Laura Stack, a personal productivity expert over at Divine Caroline, has some great tips for looking like a workaholic without actually being one.  Let’s have a look at ways you can sustain a strong reputation while maintaining control over your time. Get noticed in eight hours.  Anybody can spend a day keeping busy. It takes ...

There are a lot of books out there on how to achieve job satisfaction and get ahead in the business world, but few are from the viewpoint of someone with a front row seat in the always-elusive entertainment industry.  That’s what I found interesting about Danielle Weinstock’s Can This Elephant Curtsy on Cue?. A Hollywood producer, ...

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 mine.  The company did well this year and my accounts posted increased ...

The HR Capitalist has a great post about the distrust of those working from home.  Are they really working, asks writer Kris Dunn, or are they simply squeezing 3 hours of work into an 8-hour day? More importantly, can a remote worker/telecommuter even go to lunch without having that ''gotcha'' feeling?  A recent Business Week online ...

Employment Digest has an interesting post on the qualities that potential employers want to see, and how these qualities can be translated on a resume.  Among them:   ·         Communication Skills: For example, the phrase “Ability to be persuasive when interacting with clients, junior colleagues ...

In the fall of 2004, I published a book called They Don't Teach Corporate in College, which was based upon my experiences as an overachieving twenty-something slogging her way through the business world.  Around this time of year, I always get asked for a few tips for surviving your first job out of college.  For those of you about to ...

If you’re starting a new job at the beginning of 2007, you might be wondering what you can do to ensure that you get off to a good start.   First of all, know that you don’t have to wait until your first day to make a great first impression.  In fact, your efforts can begin as soon as you accept your offer.    Your ...

[ImageAttachment]   What is with all of these high-profile people shooting their mouths off?  First there was Mel Gibson, then Michael Richards, and now uber-publisher Judith Regan.  What do these three have in common?  They let their guards down in the heat of the moment, and are living to regret it big time as their racist ...

The Associated Press, via the New York Daily News, has reported that as of this Friday, U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees. The rules, approved by the Supreme Court, require companies and other entities involved in federal litigation to produce ...