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Do you have a new graduate in your life? Do they need to get a job? Would you like someone other than you to walk them through the process? TAKE ME TO THE COURSE! This 90-minute course covers everything your job seeker needs to know in order to get started with their...
How do you get things done? Do you have a specific Productivity Method that you use? I didn’t, until I started to get behind in my writing and my housework. I was doing ok in my full-time job, but I really wanted to make some headway with my writing and, well, my...
Is it ever okay to quit your job without giving notice? I would say no, except that I just did it I have never done this before. Left a job after only four months. I gave two weeks’ notice, but then realized that I couldn’t imagine having to work there another week....
In this article we are going to look at how to leave your job the right way. Sometimes you just know when it's time to move on from your job. But it’s not always so obvious. If you’re thinking it might be time to find a different job, but aren’t sure, take a look at...
I remember my first year as a new supervisor. It was a long time ago, but I remember it well. Mostly because it was really difficult. On my very first day one of my new staff, a woman much older than me (she was in her fifties while I was in my twenties) gave me a...
We’ve all been angry at work. Yes, I know, we’ve been taught to check our personal stuff at the door, but really, is that possible? But the question is, what are you angry about? Are you angry in your personal life and can’t put it aside while you’re at work? Or are...
No matter what you do in the future, your first job can be a springboard into your career. Even if your first job has nothing at all to do with your later career choices, it can help to shape your work life for years to come. Here are five qualities you should bring...
Gossip. It exists in every workplace. You’ve experienced it. You’ve probably engaged in it. It’s easy to join in a conversation that belittles someone else, usually with absolutely no facts to back up whatever is being said. Sometimes gossip at work can make the day...
We don’t get to pick our coworkers. We’ll like some, really dislike others, and won’t feel very strongly one way or the other about most. And it doesn’t matter. Whether or not we like them, we have to understand how to get along with coworkers A customer or client...
Everyone has had problem solving scenarios at work Something just isn’t going right: You’re trying to make dinner at a residential program and the stove won’t light... You’ve gotten in the agency vehicle to take a client to a medical appointment and the vehicle won’t...