Category: Your Job
5 Signs That You May be in Your Last Job
If you have worked for a number of years at an array of different companies, you certainly can recognize when you have come upon a really good thing. When you are content in a job you can really focus on the work rather than office politics and various power playsRead More
The Information Broker in the Information Age
Information is a commodity — and in this thing called life that Shakespeare referred to as “a stage” there are no small roles, only small mindsets. Whether your job is answering phones and addressing questions on the best way to send out a postal package, writing for a how-to blog,Read More
Are You Maxing out Your Employee Benefits?
If you are employed, especially in these tough economic times, it behooves you to explore all of the employee benefits that your company has to offer. You definitely don’t want to leave anything on the table as far as work benefits are concerned. It always amazes me when coworkers neglectRead More
How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit Your Job?
It’s tough making the decision to quit your job, especially now with the unemployment so high. So, how do you know if you should stay or go? Some people try to stick out a job they don’t love out of fear they’ll get labeled as a “job hopper” or haveRead More
3 Keys to Handling Criticism
Handling criticism – especially the constructive kind – is not the easiest thing to do. Yet we face it each day, whether in small doses or in large chunks. It pays to be adept at knowing what to do when someone criticizes you or your work — not how you handle can have a positive (or negative)Read More
How to Build a Killer Online Resume for Free
One of the emerging ways to put together a great resume is to use an online resume generator. Not only do you save time, but your productivity increases. This allows you to spend more time searching for work and less time putting together a resume that is attractive. Some of theseRead More
Should You Switch to a Health Savings Account?
The high cost of health insurance has led to the expansion of an extremely popular type of healthcare plan called a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). This type of plan, in conjunction with a Health Savings Account (HSA), is becoming the healthcare plan of choice in the United States. ItRead More
The Importance of Vacation Time
Many of us have an aversion to using our vacation time. This seems to be more prevalent in the United States than in the rest of the world, and I’m not sure why, since we get fewer days off than most other countries. For some of us, we just feelRead More