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Some people love organization. It comes naturally to them. They wield inboxes, date books and file folders as if they were born with labelers in their hands. If you’re that kind of person, this article isn’t for you–unless you want to slap it up on your cube-mate’s wall. No, this piece is intended for people [...]
If you’re a mom or a dad and you work, or run your business, you’ll know that time is of the essence just to get your mandatory duties done every day. In this day and age where everything has to be bigger, better and faster we tend to forget the importance of ‘downtime’ as we [...]
If you’ve attended any time-management seminars, you’ve heard the old saw “everyone has the same twenty-four hours,” and been made to feel guilty that Thomas Edison spent his inventing 70 bazillion things, while you can’t get one stupid presentation done. You start work every morning positive you’ll accomplish great things–only to find, when five o’clock [...]
From a purely financial perspective, negotiating your initial offer is probably one of the most significant career moves you will ever make. Let’s say both you and Jane Doe have an initial offer of $50,000/yr. Let’s say you decide to just accept the offer, but Jane negotiates and gets her starting salary increased to $55,000/yr. [...]
It’s easy to spot a procrastinator. The day after, anyway. They’re red-eyed, irritable, and anxious, having subsisted on coffee for the last 36 hours while they worked frantically to get that presentation done. Their voices are raw from screaming at the printer, then the copier. They sport a bump on the forehead, where the desk [...]
(This is a guest article by Tom Becker*) The job application process can be a nerve racking experience; one that may involve a great deal of preparation and stress. However, being able to interview through campus recruitment presents a unique opportunity that not everyone has the chance to experience. Rather than having to go out [...]
(This is a guest article by Mary Acheson*) There are a number of reasons why higher education plays a vital role in furthering your career; no matter what profession you plan to pursue. Some careers and career advancement opportunities will be limited – and sometimes eliminated – by not having sufficient post-secondary schooling. Even in [...]
