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@Work: A Career Blog
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A blog about finding a great job and how to succeed once you're there.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 669 )
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Anxiety = Uncertainty x Powerlessness
Chip Conley, writing for his Wisdom Well blog, has a great idea for mastering anxiety. If you've ever laid awake at night, fretting over something that was goin... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Skills You Need to Build Skills
Pat Flynn, author of How to Get Better at Almost Everything, says that becoming a generalist has made him both successful and happy. He believes that generalist... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How to Make a Good Impression in Finance Interviews
(A guest post by Lauren Walker, from Stellar Select, a UK-based financial recruiting company.) Surviving an interview is one of the most challenging aspects of... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
You Versus Your Monkey Brain
In a previous post, I wrote about Two Awesome Hours by Josh Davis. He tackles the tough subject of how to get things done as a human being, with all our human... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
The Best Advice for Starting a Post-Retirement Business
Image via Pixabay (This is a guest post by Carla Lopez of Boomerbiz.org) There are many reasons people go back to work after retiring. Whether you miss the... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How to Take More Risks in Your Career
(a guest post offered by thezebra.com) If you're working toward that next promotion or maybe just trying to excel at your current position, you know that... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How to Get Very Good at Being Pretty Good at Everything
In a previous post, I wrote that generalists are more marketable, more employable, and maybe more happy than specialists. Pat Flynn, author of How to Get... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
In Praise of Generalists
Which are you: a generalist or a specialist? Generalists tend to know a little about a lot of things; specialists tend to know as much as possible about just a... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How to Be More Positive
Amy Dix is an international speaker, best-selling author and avid entrepreneur who aims to "inspire others to live life on a different level, rooted in... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Two Awesome Hours Part 2: Manage Your Energy
Josh Davis is the author of Two Awesome Hours , a book that tackles the tough subject of how to get things done as a human being. We are incredibly efficient a... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Two Awesome Hours
Have you ever had one of those days? You have something big you need to do - prepare for an important presentation, create an outline for a critical report, or... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Social Versus Market Norms
I get asked for career advice all the time, and I'm happy to give it. It's part of my job at CareerSource Northeast Florida, of course, but it's also my persona... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
6 Podcasts for Today’s Female Professionals
A guest post by Marie Johnson, Contributing Author at Enlightened Digital The dreaded workplace commute: long hours spent driving from Point A to Point B, the... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
FIRE: Could You Retire Early?
FIRE is the acronym for "Financial Independence, Retire Early." If 50 is the new 30, FIRE practitioners want to make 35 the new 65. Most of us think of... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Your Job and a Hurricane
(This article first appeared in 2013 in my Times-Union employment column as Hurricane Irma approached Florida. My advice stands up well to the test of time.... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
How to Revamp Your Professional Image
Recently we covered how to dress with confidence at work. It's not a frivolous topic; your confidence is directly tied to your performance. It's part of what... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Admin is Sticky
In a previous post, I wrote about how life admin causes conflict between partners, spouses, and roommates. Nobody likes having to take on the boring, low (if... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Your Stress Won’t Kill You – But Your Attitude About It Might
Think about the last few weeks of your life. Have you been feeling stressed? Do you have a big event coming up that's got you losing sleep or feeling panicked?... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Brave, Not Perfect
When was your last epic fail? Chances are I can make a good guess about it by knowing whether you're a man or a woman. If you're a woman, I bet you can't... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER -
Life Admin
In a previous post, I write about the insidious creep of administrative work it takes to run a modern household. From scheduling appointments to paying bills,... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER