Looking for a job is a terrible job! It’s difficult, time-consuming, boring, and demoralizing, and the pay stinks. Unfortunately, it’s still something most of us need to go through at least a few times in our lives, so here are some tips for managing it. Give yourself a schedule. Whether you have a job…
DetailsWhat to do if you get laid off Being laid off stinks! It’s such a terrible feeling. But if it happens to you, you’re not powerless. Here are some steps you can take to move toward a new job and a better future. · Mourn. It’s okay to grieve the loss, and to acknowledge…
DetailsAre you waiting for a promotion that never actually happens? If you’ve been at your organization for a few years and are doing excellent work but still you don’t have the promotion you want, it can feel like real progress is simply out of your reach. You try and try, but no dice. It’s so…
DetailsWorkplace bullying is a big issue, and if you’ve suffered from it, you are not alone. The Workplace Bullying Institute’s 2021 study estimates that around 30% of American workers have directly experienced some form of bullying at work, with an additional 20% or so having witnessed it. This works out to an estimated staggering 79.3…
DetailsIt’s important to speak up at work for a variety of reasons. You may need to address an issue or injustice. You might have a different opinion. You may want to draw attention to a hard-working but overlooked colleague. But it’s not always comfortable. In fact, if you’re venturing a differing opinion, it…
DetailsSpot a Toxic Boss in the Interview Stage Toxic bosses are the worst! You can’t ever win with them, and they will make your work life so unpleasant that you may begin to doubt your capacity for work. But so often we don’t realize how bad these bosses are until we’re in a job. …
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If you’re feeling discontent or demoralized at work, how can you tell if it’s the specific job or the wrong career entirely? Is the job toxic or do you simply not fit this whole career? This can be a tricky question, but there are a few things you can do to get a little…
DetailsLast week, I wrote about what to do if a difficult question makes you panic during an interview, but today I want to talk about what some of those questions are. There are lots of strange and challenging questions out there. Here are some I’ve heard, and what the thinking behind them is (at…
DetailsWe’ve all been there: the interviewer asks you a question that seems totally out of left field and you freeze. For a hot second, you can’t remember even your name or why you’re here. Eventually you babble something semi-coherent and hope that you didn’t sound like a complete idiot. Is there a way to…
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