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When Ambitious People Hit the Brakes
Tweet Share on Facebook July 30, 2010 Comment (2)The most dangerous part of a journey can be the last leg. We are tired, our minds practically assume that the trip has ended, and we let our guard down.
There is a related career practice that deserves our attention. Many highly competitive people push themselves right up to almost achieving a goal and then begin to apply the brake. The self-doubt and the second-guessing kick in.
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5 Key Tips to Avoid Working on Vacation
Tweet Share on Facebook July 28, 2010 CommentA friend is taking his family on a cruise. The thing he’s the most excited about? The prohibitive cost of shipboard Internet access. “On our vacation last year I ended up reading and answering E-mails for two to four hours every day,” he says. “This time it will just be out of the question. I will be forced not to work!”
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Why Your Boss Can Require You to Wear Pantyhose
Tweet Share on Facebook July 22, 2010 Comment (33)A reader writes: My place of work does not have a dress code; instead each department manager can create his/her own dress code. The department I work in has a very strict dress code policy which I don't mind following, except for the pantyhose. We are required to wear pantyhose everyday, regardless of what we are wearing. They are hot, uncomfortable, old-fashioned, and they can be kind of pricey after a while. It is frustrating to see the COO walking around in cute sandals and capris while I am stuck in a suit wearing hose.
My question: Is it even legal to force women to wear pantyhose? There does not seem to be a male equivalent. I am new and don't want to rock the boat, but this time next year I think I am going to have to say something. What do you think?
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7 Ways Not to Use Your Connections to Get a Job
Tweet Share on Facebook July 20, 2010 Comment (9)Most of us know by now that using connections is the best way to find a job. Open jobs are simply so hard to find that our best hope often rests in our friends, neighbors, acquaintances, and even relatives. They hear about the openings before we do.
Many articles tell you how to use your connections to find a job, but few tell you what not to do. Here are seven ways you shouldn't use your connections to get hired:
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5 Things to Do When You Get a Job Offer
Tweet Share on Facebook July 19, 2010 Comment (6)You wrote a great cover letter, you wowed them in the interview, and now you have a job offer—congratulations! But, in your excitement about getting an offer, take care you don't say yes until you've done the following five things:
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How to Design a System to Frustrate Job Seekers
Tweet Share on Facebook July 16, 2010 Comment (10)“Listen up, team. Our task is to create a system that will frustrate and perhaps even anger a large number of our organization’s employees, customers, and potential customers. What can we do?”
“Well, we might affect them when they are most vulnerable; say, when they are looking for a job or a promotion.”
[See when HR fails to do its job.]
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How to Break Your Addiction to Fear
Tweet Share on Facebook July 15, 2010 Comment (9)One of the biggest obstacles to pursuing your dreams in your career—or doing anything great in life, for that matter—is fear. Fear can stop you dead in your tracks. It can make you play small. It can keep you from ever growing into a fraction of your potential.
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At Work, Question Doing What You've Always Done
Tweet Share on Facebook July 15, 2010 CommentMany years ago, my grandparents had a housekeeper. She was a wonderful cleaner and a delightful woman. However, during the summer months, she would open their freezer and throw out any ice cream she found in there. Why? Because everybody knows that you don't eat cold things when it is hot. It will make you sick. It was her valiant efforts that kept my grandparents healthy.
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Why Start-ups Aren't Hiring
Tweet Share on Facebook July 13, 2010 Comment (4)Start-ups help march economies out of recessions, but today's smallest businesses aren't hiring. Here are 10 reasons why:
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5 Myths That Are Crippling Your Job Search
Tweet Share on Facebook July 12, 2010 Comment (33)Do you believe any of these myths about job searching?
Myth: You can only get a job through connections these days.
Fact: Plenty of people—I'd guess the majority—are getting jobs by spotting an ad, sending in a resume, and interviewing. It may not feel that way, because there are so many people in the job market competing for a limited number of jobs and this means that most people are going to get fewer interviews and even fewer offers. But plenty of those offers are going to people without connections.
