Assertiveness and Bullying in the Workplace

Even the best of us has one of those days - or a memory of one of those days when we dread going to work - not because we don't want to work, but because the sheer thought of having to deal with one personality is enough to exhaust and drain us of energy. Continue»

Posted on July 18, 2008 to Keeping The Job | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Looking at the Right Sites to Find a Job

As a job seeker, it is part of your job search to prepare resumes. As what has been said over and over again, resumes are key to job interviews. The way you write your resume, the way you present it and the way you send it together with a decent cover letter to your prospective company reflects ho serious you are in looking for a job. Continue»

Posted on July 18, 2008 to Getting The Job | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Resume Objectives Are Ineffective and Dead

The resume objective is dead. Objectives are either too limiting, because they're written very specifically, or they're bland and generic. When your resume should sell you why compromise your sales pitch? A Profile or a Summary, essentially the same thing, has much more impact, because properly done, it heightens the potential employer's interest. Continue»

Posted on July 18, 2008 to Resumes | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

"Hot Mommas Project" Highlights Research on Female Working Professionals; Will Yield World's Largest Women's Case-Study Database

Move over Jennifer Lopez, Katie Couric, and Heidi Klum...you aren't the only moms who have it all -- a successful career and the carpool on Thursdays. A new George Washington University School of Business-sponsored initiative called, "The Hot Mommas Project,"... Continue»

Posted on July 18, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Learning to Talk to Teens About Sex--while at Work

Sex is one of the most difficult topics a parent can bring up with an adolescent, but a new study finds that parents who are taught specific communication skills can more readily tackle these conversations and sustain them over time.... Continue»

Posted on July 13, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Workers Have High Rates of 'Psychological Distress'

Nearly five percent of employees have high levels of psychological distress associated with a high likelihood of a mental disorder, reports a study in the July Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational... Continue»

Posted on July 13, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Can You See Me Now? We Hear What People Look Like

Newswise -- Can you hear what a person looks like? A growing body of research suggests so. "The mere sound of a person's voice contains important, embedded biological information," says Susan Hughes, assistant professor of psychology at Albright College in... Continue»

Posted on July 7, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Hard Work While Fatigued Affects Blood Pressure

Working hard when fatigued may be admired by many Americans, but it is a virtue that could be harmful to one's health, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The research supports a... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Employer Web Sites Greatly Influence African American Applicants

Attributes of employers' Web sites, such as design and content, influence prospective employees' job search intentions--especially African American job seekers--finds a recent study by Caren B. Goldberg, a management professor at American University's Kogod School of Business and David G.... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Career News | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Breaking the Pattern - How Motivation Plays a Role in Getting Healthy

Hands up if these scenarios are familiar: * You get the exercise bike/treadmill/elliptical you wanted for Christmas, but by April, the machine has been moved to the basement for lack of use. * You sign up for the weight loss... Continue»

Posted on June 27, 2008 to Moving Forward | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)