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By SavvySugar, on Thu Oct 1, 2009 10:38am PDT
It's one thing when you
don't receive a reply from an employer after sending your
resume and cover letter, but things get more personal when you
don't hear back after a job interview. Waiting for a response
is stressful and it's easy to let your mind run wild when
coming up with reasons the employer hasn't called. Was it your
hair? Should you have answered a certain question differently? Put
the kabosh on your what-if thought process; usually an employer
hasn't called back due to one of these eight reasons.
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By SavvySugar, on Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:31pm PDT
You've heard that job
hunting should be a full-time, 40-hour per week job if you want to
see results. This kind of time is wasted if you're not
searching effectively. Adopt habits of successful job searchers to
find a job, and the right one, more quickly.
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By SavvySugar, on Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:19pm PDT
The work week can feel like
a total drag if you don't have habits to make your job feel a
little less like work. We have a break coming up with Labor Day
falling in less than a week, but we can't let national holidays
be the only solace from the daily grind. Make work less laborious
with my six ideas.
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By SavvySugar, on Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:10pm PDT
No matter your profession,
your workday has the potential to be a landmine of conflict. A
disagreement with a co-worker, a runin with your boss, or an angry
call from a client can ruin your day, or even your week, if you
don't know how to deal with it. Keep the following tips in mind
next time things get tense at work to be sure you come out
unscathed.
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Professional resume services
aren't the only places to find help on updating your resume.
Objective advice can be had without paying for it, if you know
where to look. Take your chances by bringing your resume to one or
more of these places
recommended
by The Wall Street Journal — they're free, so you have
nothing to lose.
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By SavvySugar, on Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:06am PDT
In the middle of the Summer,
when the weather is beautiful and the beach is beckoning, it can be
hard to even drag yourself into the office — let alone to stay
organized and productive while you’re there. If you’re finding
yourself in a mid-Summer slump at work, check out the following
tips for effectively organizing your workday.
- Plan Your Day on a Curve: View your workday as
a bell curve: Start with easy, pleasant tasks as you’re working on
your first (or second) cup of coffee. Once you’re warmed up, tackle
the most difficult — or most loathed — tasks of the day. Then plan
your most mindless tasks for your after-lunch slump, and finish the
day off with something you actually enjoy doing.
- Reward Yourself: When you’ve got a
particularly hectic schedule or are tackling an unpleasant project,
give yourself small rewards as you accomplish tasks. When you
finish putting together that PowerPoint, run out and grab a latte.
After you’ve dealt with a difficult client, allow yourself a few
minutes to chat with a co-worker about last night’s episode of
Lost.
- Prioritize Your To-Do List: When your task
list gets unmanageable, it’s time to choose your battles. You
obviously can’t accomplish everything at once, so decide what
absolutely has to be done right away, and what can wait. Some
people like to use symbols like stars to indicate high-priority
items; some set a different deadline for finishing each task; and
others use spreadsheets to separate urgent items and long-term
projects.
- Plan Ahead: Save the last 15 or so minutes of
each day to plan ahead for the next. Straighten up your desk, toss
out any wrappers or coffee cups that have accumulated during the
day, and take another pass through your to-do list to make sure
you’ve crossed off everything you accomplished. Then start a fresh
list for the following day so you can get off to a productive,
organized start in the morning.
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By SavvySugar, on Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:52pm PDT
We've all been on
the receiving end of a bad presentation: while the speaker drones
on, you doodle idly on your notepad, daydreaming about your plans
for the weekend and wishing you were doing something more
productive. Spare others the same fate when your turn comes at the
podium by following these tips.
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