Career

Making The Most Out Of Job Rejection

Christine Hassler | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, Rejection, Career, Job Search, Gen Y, Employment, Living News
Christine Hassler

When a potential employer says they have either filled a position or are no longer hiring, the natural response is "Okay, thank you" because our ego is triggered and we interpret it as rejection.

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2009... Welcome to the Party!

Meredith Haberfeld | Posted 12.31.2008 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Fulfillment, Balanced Life, Career, New Year Resolutions, New Year's Resolution, Happiness, Meredith Haberfeld, Life Coaching, Life Coach, Living News
Meredith Haberfeld

The New Year is an opportunity to turn the page, to take with you whatever you find useful from 2008 and to have 2009 rock.

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How to Keep Your Job in Uncertain Times

Meredith Haberfeld | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Career Advice, Job Security, Careers, Career Coach, Career, Executive Coach, Institute for Coaching, Meredith Haberfeld, Holiday Stress, Life Coach, Business News
Meredith Haberfeld

Corrosive worry and concern isn't good for us and can even reduce our performance level, which can ultimately lead to job loss, the very thing we are all trying to avoid.

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Should Hillary Accept? Not So Fast...

Richard A. Smith | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Career, Business, Obama Cabinet, Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Richard A. Smith

It is a gracious offer and a great opportunity, one that most would accept. But in the end, it will likely be an evaluation of the future options created or destroyed that will lead Hillary to her decision.

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Isn't Every Day Boss Day?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Career, Workplace, Work, Economy, Jobs, Crazy Bosses, Boss Day, Bruce Springsteen, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

I don't claim to be the best boss in the world, but I try to be as aware of my effect on my employees as I can. Good bosses encourage; bad ones demoralize.

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Candidates Must Develop Plan For American Workers Based On Knowledge Economy

Julian L. Alssid | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Career, Barack Obama, Work Force, Knowledge Economy, Economy, Training, Jobs, Election 2008, Presidential Debates, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Home News
Julian L. Alssid

It is puzzling that during the past two presidential debates neither candidate has offered specifics about what he will do to help Americans get throu...

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Save Your Job by Calling Your Employer's Bluff and Renegotiating

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 10.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Career, Economy, Viscusi, Job, Buyout, Layoff, Compensation, Employee, Severance Package, Bulletproof, Pink Slip, Recession, Business News
Stephen Viscusi

Wow! The unemployment figures released last Friday do not have to be as high as they are. Firing people in a frenzied economy is usually good public...

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Did I Have Lettuce in My Teeth? Asking for Feedback After the Job You Didn't Get.

Suzanne Grossman | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Jobs, Career, Job Interviews, Job Search, Interview Skills, Feedback, Living News
Suzanne Grossman

The rejection was not really a rejection of me at all. I was incredibly grateful for this information. I could move forward with my search with confidence knowing I was on the right track.

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12 Quick Tips To Boost Happiness And Productivity At Work

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Daily Life, Secrets of Happiness, Work, Health, Productivity, Happiness, Career, Personal Health, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Of course, being happy at work depends mostly on how much you like your job. But there are also smaller steps that can boost your happiness, as well. ...

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5 Ways To Create A More Productive Workspace

Positivity Blog | Claire Askew | Posted 09.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Career, Work, Productivity, Self-Help, Living News

The space you work in is important. It doesn't matter if it's your living room, a six-foot-square cubicle, or a corner office-suite; the space you w...

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Are You On The Right Career Path?

Oprah.com | Martha Beck | Posted 09.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Career, Career Path, Life Coaching, Living News

I'm not Batman, or the Forecast Phenom, or the Psychedelic Psychic, or whatever. I was born with just one superpower: the ability to see other people'...

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Stop Grunting Over Grunt Work

Christine Hassler | Posted 09.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, Work-Life Balance, Career, The Balanced Life, Learning Disorders, Gen Y, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I have worked for an amazing non-profit for a few years now, my first and only job right out of college. With conceptual work and idea...

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We Would Benefit From A New Word: To Proact

Simon Sinek | Posted 08.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Philosophy, Mental Health, Health, Life Lessons, Perspective, Psychology, Recession, State of Mind, Happiness, Long Term, Stress Management, Stress, Career, Stress Reduction, Living News
Simon Sinek

It's 11:40am. A perfect summer's day. Not too much humidity. The streets are alive with people. I'm in a taxi, trying to get through New York City...

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How to Quit Your Job

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Severance Pay, Job Market, Career, Giving Notice, Job Layoffs, Career Advice, Jobs, Quitting, Career Change, Happiness, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

Leaving a job on purpose is an unusual concept for our parents and grandparents, who generally stayed with the same job their whole lives.

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Ladies Who Launch: The Key to Finding a Work-Life Balance

Amy Swift | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Community, Work-Life Balance, Career, Children, Family, Living News
Amy Swift

Women, more than ever before, have a full plate of family commitments, business challenges, professional goals, and personal aspirations. The question...

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How To Get Out Of A Funk And Make A Career Change

Christine Hassler | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, Career, The Balanced Life, Gen Y, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, A few years ago I landed my dream job that required me to move out of state. After 2 1/2 years it was all work and no play. Even tho...

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A Kick In the Career: The Perils of Personal Branding

Thomas Stern | Posted 07.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Personal Branding, Work, Humor, Happiness, Career, Self-Awareness, Career Advice, Business News
Thomas Stern

If nobody in the boardroom has your custom-designed logo tattooed onto his or her forehead, you need to reevaluate your marketing strategy.

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The Corporate Freshman: Busting Up the Power of Stress

Alexandra Levit | Posted 07.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Stress Management, Stress, Personal Development, Work-Life Balance, Career, Lifestyle, Happiness, Living News
Alexandra Levit

Did you know that people get physically tired because of emotional factors like boredom, frustration and anxiety? True intellectual stimulation, on the other hand, doesn't exhaust us at all.

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Adultolesence: The Difference Between Men Who Won't Grow Up And Men Who Just Wanna Have Fun

Christine Hassler | Posted 07.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Twenty-Something Advice, Career, The Balanced Life, Gen Y, Advice, Adultolesence, Happiness, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I have a friend whose lifestyle bothers me - half of me is envious and half of me is concerned. Since college graduation, I've been b...

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Cutting The Financial Cord

Christine Hassler | Posted 06.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Money, Career, Work, Gen Y, Expert, Twenty Something, Advice, Adult, The Balanced Life, Gen Y Finances, Gen Y Financial, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I have a job and my own place, but I'm still pretty financially dependent on my parents. My mother especially makes sure that I get t...

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Graduation Blues

Christine Hassler | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Transition, Jobs, Graduation, Career, Grad School, College, Gen Y, Advice, The Balanced Life, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I've just graduated from graduate school, but instead of feeling excited, I'm feeling really sad. I went directly to grad school aft...

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Law & Order Does Good

Julia Moulden | Posted 05.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Reinvention, Law, Career, New York, Good Works, Davis Polk Wardwell, Bbc, New Radicals, Midlife, New York Times, Ronnie Abrahms, Doing Good, Journalism, Julia Moulden, Entertainment News
Julia Moulden

Ronnie Abrams appointment as special counsel for pro bono to one of New York's prestigious law firms (Davis Polk & Wardwell) is big enough news that i...

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The Day My Son Almost Died

Debra Condren | Posted 04.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Ambition, Work Life Balance, Career, Women, Children, Money, Parenting, Women and Money, Mothers, Ambition Is Not a Dirty Word, Dr. Debra Condren, Living News
Debra Condren

I make my living teaching women how to own their ambition in a society that has a double standard. It's our prevailing cultural paradigm: ambitious me...

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7 Things to Say in a Meeting to Make Yourself Look Good...

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Meetings, Career, Power, Relationships, Work, Colleagues, Home News
Gretchen Rubin

Ah, meetings. Can't live with them, can't live without them. Being happy at work is important, of course. Being with other people generally boosts m...

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Jerks At Work

Christine Hassler | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living

Read More: The Balanced Life, The 20-Something Manifesto, Work Life, Career, Christine Hassler, Living News
Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, There is a woman I work with - actually she is my direct colleague and we have the same title, same boss, and similar responsibilitie...

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