Remembrance Day lands on a Wednesday this week. It is a holiday now, but it wasn’t always. We used to focus on a moment, a minute of silence, to remember those who served our country, and lost their lives protecting our freedoms.
A cover letter introduces you, and your résumé, to an employer. Here’s how to look sharp.
For the past couple of days, we’ve adorned costumes, wigs, and makeup, becoming characters we would otherwise avoid.
The first days on a new job can shape your future, for better or for worse. Here’s how to get off to a polished start.
Starting a home-based business sounds pretty good right about now. Be sure to consider the complications.
Meeting new people and developing new relationships is difficult; maintaining them over a long time is even harder.
With Halloween approaching, it’s a fitting time to give some thought to the things that scare us about work.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! I think people will either celebrate this Thanksgiving like never before, or wallow in the terrible year they have had.
None of us are getting any younger - one reason the field of geriatric nursing is expanding. For those with interest and stamina, job prospects are good.
A growing percentage of the workforce stitches together a full work week with part-time jobs. Are you ready to be a free agent?
We are taught how to read and write in elementary school. We are taught about manners growing up, and we learn behaviors from our families. We learn to drive, if we choose to, and we gradually learn how to socialize and plan, and how to spend and save money. Recently, around a large table of women, I realized that we were never really taught about how to deal with every day technology such as email.
'Nice to See You... Uh... Err... Hmm.' Jobseekers cannot afford to be bad with names. Here's how to improve your recall.
The recession is prompting companies to use benefits more strategically - and discreetly.
Last week, I ranted about how our society often thinks it is OK to devalue services, especially when those services are provided free of charge.
When did it become common place to devalue service based professions?
Are you an introvert? A surprising percentage of the population is. According to research reported in USA Today from CPP (formerly Consulting Psychologists Press), 50% of baby boomers are introverts.
Which job-searching mistake have you made?