With a close election at hand and what are sure to be long lines at the polls, we will all need time to exercise our right to vote, which may cause employees to miss time away from work in order to cast their ballots.
Today is National Boss’s Day
Today, October 16th, has been christened National Boss’s Day, a day devoted to all of the boss chicks and dudes around the U.S.
Is Facebook Ruining Your Life?
Facebook is the #1 social networking site in the world, but it is without problems, especially for those who use it. It has become such a fabric of our lives that it has broken up homes, cost people their jobs, and perhaps, given wrong impressions to others, without meaning to. Is Facebook ruining your life?
Be Careful Before Using Your Tablet at Work: You Could Be Fired
I think we can all agree that having a tablet makes it convenient to be able to to surf the web and conduct business online while on the go. I don’t know what I would do without my tablets, and I love the flexibility it gives me.
Eight Interview Tips That Will Make A Great Impression
There are a lot of job seekers that look good on paper but are unable to sell themselves in person during an interview. If you cannot sell yourself in an interview, you might as well kiss the job opportunity goodbye, especially in this current job climate in which everyone is looking for a job.
The Importance of Your Employee Newsletter: Do Not Delete
When I was a HR manager, I worked for a well-known franchise operation located here in St. Louis. And since there was a communications breakdown and division between both sides of the company (the customer service side and the sales side), it was my job to make sure that we worked in a more unified way.
Is There Such A Thing As Privacy At Work?
I received an email from a reader who did not want me to publish the contents of her letter, but wanted to me answer this question: Is there such a thing as privacy at work”. She was asking because she…
Working With Your Loved One Has It’s Pros & Cons
A few years ago, I worked as an Human Resources manager for a couple who owned a franchise here in St. Louis. They were married with two children and decided to buy a franchise together and run it has husband,…
Be Careful- Potential Employers Are Searching Social Networks For Information About You
With the advent of Myspace and Facebook and Twitter and the like, social networking has become embedded in American life and in the mainstream. When I used to get online back in the mid nineties, most people thought sharing your…
