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At one point in your life, you might have felt that you may have picked the wrong career. You might have dreamt of switching to a different career, one that is more aligned with your vision…or at the very least, with the course you majored in college. However, jumping from one career to another isn’t […]

A while back we had to hire staff for a new position that our team never had before. I wrote a lengthy job description thinking it would answer all the questions of a potential applicant only to be told that the job description published sounded intimidating. I thought I was being comprehensive and helpful, but […]

Before we get to the nitty-gritty of things, let me say this: I’m pretty sure that all of your clients are awesome and really fun to work with. I’m sure that 100% of the time they are collaborative and that you have a great working relationship. Good for you! These tips are your use-in-case-of-emergency tips. […]

We spend almost 8 hours sitting at a desk at work. It doesn’t help that we all have a tendency to slouch in front of a computer, cradle a phone, or never take movement breaks. Once we’re out of the office, we sit while driving in hour-long traffic. Then we promptly plop ourselves in front […]

Back in the day, people used to get up, go out of the house, and go to an actual office in order to get some work done. Fast forward to today, many of us actual do remote work. It can be a perk of the job, an actual way of working or, can be brought […]

Millennials are always getting flak for being constantly on their phones. The running joke is that the millennial generation is addicted to their phones but hate getting phone calls. That may be true, but they’re not the only ones who are constantly scrolling away on their smartphones. There’s a series of reports[1] from Pew Research […]

Do you use a calendar app? I use Google Calendars and link all my online calendars to the stock calendar of my phone. One nifty trick I learned to keep myself organized is to add all tasks, events, and travels as calendar entries. I add travel time to airports as calendar entries, and I even […]

If your office desk looks like the inside of a hospital room – bare, drab, and sanitized – it’s time to shake things up and add some character to it. Not only will it make your office desk look cozier and more homey, it will also improve the air quality of your work environment, reduce […]

Companies encourage productivity and success but understandably frown upon inappropriate behavior. It’s an unwritten rule but most employees frown upon close personal rapport between co-workers. This is because employers want to prevent unprofessional behavior and office friendships might (but not necessarily) lead to conflicts of interest, favoritism, and abuse of authority. That’s why making and […]

So you have a 9 to 5 desk job where you sit comfortably clicking your mouse away at an office with swivel chairs and air conditioning. Are you even aware that you’ve been sitting for a third of the day? Have you ever looked at anything else aside from your computer screen? Has your hand […]

Of the dozens of emails you get on a daily basis, how many of them are relevant to you? Are they mostly newsletters? Are they emails intended for someone else but you were just copied in, FYI? Stop drowning in emails. The quality of the emails you receive is the quality of emails you send […]

If you ask any employer for a list of critical skills that could make a job applicant significantly more hirable than anyone else, they would say that being a problem solver is right at the top of that list. Problem-solving is at the core of any service-centric business operation. How well its people solve problems […]

In the early years of the internet, I was extremely guilty of writing poorly formatted emails in ridiculous fonts. They would start with some sort of apology like “sorry for the long email” or a meek request like “can I bother you for a minute” then proceed to write a long drawn out email. These […]

Last week, we talked about “How to Set Up a Home Office without Breaking the Bank”. For people who spend a few days here and there working from home – a small but functional home office will do. However, professionals who work completely from home are more invested in their home offices than those who […]

Most of today’s companies offer their employees the ability to telecommute or work from home for a few days a week. This has been a recent trend in multinational companies and is offered as one of the perks depending on your position in the company. Companies like Oracle, Deloitte, IBM, CBS Interactive, and Viacom are […]