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‘Is It a Bad Idea to Work at the Same Company As My Boyfriend?’ You have to commit to keeping any issues in the relationship out of the office.
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10/1/2019
How to Be a Good Interviewer You need to know what qualifications you’re looking for, and how to assess them.
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9/17/2019
‘I’m My Boss’s Favorite, and It Sucks!’ It’s not cool for your boss to complain to you about a co-worker.
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9/10/2019
‘I Keep Getting Rejected for Jobs I’m Perfect For!’ There are lots of reasons why qualified candidates get turned down.
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9/3/2019
‘My Boss Wants to Change My Job, and I’m Not Happy About It!’ It’s okay to push back, especially when you feel this strongly.
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8/27/2019
‘My Co-worker Keeps Fighting With Her Husband in Our Shared Office!’ When you share work space, you have to be thoughtful about how your personal life affects others.
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8/20/2019
How Much Severance Pay Am I Entitled To? Everything you need to know to negotiate the stressful world of severance pay.
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8/13/2019
‘My Boss Lectured Me About Arriving On Time and I’m Furious!’ When you’re working overtime, it can be tone deaf for your employer to nickel and dime you about what time you’re getting in.
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8/6/2019
How to Give Constructive Criticism Without Making It Awkward If it’s done well, giving feedback at work doesn’t have to be unpleasant.
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7/30/2019
‘I Feel Awful About Giving a Bad Performance Review!’ If you’re doing your job well, sooner or later someone isn’t going to like you.
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7/23/2019
How to Answer ‘Why Are You Interested in This Position?’ in a Job Interview This is usually one of the first questions asked in an interview, and you shouldn’t wing your answer.
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7/16/2019
‘I Have Zero Motivation to Do My Job’ Ultimately, it all comes down to who you want to be professionally.
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7/9/2019
What to Do If You Were Just Laid Off There are steps you can take to decrease the amount of time you’re likely to be out of work.
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7/2/2019
‘My Boss Is Insecure and Petty!’ Even if she never turns on you, you still can’t trust her.
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6/25/2019
How to Write an Out-of-Office Message Too many people share too much information.
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6/18/2019
How to Shut Down Gossip at Work It helps to decide if the rumors are helpful or harmful.
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6/11/2019
How to Ask for More Vacation Time This is (a) something people do, and (b) a request that’s often granted.
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5/21/2019
‘My Co-workers Won’t Stop Talking to Me in the Bathroom!’ If you allow people to interrupt you, you’re teaching them that their behavior works.
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5/14/2019
‘I Had a Great Job Interview — Why Haven’t I Heard Back?’ It’s really impossible to tell from the outside what might be going on.
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5/7/2019
‘Is My Co-worker Trying to Sabotage Me?’ There’s only one good to way to disarm her.
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4/30/2019
I’m Treated Like a Boss But I’m Not One! This is rarely the right thing for your career.
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4/23/2019
‘My Boss Found Out I’m Job Hunting!’ Will this be awkward? Yes, probably.
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4/16/2019
Should I Tell My Boss Everyone’s Mad at Her? She’s following up with people too soon and too often.
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‘Will I Get a Better Job If I Pretend I’m a Bad Assistant?’ If your coffee tastes like sludge, you’re probably not going to be the default coffee-maker for long.
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3/19/2019
How to Negotiate a Salary After a Job Offer: 6 Tips to Get More Money The safest time to bring it up, what to say in two sentences, and more.
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3/12/2019
How to Ask for a Raise Before approaching your boss, here’s everything you should know.
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‘I’m Scared to Tell My Boss I’m Behind on Work and Need to Ask for Help’ You are not a bad person for letting this happen. You fell down because you are human.
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1/29/2019
‘I’m Trying to Fire a Bad Employee and the Entire Office Thinks I’m a Bad Boss!’ The most powerful way to combat office gossip is to be very open about how you manage.
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1/22/2019
‘How Do I Announce My Pregnancy at Work?’ It’s okay if your plans aren’t set in stone yet.
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1/15/2019
‘Should I Quit My Job If I Don’t Get Better Projects?’ Delicately tell your boss she needs to act if she wants to keep you.
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1/8/2019
‘I Hate Talking to My Co-workers in Person!’ You might prefer email, but sometimes a face-to-face is unavoidable.
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12/18/2018
‘My Boss Wants Help With Her Dating App Profile!’ You need to set boundaries, and talk to her boss.
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12/11/2018
35 Gifts for Every Type of Employee When you’re the boss giving gifts to your team, you can find thoughtful things for each person without playing favorites.
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12/6/2018
Rules for Celebrating the Holidays at Work What should you do if a co-worker hits on you at the office party? Do you have to give your boss a gift?
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12/4/2018
How to Survive the Office Holiday Party First of all, do you really have to go?
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11/27/2018
How to Write a Perfect Resignation Letter To leave on good terms, you should have a face-to-face conversation first.
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‘My Co-worker Is Always Out Sick!’ You don’t necessarily have all the facts.
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11/13/2018
How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You a Job I’ve read thousands of cover letters in my career. Here are all the elements of an actually good one.
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11/6/2018
10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview To show employers you’re exceptional, and find out if it’s the right job for you.
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10/30/2018
‘My Best Friend at Work Is Bad at Her Job!’ It’s actually better for her if you don’t help her so much.
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10/23/2018
Are Informational Interview Questions Even Useful? Do not ask, “Will you hire me?” And it depends entirely on your approach.
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