Soft skills rank high in the workplace
To succeed in the modern workplace, it’s not enough to have technical skills. In a highly competitive job market, employers are looking for “soft skills”…
Category: Business
National Cliche Day Heard in the workplace and everywhere else
Scene: Viking leader, standing before gathered warriors wielding swords. “Going forward, this is how it will be.” Business cliches are so part of the…
Telecommuting: It’s common
Telecommuting: It’s common In 1996, just 20 percent of employers offered telecommuting. In 2016, that number has soared to 60 percent, according to the…
8 tips for your first job It’s probably the most important one
Never underestimate the importance of a first job. No, not that first career job. We are talking the first job in high school. The very first time you…
What exactly is being professional?
So many people talk about professionalism as if it is a suit you put on. In fact, professionalism is just shorthand for being a respectful, skilled, and…
Gen Z: Not afraid of work, motivated by money
Generation Z teenagers, born in the 1990s, already have an opinion about what they want in their work life. It’s different from the Millennials, the…
What employees think
The Staples Advantage Workplace Index, a survey of office worker satisfaction, found the following five dominant perspectives in the workplace: 1…
Manners at Work Day, Sept. 2 — 4 workplace manners that matter
Although society is increasingly casual, formal standards of behavior enable people to work happily together. In short, manners count. Here’s how: 1…
What to do if you are laid off
That moment when the boss says you are laid off actually can be good for you if you handle it right. First, take a breath immediately and get control,…
Work Notes: Ride Sharing, more
Ride-sharing becomes easier Suppose there were five people who live within two blocks of you who were all going to work at the same time and roughly the…