Archive: December 2011
Good call: How to prepare for a phone interview
In today’s job market, applicants can expect to undergo numerous interviews for jobs. While savvy applicants often spend hours practicing their face-to-face interview skills, many pay less attention to their phone skills, despite the fact that many interviews start with a call.
How much do you spend on your work wardrobe in a typical month?
How much do you spend on your work wardrobe in a typical month?...
How to ask for, then accept feedback
Requesting feedback from others about your specific behaviors is a frequent recommendation in this workplace-advice column. But many people are uncomfortable doing this, or are at a loss as to how to proceed.
Working overtime without getting paid for it
By Rex Huppke / The Chicago Tribune Q: My daughter-in-law works for a very big company and is paid for 40 hours a week, but she winds up working about 90 hours a week with no other compensation. Jobs are...
Paralegal Verna Seal's workspace is fit for a president
EMPLOYEE: Verna Seal JOB: Paralegal, Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle CUBICLE RAVE: "My office is a total and complete shrine to the Kennedy family. A few photos? Absolutely, but there's more! I have photographs, inaugural speeches, bobbleheads and my prized possessions...
Picture it: Drawing can help job search
Want to stand out in your job interviews? Use pictures. That’s the advice of Dan Roam, best-selling author of “The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures.”
What's your top career goal for 2012?
What's your top career goal for 2012?...
Tips for going back to work after a break
By Liz Reyer Minneapolis Star Tribune Q: After being out of work for quite a while, I'm happy to say that I'm starting a new job. But I'm concerned about getting back into the routine smoothly. What can I do...
Office drama causing trauma? Nip it in the bud
Whether it’s back-stabbing gossip, whining or bullying, drama in the office saps energy and wastes time.
Yule Job: Santa Russ
What do you do? I have the wonderful job of having my picture taken with thousands of children of all ages while they tell me what they’d like for Christmas. It’s also a good time for me to review the...
Want a raise? Here's how to ask for one
There have been some recent indications that 2012 might be a year in which raises and salary increases are actually possible. If so, it’s important that employees are prepared to ask when the time is right.
Sick time: Use it, abuse it, or avoid it like the plague?
As a nurse in a Seattle-area hospital, Sacha Davis realizes how precious health can be. Davis is also a working parent of two young children, and as any parent can attest, kids are like pint-size illness incubators.
What's the best gift you've ever received at work?
What's the best gift you've ever received at work?...
How to handle co-worker who plays the experience card
By Rex Huppke Chicago Tribune Q: How do you deal with a co-worker who thinks that because they have been there longer and are older, they know more than you about how best to do the job? A: I imagine...
Good Job: Treehouse's Essence Batson
What do you do? I am a high school engagement coordinator [at Treehouse, a Seattle nonprofit that supports kids in foster care]. This means that I work in three different Seattle high schools (Franklin High School, Rainier Beach High School...
Interviewing tips for mature job seekers
When John Hemon interviewed for a job as a salesperson with a major electronics retailer in St. Louis, the 61-year-old father of four knew he would have to overcome perceptions about his age. He just didn’t think he’d have to do it in front of someone at least 30 years his junior.
Have you ever been bullied at work?
Have you ever been bullied at work?...
How to handle short-term jobs on your resume
By Marie G. McIntyre McClatchy-Tribune News Service Q: I would like to know how very brief jobs should be handled on a resume. My most recent position was eliminated after I had been there only eight weeks. If I include...
Cool Job: EMP senior curator Jacob McMurray
What do you do? I am the senior curator for the EMP Museum, which means that I get to spend my days coming up with compelling exhibition ideas, gathering priceless cultural artifacts, interviewing amazingly talented people and presenting all of...
Office harmony: Fix your workplace feng shui
Whether you’re one of many workers in a row of cubicles or the CEO with the sweet corner digs, your workspace is the place where you are expected to create, inspire, come up with ideas and do your best work.
Do you expect a bonus this year?
Do you expect a bonus this year?...
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