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• Recruitment Spotlight: 8 Musts for Conducting a Job Interview

  My new book, Success for Hire (ASTD Press) features employee recruitment and retention practices that a lot of people think they know but in reality, don’t put into practice. One of those practices is effective in-person interviewing, which can ensure Read More... Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, HR Issues, Management, Professionalism, Work

• The Secret of My Success

  Here’s a disclaimer before you start reading this post. I’m not writing it to brag or leave you thinking that I’m the greatest colleague or employee of all time. I’m trying to make a point, so I hope you will look at it in that light. Now that said, I’ve Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, People Skills, Productivity, Professionalism, Work

• If You’re Leaving, Should You Still Get Your Bonus?

  A reader e-mailed the following question: I recently gave my company a month’s notice as I planned to move to a new city and pursue a new career. A few weeks later, the company gave out the second installment of our bi-annual bonuses, and I did not receive Read More... Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, People Skills, Personal Marketing, Professionalism, Work

• How to Say No and Still Look Good

  The following is an e-mail that came my way this week. Dear Alexandra: I graduated from college last year, so I’m still at the bottom of the totem pole at my company. I have four senior colleagues who delegate work to me, and they have no problem doing Read More... Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Office Politics, Professionalism, Troubleshooting, Work

• Get Customers to Stop Yelling at You

  The customer’s always right. This is the mantra that customer service representatives have to repeat to themselves every day – if they want to keep their jobs. But what happens when you come into contact with a particularly angry customer, who is determined Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Management, Project Management, Work

• A Lesson in Visibility

  A few weeks ago, I read a post on how to generate a following for your blog. I would love to give credit to the author, but I can’t remember where I saw it. In any case, one of the post’s recommendations was to include the blog’s URL in your e-mail signature. Read More... Posted Friday, January 12, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Business, Ownership & Initiative, Work

• Tale of the Two-Faced Interviewee

  I still remember the day six months ago when a good friend of mine called me up to tell me about this new junior-level employee she wanted to hire. I had never heard my friend, the director of the tourism division at a global advertising agency, sound Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Office Politics, Professionalism, Work