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TweetShareCONGRATULATIONS! You start work in 2 weeks from today. What do you need to know and do? I am going to share with you some insights about this situation that will help you to have an amazing start on your first day at work. Dress appropriately: During the process of interviewing with this employer, you [...]

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TweetShare Feel like you aren’t appreciated at your job? Or that others don’t listen to or respect you? Are you overlooked for promotions and other opportunities? You may think the only solution is to find other work, but that’s not necessarily true. And with today’s high unemployment rate, a new job could prove elusive. So, [...]

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TweetShareAsking for a Raise? When is it the right time? How many times have I seen it happen? An employee asks his/her Boss for a raise only to be shot down without any emotion with responses like: Now is not a good time We have not done so well in the last year you know We [...]

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TweetShareIf you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian. D. asks: How long should one expect to wait to get approval on a vacation request? I have three weeks vacation and have only used two. Vacation request? This time of year? I think you’re [...]

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TweetShare If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian. Just Trying To Work asks: I have a question about a touchy/socially taboo subject: nursing mothers in the workplace.  A woman that I work with who is still on maternity leave, comes into the [...]

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TweetShareSaw this book in Borders this weekend. My definition of a toxic boss has always been one who is so bad as to endanger/damage your career. There are some bosses who can only hurt you, and you’re better off getting out from under them rather than “dealing” with them. What are signs of a toxic [...]

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TweetShareMaybe I’m old fashioned. (The further into my 30s I go, the more old fashioned I feel.) But I really don’t feel there is a place in the workplace for three things: your religion, your sex life and your politics. I don’t want to hear about any of them. Keep it to yourself. So, given [...]

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TweetShareWe’ve spoken in the past about strategies you can employ to anticipate and avoid layoffs. But what happens if you survive a round of layoffs? What should you do if you look around and you’re one of the last men standing? Here are some quick tips: Figure Out The Company Game Plan, and Get On [...]

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TweetShareIt’s well known that business tends to slow down during the summer months. Wall Street traditionally experiences slow trading days in the summer (though maybe not this year) for the simple reason that traders and brokers are all out in the Hamptons enjoying long weekends. Perhaps you’re in an office where the bosses are starting [...]

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TweetShareJust a quick note before I get the comments: there’s no Obama or Hillary bias intended here. I’ve not been a supporter of either candidate. 1) Experience is not always a trump card. There are times when all the experience in the world is not what people are looking for. Because… 2) Sometimes people are [...]

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