April 23 is Administrative Assistant Day, a day where bosses the world over tell their administrative assistants to order flowers for themselves as a “token” of appreciation. But they deserve more than that. Here are 7 reasons that your administrative assistants are pretty much the only thing keeping you from bankruptcy. #1- You have no…
Every month I like to keep track of how many LinkedIn connections I have, but once you get over 500 it just says 500+ and finding the actual number is like trying to find Waldo in a field of candy canes. I’m not sure why LinkedIn likes to hide this number, but after struggling to…
I’m sure you’ve heard of the trust fall, that iconic team building exercise where you hope your colleagues don’t hate you so much that they passively watch as you fall to the ground from a chair or a tree stump or whatever. But to the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever explained the trust…
Graduation season is approaching, which means that millions of college graduates are about to begin their first post-educational job. Maybe you’re about to be a health care consultant, or perhaps you’re the newest employee at the world’s first starfish farm. But whatever job you’re about to get, here are 8 things to expect on your…
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According to a recent survey, 73% of Americans say that they are overworked. And while I made that statistic up, I think it’s safe to say that you have experienced work-related stress sometime in the past month. Fortunately for you, we’ve put together a simple list of questions to help you decide if you…
First off, I’d like to say that I’m only writing this article because other people have told me that I should. I can’t remember the last time I made an independent decision for myself, and I’m hoping you’re just like me. If you’re the kind of maverick who comes up with original ideas and then…
Happy Laugh at Work Week! Hopefully you laugh at work most weeks, but this week it’s especially encouraged. Here are seven of my favorite posts from the JeffHavens.com blog to make you chuckle. Want To Be Funnier In The Office? Here’s How! – When my brother was little, he used to tell these weird, complicated stories, then at…
So last week a gas station employee in Michigan got mad at his boss for being late to work. His boss had the keys, which meant he couldn’t get in. He waited for an hour, and when she still hadn’t shown up he did what all of us would do – wrote an angry…
A recent survey of HR managers found that a full 50% of them don’t think today’s young jobseekers are presenting themselves well in interviews. Here are 9 completely true things some of them have said in interviews that justify their concern. #1 – “I’ve heard there are a lot of single people here…” And I’ve…