By anthony balderrama on Aug 2, 2010 in Featured, News, Office Etiquette | 1,180 Comments
One of the first realizations many professionals have early in their careers is the divide between personal preferences and the workplace reality. You don’t have to be a genius or even moderately intelligent to quickly realize that you’re an employee when on the clock. You don’t get to do whatever you want. The company tells [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 29, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Unemployment | 26 Comments
A story that the Today show ran this week left me scratching my head. Not because of their reporting, which was a very good read, but because of the stories relayed by the interviewees. See, the article looks at the often discussed but still unsolved dour job situation for Millennials. The title says it all: “Gen Y: [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 27, 2010 in Featured, Job Search | 1 Comment
Another week and even more companies hiring! We’re trying to simplify your job search and point you in the right direction. This week we focus on companies hiring in the Southern region of the U.S. From D.C. to Texas, we’ve got you covered. Don’t forget you can click on the job title, company name and [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 26, 2010 in Career Advice, Featured, Office Etiquette | 18 Comments
The he-said-she-said-I-heard-don’t-tell-anybody rumor mill thrives in any workplace. You can be a registered nurse, an attorney, a foreman or a teacher, and you come across information that no one else knows. Is it news? Is it gossip? The textbook correct way to handle this information is to keep it to yourself. If what you found [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 22, 2010 in Compensation, Featured, Job Search, Work/Life | 74 Comments
Note: Some of you might have been misdirected to this article from a link stating “10 Companies Hiring Right Now”. We’re sorry for the mistake. You can read that article here. The below article is also a good resource for anyone looking for freelance or part-time work. – The Work Buzz According to the late [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 20, 2010 in Featured, Job Search | 7 Comments
We know that job hunts can be as tiresome as full-time jobs. We want to simplify your search as much as possible, so each week we are featuring a list of open jobs in each region of the country. Last week we gave you a list of companies hiring in the Midwest, and today we have [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 15, 2010 in Featured, Office Etiquette, Work | 6 Comments
Workplaces often get described as a battle of good and evil. A demanding boss or a jealous co-worker who make your professional existence miserable. These people are actively harming you, and your career can suffer because of them. Yet, not all co-workers who get on your nerves are bad people. These colleagues are often nice [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 13, 2010 in Featured, Job Search | 4 Comments
We’re back for another round of regional hiring spotlights. We like to focus on an area of the country and direct you to some current job opportunities in those states. Of course, each state has many more jobs posted than in this list, so feel free to kick on the state name to see a [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 8, 2010 in Featured, Job Surveys, Work/Life | 4 Comments
Some students, whether in grade school, high school or college, can only work under pressure. They put off writing papers until the last few days — or minutes– before the deadline. While some pupils brainstorm, research, draft, edit, rewrite, ponder, rewrite, edit and finalize, others are waiting until the final moments to get to work. [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jul 6, 2010 in Current Affairs, Featured, Pop culture | 12 Comments
Even if only for two weeks, the United States caught World Cup fever. That’s no easy task for a country notorious for not necessarily disliking soccer but basically not even acknowledging its existence. (Be honest: How many MLS games have you ever watched in your life?) But thanks to nail-biting games and awesome performances by [...]