We've all had that perfect job interview at least once in our lives, when everything clicks. It's that moment when both interviewer and interviewee realize that each has found exactly what the other is looking for, a moment of happy bliss. But then there are the other times, those moments when a job interview ...
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Think resume typos are no big deal? Last year, Accountemps, a temporary staffing firm, interviewed 150 senior executives from some of the nation's largest companies. Forty percent of the respondents said that just one typo on a resume would cause the candidate to be eliminated. Thirty-six percent said it would ...
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5 behaviors that irk others In the early 1990s, cell phones were comically oversized, at least in retrospect. They were tethered to carrying cases or the size of paperback books. Today, phones are the size of a credit card and can do much more than make calls. They're necessities for many people, not just ...
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The office hijinx in movies like Look and Office Space pale in comparison to the crazy office cubicle capers we've found on YouTube. From stuffing a workspace full with packing peanuts to creating an entire office environment out of cardboard, these videos are sure to give you some creative ideas to welcome back ...
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I told Rodney Dangerfield a joke once and he laughed and said, "Good one, kid." I don't even remember what I said. I just recall he looked over during a break in the outdoor movie shoot we were on and acknowledged my attempt at humor. Humor can be risky, which is why not everyone uses it. But those who excel ...
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CareerBuilder.com writer "When the cat's away, the mice will play," is a term most people can relate to. When the manager is gone -- be it on vacation or just away from her desk -- some employees act like a teenager whose parents are out of town. They sneak out early or come in late. They chitchat with co-workers ...
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Musings about work life have long been fodder for humorists, authors, executives, and just your general "Joe Worker bee." Here are some of my favorite quotes about work. ...
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Despite the career-crushing video resume of Aleksey Vayner that spread virally across the Internet a few years ago, it looks like more and more job seekers continue to jump on the video resume bandwagon, thinking that a video resume is a way to differentiate themselves in a competitive job market. Stories on ...
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Let's face it: we're a time starved nation. We like to multi-task, eat fast and stay up late (um, why do you think the Conan-Leno debate was so huge?) - which is why many of us are bleary-eyed as we drag ourselves into the office for another day of work. Sooner or later, we all need a recharge...and sometimes our ...
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