It sometimes happens that you make a move, regret it and look back fondly at a company you were with, sometimes years ago. When you re-apply to a past employer, you can expect to be asked about your motivation for wanting to return.

This question always has you scrambling for an answer, it touches a raw spot and can be humiliating, but you can turn it around by facing and using the facts of the matter.

Another authority was cited as saying that hiring managers are peeved when they don't receive cover letters with resumes. Most people expressed confusion and exasperation, so I thought an answer to the dilemma would be useful.

We all make New Year's resolutions to do better professionally, to get a better job, a promotion and to make more money, but all too often we fail to harness these dreams to a workable plan of action.

The world of work is no longer as secure as it once was, lifetime job security is gone, replaced by most Americans changing jobs about every four years. The reality is that your current, or next, job is just a stop along the way. You can regain control of your life by making 2012 the year you replace blind loyalty to the corporation with loyalty to your own long-term economic survival. Make this the year you commit to enlightened self-interest, to understanding and applying practical the career management strategies that will put security and fulfillment in your life.

There is honor in all work so don't let the ill-informed judgments of others diminish your self-respect Paula. By far the toughest job I ever had was tending bar, and everything I learned as a bartender has paid off in every job I've held since:

Think about the problems that plague every accounts-receivable job: If the ongoing challenges associated with getting customers to pay their bills aren't addressed effectively, what happens? Ultimately, that employer isn't able to make payroll and everyone gets laid off.

Consequently, an accounts-receivable professional who addresses problems that are at the heart of his or her job will always be seen as superior to other candidates.

Here are some key points to remember when going into an interview:

Answer yes, and it could mean that you have an underperforming career because you have yet to face, embrace and harness the many curses and the awesome powers for success that come with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).

An interesting question of professional etiquette, where as much depends on the age and status differential between interviewer and candidate, as it depends on the interviewer being addressed as s/he prefers. Let's review the essential rule of interview address and then apply it to a thank you or follow-up letter.