Pay check
Before you head into your boss’s office to discuss a raise—or negotiate salary with a new employer—figure out how much you should be paid. Here’s how.
Category: Career
Avoid ‘social gaze’ and mean business
Sometimes, the relationships between men and women in the office become more flirtatious than they should be. When that happens, it can seriously degrade a woman’s ability to be taken seriously, particularly if she isn’t in a position of power.
Make a good impression by copycatting
You’ve probably heard of mirroring, subtly copying someone else’s mannerisms to win the person over. When you want to make a good impression—fast—try these.
Teaching Gen Y and making it stick
As baby boomers prepare to retire, offices are left to figure out: “How do we make sure all their know-how and institutional memory are left behind?” Here are a few tips for capturing admin knowledge before it walks out the door, and making sure it sticks with younger generations …
1-Minute Strategies: Nov. ’08
Wow clients and others in your network by sending handwritten notes to thank, follow up with or congratulate. Video producer Ellen Barnard says she always sends handwritten notes or flowers to clients, and “they’re left with the impression that I’m really good at what I do.” …
Grammar Repair Shop: ‘Then’ vs. ‘Than’
Then and than may be confused in speech, but when it comes to the written word, these two words are not interchangeable. Here’s the key difference …
Is your résumé too ‘old school’?
If your last job search was pre-2001, you may be in for a rude awakening, says Deborah Walker, career coach and résumé writer. Your old résumé, which worked well before, may no longer attract employers. Here are four reasons your old résumé may not work for you …
Salary negotiating: Ask for—and get—that raise
You love your work, but you’d like it even better if you made more money. A bad job market can be a good time to get what you want—and deserve. Why? Everyone else might be too afraid to attempt any salary negotiating.
What’s the most fun you’ve had at work?
What’s the most fun you’ve had at work? We posed that question to our readers, and you responded. A few of your morale-boosting answers: “We had a department-wide contest to see which team could build the best race car out of office supplies in two weeks" …
3 ways to free up intuition at work
According to New Age business consultant Barrie Dolnick, these three steps can help your intuition become more active at work.