In a high school psychology class, our teacher, the football coach, assigned us to build a contraption that would allow us to drop an egg from the roof of the school and have it land unbroken. It was a stupid assignment then. It was a psychology class, not
You’re the boss. You set the rules. Your employees are dependent upon you. You are the one taking the financial risk in running this business. Therefore, you can do and say what you want, and make whatever rules you want. Cancer is not an excuse. You just read
When you make the decision to take some time off–be it 6 months of 6 years–to stay home with the kids, you do so knowing that it’s going to have an impact on your career. But some people (and it’s more often mom than dad who stays home)
Dear Evil HR Lady, I work for a large travel company, but am in a department of 11 people doing the same thing. We got a new supervisor, and her first correspondence to us was SUPPOSED to be about our new shifts, and the “shift differential” (extra money
Everyone knows about Silicon Valley, but what if your idea doesn’t fit that mold? Then where? Just as important as coming up with the next big idea is knowing where to begin building that new company. CareerBuilder and EMSI have created a new interactive map that can help you see
Ninety percent of what we think of a job candidates is based on a first impression. So how can you possibly conduct a useful interview? To read the article, click here: Superior Interviewers Do These 4 Things
It’s a great American tradition: people dress up in their best clothing, parade in front of a judge and answer questions, hoping to sound intelligent yet totally inoffensive. A beauty pageant? No, I’m talking about a job interview. But it shouldn’t be that way. A pageant judge never sees
Dear Evil HR Lady, My mom is very sick. She is 88 and due to her condition is unable to care for herself. My siblings and I are going to each care for her in 90-day shifts. I approached my employer about [changing my schedule] under the Family
Dear Evil HR Lady, I relocated to attend school. I looked for a job for six months and finally landed one. After five months, I was released from the job (during my probationary period). Now I’m unemployed and looking for work. I have a few interviews lined up
Health care has been a critical reason people seek employment, but now it is being seen as mission critical by employers, according to Josh Stevens, CEO of Keas, an employee health and wellness company. They released an HR executive survey about the coming open enrollment season, where employees have
