Many of you have asked whether I'm back to two-armed blogging. I am. The cast is off and the fingers of both hands are back on the keyboard. Remind me to tell you sometime about the dream I had while on pain medication: Dancing purple polar bears armed with cheese grinders, chasing me. While that sounds like the perfect premise for a Stephen King novel, I'm going to turn my attention to finding good stuff for this Tidbit Tuesday. * Water Cooler Wisdom makes a terrific point about improving your
On The Job
MARCH 17, 2008
The pubs will be full today with revelers celebrating St. Patrick's Day, but the truth is many people will be swilling that green beer not to celebrate, but to drown their sorrows. Times are tough, as any job seeker will testify. The latest news of Bear Stearns Cos. being sold at garage sale prices has sent another shudder through the job seeking masses, because they know that more people are nervous and will begin dusting off their resumes to join the ranks looking for new work.
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On The Job
MARCH 14, 2008
Blogging has opened a whole new world for those who want their voices to be heard. From the teenager writing about everyday angst to the politico hoping to sway the masses to the business person seeking new business, the blogging world has exploded in recent years. Still, there are a lot of growing pains that go along with the written word. I should know, since I've been a journalist for more than 20 years.
On The Job
MARCH 13, 2008
I'm always surprised by the number of people who complain they absolutely cannot get along with a boss. While there are some toxic bosses out there who should be sent to Asshole Island ( Bob Sutton gets to pick the spot), the truth is that many employees could find it easier going at work if they just put some thought and effort into the boss/employee relationship.
On The Job
MARCH 12, 2008
I recently wrote about coping with change, and that prompted an e-mail from Scot Herrick at Cube Rules. The issue, Scot said, was that a lot of people were simply deluged with lots of different issues at one time, and they were struggling with how to handle it all. I urged him to write about it on his blog, so that we could start a conversation. Scot tells me that his post on the challenges of so many changes at one time in our lives generated a lot of interest, not because he offered a solution
On The Job
MARCH 10, 2008
In my previous post, I wrote about how important it was to make a good impression on everyone you meet when you go for a job interview, because the boss may ask various workers for their opinion about you. But what if you're one of those employees who is introduced to the job candidate and asked to "chat" with a potential hire? What are you supposed to talk about?
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On The Job
MARCH 5, 2008
By our very nature, we human beings don’t like change. Children as young as 2-years-old will pitch a screaming hissy fit when the furniture at home is moved. Teens struggle to cope with the new world of high school or college. Even adults have a hard time saying goodbye to the familiar – especially when it has to do with work. Work for adults consumes a lot of time.
On The Job
MARCH 3, 2008
If you’re a woman with children, you are probably used to being called “Bobby’s mom” or "Chloe's mom." Or if you’re working for someone else, you might be known as “Susan’s assistant” or "the HR gal." There are monikers that could be worse, of course, but maybe you’re getting a little tired of being known by such titles. Branding, for many women, is something that begins in college.
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