Business cards are still an important networking accessory, so you’ll want to make sure yours stand out. A business card could lead to a great new job, a great business partnership or help your business make money. Lifehacker’s Patrick Allan offers tips for building a strong business card.
There are few procedures as unmotivating as annual performance reviews. The consulting firm Achievers polled 3,000 staff members from American companies—a quarter of whom work in human resources—and found 98% of them think annual reviews are unnecessary.
You may not need to ask for that raise you’re hoping for, experts say. Instead, try these tactics.
Do you feel like it’s high time you started making more money? Are you trying to build up the confidence to initiate a conversation about your compensation? If so, you may be wondering what to say and how to say it.
Dr. Paul Marciano is the author of Carrots and Stick Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT. We spoke to him about how to build a successful career as an admin and the power of respect in the workplace.
By the numbers, here’s how many employers say they hand out certificates and plaques to reward employee accomplishments.
If you’re the office Eeyore who says, “We tried that before and it didn’t work,” highlighting the negatives isn’t likely to get you noticed—at least, not in a good way. Instead of pointing out the downside, try using these tactics.
Aging is a fact of life, but these days you can find plenty of ways to conceal its harsher effects on our appearance. Should you take advantage of these techniques?
A big thanks to everyone who participated in our Administrative Professionals Week celebration! We’re delighted we could give you a little something here and there as a tribute to everything you do. Here are the winning responses—and just a few of our other favorites—to our Tuesday survey!
Executive assistant, administrative assistant or secretary—whatever the title, you are the ones who keep America’s offices running, even though you’ve taken on more and more work as budgets shrink.