Employee

It’s the most stress you’ve experienced since you interviewed for the position. Your annual evaluation. Every year, it feels like you have to apply all over again. And like a job interview, the more you prepare, the more comfortable you will be. Also, the additional consideration and effort you put into getting ready will help…

We often make up our minds about people in a millisecond. That represents Tinder’s main operating principle. It also applies to business, especially to the hiring process. HR managers have to shuffle through a lot of candidates to whittle their lists down to a manageable size. They aren’t in a mood to give the benefit…

In our darkest moments, those times when the future seems grim and all our hard work seems destined to lead to little long-term benefit, we seek support from those closest to us. However, those might not be the best people to ask. They can give affection and emotional support. But are they in a position…

Protecting a job is almost as important as finding one. When you land a position you love, you want to stay there as long as it continues to feed your long-term career plans. Unfortunately, the vagaries of corporate life might not cooperate. Situations beyond your control can push you out of a position you love…

Balance in any endeavor is difficult. In fact, it’s definitionally precarious, as it involves an attempt to hold steady between two intense, competing forces. Consider the difficulty faced by tightrope walkers or NASA engineers attempting to send a satellite into orbit. Or just think back to yourself as a little kid, first learning to ride…

You’ve been working at your current post as a temp for a while now. You love the position. You love the company. You love your co-workers. You respect your manager and you buy into the firm’s overall mission. You decide your goal is to turn the temporary gig into a full-time opportunity. But how do…

Maybe it stems from a long-buried hibernation instinct, but it’s difficult to get anything done during the winter. Vacations, holidays, New Year’s hangovers, the general malaise of short days, bad weather and having to wear multiple layers – it all contributes to an overall sluggishness that drains the willingness to do anything productive. Luckily, spring…

In any sports league, there’s preseason and then there are the games that matter. The players tend to go through the motions on the preseason schedule, saving themselves for the games that actually count in the standings. People often treat an interview with a recruiter like a preseason game. They assume that since the recruiter…

You thought the worst part was over. You sweated through the interview, overcoming the social and professional pressure of selling yourself to strangers (and you did a pretty good job too, in your humble opinion). But something worse is on the way: the wait. Once the interview ends, you’re left in limbo as the powers…

Developing a real friendship with your boss will always seem a little fraught. Too many complications (like them being able to tell you what to do) will prevent a mutual, balanced relationship. Still, building a connection with your manager can have many long-term career benefits. Even if your relationship remains strictly professional (you never talk…