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By Jared Harper One of the best ways to take a break, blow of some steam and to relax a little while you work is to grab a drink and chat with your co-workers at the office water cooler. Some may think that talking about subjects that are not related to work is unproductive. In [...]

Just to recap our story so far; our executive launched her job search and in 8 short weeks had 2 job offers.  She had “applied” online to only 1 position.  The first few weeks were spent contacting 75 of her existing network who in turn referred her to about 30 more people which netted her [...]

By Terry Philips It’s a part of life that tends to come to us all at some point, leaving your job. Now, this can happen for many reasons but it’s never easy to go through with it. Planning how you are going to do things and what you are going to say is important. With [...]

How would it sound to you if you were only 6 weeks into your job search and you already had 1 job offer and another one about to be sent your way?  Kind of exciting don’t you think?  If you’re a job seeker for any length of time, this might sound impossible.  The thing is, [...]

Recently, Eileen Habelow, Senior Vice President of organizational development for Randstad (world’s second largest HR and staffing firm) released the results of an employee attachment index survey.  The results should send chills up and down the spines of US business leaders.  As Habelow said “This is like carrying sand with a sieve.  Our businesses can’t [...]

Even if you don’t know the name, you would be hard pressed to ignore the story that hit this nation like a fire storm.  Dewey Bozella’s story is this:  He was in prison for 20 years, got the conviction over turned, and walked away a free man innocent of the charges.  He educated himself while [...]

By M Foley Can you remember a time when you took what someone said personally? Odds are you spent a whole bunch of time, energy, and emotion on how you felt slight, what you wish you had said, and what you were going to do about it. After it was over, you were slumped in [...]

Jeff Hayden wrote a sincere and insightful article on 9 Traits that Make Great Employees Outstanding for BNet.com. In his article he praises employees who are: a little bit “off, “eager to prove others wrong, ask questions for others; among other outstanding traits. I agree with a lot of what Jeff says about great employees. Under “Tinker,” [...]

I woke up this morning with the same neck pain that’s been plaguing me for two weeks. I was toweling off after a shower and WHAM, like someone stuck a knife in my neck. Life sucks when you’re nearing 50 and what used to take two days to heal now takes…longer. I have to say, [...]

Asking for a promotion rates right up there with asking for a root canal.  Yet,a promotion is signifies that our career is growing and moving.  It makes us feel good about ourselves and is a form of recognition that our work is worth rewarding.  Yet, it can be ponderous when thinking about the details of [...]