Tally up the miles you cover during a lunchtime walk
Tally up the miles you cover during a lunchtime walk without toting your pedometer.
Category: Career
Need to write an employee self-review?
No time for modesty—this is the time to toot your own horn.
Before negotiating, do a pay check
You wouldn’t haggle over the price of a used car without first referencing the Kelley Blue Book. And you wouldn’t want to talk to your boss about pay without first knowing what other people with similar responsibilities earn. Here’s where to start your research before asking for that raise.
On ‘borrowed’ time
Where does the day go? We spend at least 36 minutes at work every day on personal tasks, according to a survey by OfficeTeam.
Jump out of a rut without jumping ship
Q. How do I make my manager understand that I want more responsibility?
‘Clothing’ in on moving up
Climbing the career ladder requires the appropriate gear, say executives in a recent survey. Executives were asked, “To what extent does someone’s style of dress at work influence his or her chances of being promoted?”
Want a raise? First, figure your worth
If your performance evaluation is at least six months away, start tracking now the value you bring to your job, especially if you want a raise. That’s according to David Lorenzo, managing partner at The Gallup Organization and author of Career Intensity.
Up for a challenge? Tell ’em about it
You’re the only one who really knows what you want. So ask for it. That’s the lesson Mackenzie Dawson learned at her first job as an entry-level newspaper writer. She longed to write feature-length stories.
‘Great idea, boss … What about my idea?’
In a meeting with the entire department, you make the mistake of pitching your idea … as an alternative to your boss’s idea. You e-mail the boss afterward to explain your idea in more detail, hoping to smooth things over and pique her interest. But she isn’t talking. Was your idea really
that
bad?
Keep business cards uncrumpled
Keep business cards uncrumpled in a metal or leather holder.