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Supervisor makes you want to shout?

Thursday, 31 March 2011 14:06 Julie Desmond

A reader writes: My boss yells about everything. I’m good at my job, but after he rages at me, it takes a while to get over it. I feel like Cinderella. Just when things start going well, he steps on the edge of my dress and it rips. Then it takes me a while to sew up my self-esteem and get back to the dance. I try not to personalize it, but it’s tough.

No one reads the cover letter (and other HR secrets)

Thursday, 07 April 2011 14:34 Julie Desmond

HR Secret #1: People who hire people for a living are practical. They will eventually get around to scrutinizing your application, but at first they will glance over the cover letter, open the resum...

Get lost: Working passion into your workday

Thursday, 14 April 2011 13:03 Julie Desmond

You know the look: Einsteinlike hair, wild eyes that light up like Zelda. Passion. You know the feeling: a deep and irrational drive to participate or perform for the sake of participating or perfo...

A good stretch after a long nap

Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:45 Julie Desmond

Getting anywhere in life and in work requires movement. Sometimes we walk, sometimes we run, sometimes we’re pushed in a new direction by people or circumstances. Occasionally, we stretch.

Stretch. ...

Ask: Because you never know what you don’t know

Friday, 29 April 2011 13:43 Julie Desmond

It was just a report. A straightforward spreadsheet. A list of text and numbers lined up in long columns, a few formulas, some formatting and Voila! A report. Unfortunately, the recipient of the r...

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