Top 7 tips to get a job promotion - part 1 on Nov 10, 2011Top 7 Tips to Get a Job Promotion - Part 1By Shari HearnDo you dream of a job promotion, yet somehow it never comes? Perhaps it's because you're dreaming too much and not taking initiative. If you want to get promoted, you've got to take action. Here...
Increase Your Value, Increase Your Salary on Nov 7, 2011Increase Your Value, Increase Your SalaryBy Jill FrankAlthough money shouldn't be the most important factor in career decisions, it has a big impact on our lives. How much money we earn will dictate where we live, where we vacation, the lifestyle we...
Knocking the bully in your workplace - part 2 on Oct 31, 2011KNOCK OUT WORKPLACE BULLIES - PART TWOBy Teri Burgos-GutierrezHow to Deal With a Bully at WorkEvaluate the situation. Try to find out how much stress the bully has caused you.Note down each incident. Use a note pad or word processor to outline the da...
Knocking the bully in your workplace - part 1 on Oct 26, 2011KNOCK OUT WORKPLACE BULLIESBy Teri Burgos-Gutierrez"Some people won't be happy until they've pushed you to the ground. What you have to do is have the courage to stand your ground and not give them the time of day. Hold on to your power and never giv...
Why are you working? on Oct 13, 2011A few posts ago, before the storm, we talked about Juan Tamad and why he doesn't get hired.Without excusing his laziness, I will take the other side now and say that sometimes action can speak of motivation.How hard we work springs from why we work.L...
How to handle burnout on Oct 9, 2011How do I handle burnout?By Maricel LarayaYou have probably watched (or at least heard of) the Julia Roberts’ movie Eat, Pray & Love. Burnout happens when we frequently feel exhausted, drained and weary. It’s a common phenomenon affecting both men...
Reminders for the stormy days on Sep 28, 2011JOBSEEKER REMINDERS FOR THE STORMY DAYS.Now that Pedring has passed, leaving floods and fallen billboards in its wake, here's a short advisory for employees the next time they think they'll be stranded in the office or on the streets by another storm...
Are you a Juan Tamad jobseeker? on Sep 23, 2011The tell-tale signs of a Juan Tamad jobseeker:• He expects the job to “come to him” instead of looking for it.• He doesn’t think of tomorrow, believing at the back of his mind that his parents – or whoever it is that’s supporting him (...
The Juan Tamad Kind of Jobseeker on Sep 18, 2011The ‘Juan Tamad’ Job-huntersMy title does sound like a contradiction, but it’s true: there are what I’d call ‘Juan Tamad job-hunters.’ Like our well-known folk character, these jobseekers (again a contradiction) just wait for the apple...
Getting to the final interview - part 3 on Sep 14, 2011Getting to the final interview - part 2QUESTION: I manage to get interviews from recruiters. But always I get excluded from the final interview after going through the first few. What am I doing wrong?FROM Ina Teves, Organizational Development Consul...
