Tips to manage your performance review
The annual performance review strikes fear and loathing in the hearts of most workers, even those who believe they've worked well and hard. There's usually some disconnect between what we...
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Make resumes catch the computer’s eye
If this is a foreign language to you — "proprietary algorithms," "advanced semantic search," "computational linguistics" and "statistical inference" — keep reading. Workers who haven't applied for jobs lately may...
When office jokes stop being funny
The class clown may get in trouble, but the office wag may be the glue that makes a workplace stick together. Research indicates that humor at work is a good...
When office jokes stop being funny
The class clown may get in trouble, but the office wag may be the glue that makes a workplace stick together. Research indicates that humor at work is a good...
LinkedIn’s top buzzwords of 2011
When everyone is "creative," how will it make a difference to employers to say that you're "creative" too? "Creative" is the most-used word on LinkedIn profiles, according to a review...
To be successful, ask questions
Harvard Business School management professor Rob Kaplan often finds himself counseling business leaders that they've become too isolated. "You need to ask more questions — not be ready to give...
Are job requirements a bit too narrow?
Business surveys increasingly note that employers have job openings they can't fill. Many workers have a hard time accepting that. They're trying hard to land a job, or they know...
Motivational tips for bummed-out bosses
Good economy or bad, growing workplace or fading one, it falls to front-line managers to rally the troops. Sometimes, midlevel bosses aren't any happier than the rank and file, so...
Motivational tips for bummed-out bosses
Good economy or bad, growing workplace or fading one, it falls to front-line managers to rally the troops. Sometimes, midlevel bosses aren't any happier than the rank and file, so...
A stress interview with less stress
Some job hunters who have been invited for interviews tell me they've been shaken to encounter what's known as the "stress interview." That's when you're not just one-on-one with a...