3 things NOT to do in Excel
Melissa Esquibel points out some common Excel blunders.
3 reasons why you procrastinate
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get past the urge to procrastinate and just get things done when you need to, without stress or last-minute problems? You can certainly make a good effort to, writes Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director for the Motivation Science Center at Columbia University’s business school.
Write it right
You have only one chance to make a great first impression, especially when that first impression is probably an email or a document. Here are the top three online subscription-based grammar services, according to the 2014 Best Online Grammar Checker Reviews and Comparisons.
Do a little self-promotion to make friends at work
If you don’t know too many people at work but would like to, here’s a way to make them come to you: Festoon your desk and cubicle walls with evidence of your hobbies and personal interests. The more specific your displays, the more likely someone will stop by in passing to chat you up about […]
Minimize computer vulnerabilities
A study by compliance and “privilege management” company Avecto says an amazing 92% of vulnerabilities rated by Microsoft as “critical” can be avoided if PCs are configured so that most users don’t have administrator rights.
One response does not an interview make
Q: “I’m afraid I may have screwed up an interview for a really good job. Everything was fine until the recruiter asked ‘What do you do in your spare time?’ The question caught me off guard, because no interviewer has ever asked me that. I mentioned a couple of activities that are perfectly legitimate, but not as noble as volunteering at a soup kitchen. I was not offered the position, and I believe my ‘free time’ response was the reason. What do you think about this?”
Learn to speak up more in the office
It’s hard to move up in your career if you never speak up at work, writes executive coach Joel Garfinkle, who offers three steps to help reluctant workers find their voice.
Pizza pi: Why ordering the big one pays off
Buying pizza for the gang at the office? Choose the bigger pie. Why?
Save time with IFTTT
If you like saving time by establishing automatic systems that don’t require a lot of hands-on work on your part, you will probably love IFTTT.
Speed reading made easy with Spreed
Even though speed reading can lower your comprehension, it can be extremely helpful for getting what you need from certain documents, Thorin Klosowski writes. Chrome offers a mobile extension called Spreed that can help you get through a text in record time.