Should You Give Your Boss a Warning That You Are Interviewing?
Once you’ve had the second interview with a prospective employer, it’s natural that your confidence will soar. If both interviews have gone very well, you’re probably starting to think about what you’ll say to your current boss. But no matter how promising it looks, it’s not a good idea to get overconfident. Things can sometimes turn on […]
Is Your Break Room Helping or Hurting Office Culture?
When was the last time you gave your break room any thought? Maybe that’s because you didn’t realize the role it can play in determining office culture and morale in the workplace. The best break rooms offer a place to relax and renew, enhancing production and optimism. But some have become spaces for gossip and griping. Ideally, a break […]
4 Budgeting Tips for a Tight Income
You’ve probably heard one of your friends remark that they don’t have a budget because they don’t have enough money to be bothered. Guess what! That’s precisely why they should have one! The one ironclad rule of money management is that everyone needs to create a budget. And those with steady incomes stand to benefit the most from […]
Does Looking Eager and Excited in an Interview Make You Look Desperate?
It should come as no surprise that those candidates who show some enthusiasm and passion during an interview will typically create a favorable impression. After all, no hiring manager wants to add a wet blanket to the team, even if that individual has the required skills and experience. But even though it’s a good idea to show your enthusiasm to the recruiter, it must be displayed correctly, or it might end up working against […]
The Difference Between Laid-Off and Fired and Its Importance for An Interview
Here are typically three ways in which employees leave their job: by being fired, laid off, or quitting voluntarily. If you’re going to qualify for unemployment compensation, you generally must be unemployed for reasons beyond your control. That means being laid off because your employer had a downturn in business or closed its doors. Since both quitting or being fired are considered to be under your control, you probably won’t qualify for unemployment compensation under either of these circumstances. But it’s […]
Don’t Be Fooled By “Title-Fluffing” When Interviewing for a Job
As corporations have diversified, they have also created a slew of fancy titles. Take Coca-Cola and Marriott, for instance, who both employ “chief blogging officers.” And then there’s Southwest Airlines with its “chief Twitter officer.” It’s even been reported that Kodak once had a “chief listening officer.” The IT sector was well known for its bizarre job titles: chief guru, chief evangelist, chief scrum master, […]