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How to Have That Impossible Conversation at Work
A manager can’t figure out how to tell her colleague to stop staring at her chest when they talk. An employee is afraid to ask her supervisor not to yell at her in meetings. A boss can’t figure out how to let his assistant know that he gets complaint
Professions That Are Hiring Now
Want to increase your chances of landing a professional job? Move to Dubuque to be a paralegal at a law firm specializing in bankruptcies.According to a new survey conducted by Robert Half International (RHI), a staffing firm based in Menlo Park, Cal
Professions That Are Hiring Now
Want to increase your chances of landing a professional job? Move to Dubuque to be a paralegal at a law firm specializing in bankruptcies.According to a new survey conducted by Robert Half International (RHI), a staffing firm based in Menlo Park, Cal
Why Job-Seeking Is Just like Dating
What’s the best book ever written about looking for a job? According to one career counselor with two decades of experience, it’s “The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right,” the throwback dating manual, published in 19
Why Job-Seeking Is Just like Dating
What’s the best book ever written about looking for a job? According to one career counselor with two decades of experience, it’s “The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right,” the throwback dating manual, published in 19
How To Negotiate Your Salary
I mentioned to an advertising honcho friend of mine that I was thinking of writing a story on how to negotiate salary in job interviews. My friend, who is in his 50s–we’ll call him Don–was inspired to write me a 10-point memo on how he’s done it. D
The Best Internships for 2010
The 64 interns in the Sacramento, Calif., Capital Fellows Program do no less than help draft state laws. They also write speeches, conduct policy briefings and take part in graduate-level seminars in government and public policy. So steeped are they
The Best Internships for 2010
The 64 interns in the Sacramento, Calif., Capital Fellows Program do no less than help draft state laws. They also write speeches, conduct policy briefings and take part in graduate-level seminars in government and public policy. So steeped are they
How to Find a Job When You’ve Been Looking Forever
Eileen Wolkstein says she has never seen it this bad. A career coach in New York for 25 years, Wolkstein reports that many of her clients have been looking for work for six months, nine months, a year, even a year and a half now. Some of them are for
How to Fire Someone
Since the beginning of the year, more than 17 million Americans have lost their jobs. Someone had to let them go.Most bosses who aren’t Donald Trump say that laying people off is one of the toughest tasks they face. And they have to do it more freque
