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Employed, but overworked: How to deal

Sure, you're grateful that you still have a job. But you're also feeling overworked, stressed out and anxious about the future. Here's what to do to keep your job and your sanity: DEMONSTRATE YOUR ADDED VALUE Ask yourself, "How do I contribute to the c...

Office politics don't take a break at lunch time

Nearly every day in elementary school, I bought hot lunch, and many of those days, I jealously watched the cool kids as they unpacked their lunch boxes. Eventually I persuaded my mom to buy me a lunch box, just in time for me to observe the cool kids s...

Ways to save money at business conferences

Ways to save money at conferences: 1. Find a roommate. 2. Share rides to and from the airport. 3. See if the sponsoring organization will let you volunteer during the conference to reduce registration fees. 4. Take advantage of early registration disco...

Leaving a job? How to e-mail goodbye gracefully

Leaving a job? Here are tips for writing a farewell e-mail from workplace and business etiquette experts Donna Flagg and Colleen Rickenbacher: _ Be graceful, positive and appreciative. Thank everyone for the experience. "I realize a lot of people aren'...

Home office essentials: What to look for

More and more Americans are working from home, whether that means plopping a laptop on the dining room table or having a room dedicated as an office. Phones and computers aside, virtually any space can be made into a workable home office by concentrati...

Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number

Master toolmaker John McClain built machine parts with details so small they couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Then a lump on his neck turned out to be cancer. Shalonda Frederick managed a bakery, and decorated cakes for special occasions. One day h...

Worst Mistake in a Job Interview Is...

...to forget your manners. And unfortunately rude job interview behavior is becoming more common with well over half of hiring managers admitting it's getting worse.

# 1 Skill Most Employers Want

The top trait employers want can't be found on your resume or even in a typical one-hour job interview. What they want to know is this: Do you play well with others?

# 1 way to sabotage a job interview

How you act during an interview says more about who you are as a person--and how you will be as an employee with whom others have to work--than anything you say. Those who fare the worst are job snobs, people who have an overblown sense of entitlement and

The Surprising Top Two Workplace Jokes

Humor in the workplace can be a two-edged sword. It can build camaraderie or alienate, strengthen morale or offend. It tends to alienate and offend when the jokes are on you. If you're overweight or older, you may be the unwitting brunt of your co-workers

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