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Year: 2012

Easy and useful macro: Right fit worksheet

If you’ve never created a Macro before, this one will be an easy starting place. A macro can be a simple recording of keystrokes that can be played back over and over again. The purpose of this macro is to set the column widths and row heights to the right size to accommodate the data […]

3 search tips

Tips for better searching, from Alexandra Samuel’s “Love your life online” blog: 1. Beef up your syntax. 2. Add another search engine to your browser. 3. Try Delicious, rather than Google.

Different starting pay for same work

Question: “When I was hired six months ago, I tried to negotiate my salary. My manager said pay was not negotiable, but I have since learned that this is not true. Recently, another person was offered the same position and initially turned it down. I know for a fact that human resources negotiated her pay

The right recipe to impress customers and CEOs

When 7-11 CEO Joe DePinto went on Under Cover Boss, he learned how one 7-11 in Shirley, N.Y., managed to sell 2,500 cups of coffee a day.  One stellar employee, Dolores, combined precise brewing with impeccable customer service. She knew the name of nearly every customer; thus a growing number of “regulars” returned day after […]