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Leadership and career
June 27, 2016

Steps to Improve On-the-Job Recognition

Q: In my current position, I've worked hard but haven't achieved the promotions and recognition I deserve. Although I get consistently good reviews, my manager doesn’t think of me when he assigns special projects or recommends people for advancement or management training. While I enjoy my job and the camaraderie…
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Leadership and career
June 22, 2016

How Tech Incentives Increase Employee Engagement

Employee engagement was identified as one of three top priorities contributing to business success in a recent study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. Companies have tried everything from pet-friendly policies, lunchtime yoga sessions and branded company tote bags to connect with their employees. The trouble is, not everyone knows…
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Leadership and career
June 20, 2016

Information Interviews

However, I've read some articles recently that say information interviewing is a worn-out tool -- that don't have the time or inclination to do them anymore. In an informal poll of my friends, most agree they wouldn't want to be bothered by some stranger asking lots of questions about their…
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Hiring
June 13, 2016

Effective Interviews

Have you ever heard the story about the three blind men who were asked to describe an elephant?  After taking a moment to touch the animal, they came to very different conclusions about how it must look.  The one who explored its trunk said the elephant was long, skinny and…
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Leadership and career
June 6, 2016

A Move Within Your Company

Q: I’m an officer in the commercial loan department of a large bank. I’ve been with this bank for almost five years and I’m getting restless. While I’ve advanced rapidly in the loan department, it’s time for me to learn more about other areas of banking. Last week I heard…
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Hiring
May 31, 2016

Age Discrimination Isn’t Always to Blame

Q: I was part of a reduction-in-force at a well-known engineering firm two years ago. It employed about 44,000 professionals; now it has about 14,000.  My background includes a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A., and I am 59 years old.  I joined a Houston job search organization and…
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Leadership and career
May 23, 2016

A Stalled Search Can Be Pegged to Attitude

Negativity is easily spotted by perceptive recruiters. QUESTION: I have read and re-read your article "Tips to Help Defeat the 'Pariah Syndrome.'" The suggestions in the article aren't useful to me. I have reached the conclusion that because I am over 45 years of age, no one will employ me.…
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Leadership and career
May 18, 2016

6 Leadership Styles That are Crushing Workers’ Enthusiasm

Crushing work environments drain people of the energy and enthusiasm needed to do great work. Such environments infect the whole workplace, and what’s worse, they limit a business’s ability to achieve desired results. “Workplace optimism is choked before it can even emerge,” explains Shawn Murphy, author of The Optimistic Workplace.…
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Leadership and career
May 16, 2016

Down to the Wire

When interviews have boiled down to you vs. someone else, how you respond to questions (and ask them) is critical. If you’ve made the first interview cut and have been asked to return to a potential employer for another look, congratulations are in order.  However, you’re still competing with one…
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Leadership and career
May 9, 2016

Test Your Cover Letter Acumen, Part 2

Cover letters continue to be a mystery to many job seekers. We addressed some of their questions in Part 1. Here are several more questions commonly asked by my readers and clients: 1. Employers are primarily looking for mention of specific job knowledge in your cover letter. If you concentrate more…
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