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By anthony balderrama on Feb 9, 2010 in Featured, Jobs, Telecommuting | 16 Comments
Working from home isn’t exactly a new concept, so I was surprised to see it was a headline story on NPR today. Then I read the actual story, which is yet another lesson not to judge a book by its cover or an article by its headline. Adam Hochberg’s article and the accompanying audio story [...]
By anthony balderrama on Feb 8, 2010 in Featured, Fun stuff, Super Bowl | 2 Comments
If you’re one of the people who tuned into the big game yesterday–and seeing as the audience is expected to top 100 million people, you probably were a viewer–you saw a heck of a game. And by now everyone accepts the fact that the commercials are just as much of a draw as the game [...]
By anthony balderrama on Feb 4, 2010 in Featured, Fun stuff, Work | 25 Comments
Co-workers can really make or break a workplace. A bad boss can make your life miserable, yes, but at least you can commiserate with your fellow disgruntled colleagues. In most situations, they are the ones sitting next to you eight hours a day. They engage in idle chitchat with you and exchange e-mails with you [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 28, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs, News, Unemployment | 12 Comments
If you’re like millions of Americans, you tuned into President Obama’s State of the Union address last night. If you’re like millions of Americans, you might have tuned in accidentally because you forgot it was on and went to watch Modern Family, only to find Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos chatting with each other. So [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 21, 2010 in Featured, Interviews | 91 Comments
In the workplace, a handshake is supposed to be a quick gesture that says, “Hello, I’m here, I’m engaged, I’m assertive, I’m professional.” Yes, those few seconds when you grab another person’s hand and move it vertically for a second or two should convey something about you as a person. Ridiculous? Maybe, but people expect [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 14, 2010 in Career Advice, Featured | 7 Comments
Education is invaluable because it teaches you so much. However, it is expensive and involved, so not everyone has the funds and time to earn one degree or several. Some people already have the credentials, but they’re lacking in some skills. Plus, not every course you take in college translates to the proverbial real world, so you might [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 7, 2010 in Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys | 0 Comments
Some things never change, and even in these tough times, the American mentality of always looking for something new and better is alive. According to a new CareerBuilder survey released today, 19 percent of workers plan to find a new job in 2010. Another 9 percent plan to make their move in 2011. So expect [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 6, 2010 in Featured, Fun stuff | 124 Comments
I’ve written my fair share of articles about annoying co-workers. Really, I have. I admit it. Yet, I like my colleagues quite a bit, even when their interesting conversations distract me from getting work done…or maybe because of that–I don’t know. Either way, co-workers often get a bad reputation. Some specific co-workers deserve your disdain, [...]
By anthony balderrama on Dec 30, 2009 in Compensation, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Surveys, Salary, Work/Life | 8 Comments
Yesterday I mentioned that CareerBuilder released its 2010 Job Forecast and that we’d have more info today. And we do!
By anthony balderrama on Dec 29, 2009 in Employment Trends, Featured, Job Surveys | 6 Comments
CareerBuilder.com just released its 2010 Job Forecast, and tomorrow we’ll have all the details. To give you a taste of the good news to come, here’s a clip of spokesperson Michael Erwin on MSNBC. Click here to play the video. (You might receive a pop-up message asking you to open or download the video–you can click Open to [...]
