Month: June 2012
6 Simple Changes to Improve the Workplace
You can break down work environments into two broad groups (with a ton of shades of gray in between). The one that employees dread waking up for every morning and can’t wait to get out the door at night and the other where steps are consistently being taken to improveRead More
How to Balance it All: A Guide for Working Moms
Have you come across the burden of balancing it all as a working mom? I am referring to the burden and guilt trip we give ourselves each day over our attempt and quite often failure to balance all aspects (working mom, caretaker, professional, student, friend etc.) of our lives. IRead More
10 Reasons Why Project Managers Should Write a Blog
It was my own manager who first suggested to me to write a blog. Company cutbacks had added project management duties to my position. By following this advice, I soon discovered why daily blogging is such a good idea. Having a blog has helped me in project management immensely. BloggingRead More
5 Steps to Help You Bounce Back from Job Rejection
Being rejected for the Perfect Job was painful for Emily. Part of the problem was that once an interview was over, she had a habit of entering an alternate state of being wherein it was impossible for her to keep from imagining how wonderful life would be when she gotRead More
Being Busy is Not Productive
One of the most misleading but commonly held beliefs is being “busy” means that you’re being productive and accomplishing a lot. The problem is that the busy work for most people isn’t focused on the things that need to be done. It’s just that, busy work. Some of us getRead More
No Sweat! 4 Tips to Improve Confidence During a Video Interview
Your voice is shaky, your palms are sweaty, and you are covered in flop sweat. If this is you when preparing for an important video interview for a job, then spoiler alert: You won’t be getting the job! Employers look for job candidates that seem put together, relaxed, and aboveRead More
How to Define Your Dream Job
In January 2010, Lane Kiffin sent shockwaves through college football by announcing he was leaving the University of Tennessee after only one season. Just 14 months earlier, Kiffin had accepted the head-coaching job at Tennessee, one of the most well-respected college football programs in the country. I am not aRead More
Why Employers Need to Give the Online Graduate a Chance
Growing up, I’d always dreamt of going to UCLA. It wasn’t that I was from California nor had some special relation to that school in any way, shape or form. My parents didn’t even go to college. But at 6-years-old, I knew college was in my future and that wasRead More