I'm supposed to do this book review, but I don't really feel like reading the book. So, I'll just read the liner notes, make up some stuff about the book and go back to checking my Facebook page and drinking coffee. No one will ever know, since you'll probably never read the book anyway. And, that is how I would...

Here's a question for you: What do you think would happen if you make profanity-laced videos about how much you hate your job and how stupid your customers are, use equipment from your employer to make the videos, and put them on YouTube? If your answer is "get promoted," you must be living on another...

By Geoff Roth If you're a recent college graduate and have been fortunate enough to land a job, that is good news. But, there is a bit of a black cloud around that silver lining. According to a new survey, the average starting salary for new college grads slipped this year, down 1.3 percent from last year. --...

Do you want to know a way to give yourself a three-to-one edge on landing a job when you get out of college? I'll give you the two word answer: Career center. A recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) showed that graduating college seniors who used their school's career center...

By Geoff Roth What is it like to actually be on one of the world's best summer internships? A couple of months ago, I wrote about a summer internship with Procter & Gamble. The company was interviewing for two guys to travel to Switzerland and Fiji to promote a new line of Old Spice deodorants by competing...

First off, I have to say that I am not a big fan of reality shows, which usually are not anywhere close to being "real." And, I am not exactly the right demographic for any kind of show on MTV. But, MTV debuted a new reality show this month called "Hired!" that is as slickly produced as any reality show, but...

It's the season of "The Lists" for college graduates. During graduation time, lots of lists come out of the top companies looking to hire recent graduates. Recently I wrote a column about Experience.com's list of best places for college grads to work, which also were looking to hire people. Now, the website...

By Geoff Roth When most students look for a job while in school or during the summer, they feel lucky these days if they land anything, even if it slinging fries at the local fast food joint. But, there are some student jobs out there that are dreams-come-true for the lucky students who can land them.

By Geoff Roth Last week we took a look at customer horror stories that would make many workers want to throw in the towel after having to deal with them. Time now to turn the tables, and look at some videos of customer-service horror stories. After looking at these, you may question that old adage, "The customer...