It’s that they can’t manage to be socially acceptable while they get the work done. That's not how to manage your career. BTW, I managed to get my son to graduate high school last year. It seems odd that the special ed teacher/case manager was not present at the meeting to help provide context to the discussion. MORE >>

Most letters that come across my desk, both at the University of Wisconsin Law School and in my business, are very standard, and rather boring. You might write about how you won the trust of a contract manager who had been ready to pull a contract from your company or organization. And gray doesn’t stand out. How do you do that? MORE >>

Published on September 7th, 2010 by Alan L Sklover Question: Alan, I recently received a telephone call inviting me to apply for a position with a construction management company. Later I was told that, by cutting and pasting, my resume was being used by the construction management company as part of a business proposal they were submitting. MORE >>

But it’s not exactly normal to have such warm weather this early in the year (not in Wisconsin, anyway). For example, if you are applying for a manager position with a music store, they probably won’t care too much about the blue ribbon you won for your macramé tablecloth. You really don’t want to do this. MORE >>

Question: I am a store manager for a large chain of stores. On Wednesday of last week, I was offered a promotion to manage a larger store at a different location. Can somebody please HELP! .          Mike.          Portage, Wisconsin. Answer: Mike, first of all I want you to know that I love Wisconsin. Keep that in mind. MORE >>