Separating Personal Life and Job
Accepting employment is making a contract. The employer's part of the contract is to provide salary or hourly pay, plus benefits. Your part of the employment contract is to arrive at work every scheduled workday, on time, and ready to focus on your work. Your personal problems should not interfere with work. More ...
People Skills - Networking
The real difficulty in relating to fellow employees comes from differences in emotional maturity, intelligence, and level of dedication to the job. Emotionally immature people may not want to cooperate with you because they feel threatened. More ...
Increasing Your Value to the Company
In these difficult economic times companies are looking for somebody's butt to kick out the door. When they look at you, will they see an expendable body, or an employee who is too valuable to let go? More ...
How to Excel in a Retail Job
A profession in retail is meaningful, reaches out to people and leaves a lasting impression. Excelling as a retail employee includes taking the role seriously, understanding what is expected and finding ways to support your team. More ...
Networking is Not a Dirty Word
There are a multitude of areas where you need and use networking, from your job search to giving back to your community; and you may already be networking without realizing it. Read below to understand how networking works in everyday situations, and how to make it work for you. More ...
Reasons to Skip That Tattoo
Reasons to NOT get a tattoo are; health risks, people viewing you as a poor decision maker or beingnot too bright, poorer job opportunities, and tattoo regret - the difficulty of having a tattoo removed. More ...
The Power of Time Management
If you're trying to do too much. Maybe you've made too many promises, have too many commitments, too many duties. There are two things you need to do to solve your too much to do problem. 1: Set priorities, and 2: Practice good time management. More ...
How to be Prepared for the Challenges of Life
The path to success is never a straight line. Sometimes things don't go the way we planned it. Here are ways to be prepared for the inevitable challenges in lfe. More ...
When You Have to Say I'm Sorry
I've learned a lot of things about apologies over the years. Some of them I had to learn the hard way - at great personal cost. But I learned them, and I'm glad to share them. More ...
Being a Professional
One major difference between a slacker and successful person is that the slacker is just there to put in the time and collect the paycheck, while the successful person presents themself as a professional. This article explains things you must do to be professional. More ...
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
This article is written for those TIMID folk who want to feel more confident in the basic skills of negotiating. These are the skills I have learnt that have made all the difference in the world to my approach to asking for what I want. I figure there are plenty of people who would like to know these skills which, believe me, don't come naturally to some folk! More ...
Techniques - Computer Literacy
It's hard to believe that there are people in today's workforce who don't know how to use a computer. In today's society, being computer illiterate is equivalent to being functionally illiterate. More ...
How to Get a Promotion
Do you feel like you're stuck in your current job? It's tough to climb the corporate ladder, but if you want a job that excites you and pays well, you'll likely have to make the climb at some point. These tips can help. More ...
