Grammar Repair Shop: Beware these misuses and abuses
Elevate your business writing by ridding it of these common misuses and abuses: 1. Ill-placed question marks. 2. Cool-sounding buzzwords. 3. Clichés.
Take time to mourn a job loss
If you’ve lost your job, take some time to calm down, assess the situation and examine your options. Let your emotions settle and perform a thorough self-analysis before you start your job hunt. Look for opportunities to network everywhere: seminars, professional meetings, conventions and by taking local college courses.
Are you someone who can’t say no?
It doesn’t help anyone if you say “yes” to every project while knowing you can’t possibly complete all the work. How can you set boundaries more assertively with your boss, without coming across as incapable or rude, when you’re asked to take on yet another assignment? 7 tips:
The art of giving negative feedback
Do’s and don’ts of negative feedback √ DON’T sugarcoat negative feedback. If you’re going to use constructive criticism, don’t dilute the impact. √ DO focus on specific events. √ DON’T give criticism in a way that would offend. Avoid sarcasm and personal asides. √ DO make change the goal of your feedback. √ DON’T put […]
1-Minute Strategies: March ’12
Give your résumé a 21st century update by making it search-optimized for Google … Memorize this rule when typing: one space after a period at the end of a sentence … Use this email best practice …
‘Mistreated doormat’ or ‘agreeable martyr’?
Question: “I work for a small hospital where I have been treated quite unfairly. For example, I am the only person in my department who has to carry a beeper, because I live nearby and can get here quickly… I was also repeatedly denied overtime pay until…
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 […]
Answer the boss’s tough questions
The boss shares an idea, and then asks, “What do you think?” You don’t have an instant answer. How do you avoid looking stumped?
Who’s in your network at work?
Winning at office politics could begin with this key question, “Who am I dependent on to get my job done?”
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.