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So although you may miss Brendan’s pithy introductions, now I can actually post my weekly entry directly… and I can even do it from the convenience of my local library. After months of work, Brendan has finally enabled me to post directly to this very blog! We’ve all read about possible impending budget cuts (and some. Read more » MORE
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Monthly Newsletter Library“Once you give up integrity, the rest is a piece of cake.” . Ewing, From the TV Series Dallas. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Kurt was intrigued. As a well-known and highly regarded Marketing Consultant to large automotive dealerships, he was presented with what seemed like a grand opportunity: to help build a national network of motorcycle dealerships, with the goal of “taking it public” in five years or so in an Initial Public Offering (“IPO.”) MORE
Agreements and Contracts General Monthly Newsletter Library“You are the creature of circumstances, or you are their creator.”. Cavett Robert. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : David, 56, was a Marketing Director for a financial advisory firm located in St. Louis, Missouri. For 12 years he helped build the marketing department, and just two years earlier was named its Director. MORE
General/Miscellaneous Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library Raise, Bonus, Compensation Salary“Money isn’t everything, but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.”. - J. Paul Getty. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: About 15 years ago, I interviewed a candidate for a position with my firm who simply refused to tell me the salary – or even the salary range – he was seeking. When he said “I am not prepared to discuss that,” I was quite taken aback. MORE
For Those Under 25 Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Locating and Landing a Job Monthly Newsletter Library Recruiters“If I had any humility I would be perfect.” . - Ted Turner. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORY” : According to recently published reports, an “Internship-Wanted” cover letter sent by a San Diego University student to a Manhattan investment firm was so humble, so straightforward and so refreshingly honest that it simply “wowed” those who reviewed it, and got him the position. MORE
Bonus Job Security Monthly Newsletter Library Other Thoughts Raise, Bonus, Compensation Retention Bonuses & Agreements “All I’ve ever wanted is an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.”. Steve Martin. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : Jana contacted our office with an almost whimsical question: “I was just offered a bonus to stay in my job. What’s next. offer to pay me to keep breathing?” MORE
Employment Info and Insight For Those Under 25 General Observations General/Miscellaneous Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library On-the-Job Success “The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.”. Meryl Streep. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : For a long time we have encouraged clients to (i) live an empathic life by being involved in charitable and civic matters, because it is good for their careers. MORE
Monthly Newsletter Library Negotiation Pointers Process Insights“The more a plough is used, the brighter it becomes.” . - Slovenian Proverb . MORE
Agreements and Contracts Before Resigning Monthly Newsletter Library Resigning from Your Job Specific Terms and Provisions“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, But I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”. - Robert McCloskey. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES* : Misha contacted our office to make a “resignation plan.” She had been offered a great new job, and wanted to make sure she “cut her ties” without “burning her bridges.” MORE
COBRA FMLA, COBRA and Pregnancy Monthly Newsletter Library“Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.”. Redd Foxx. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: We are frequently asked questions about COBRA, the federal workplace law that is probably utilized by more employees than any other. It’s a great law, very practical in its effect, and immediate in its advantages. MORE
Agreements and Contracts Common Clauses and Provisions Contract Clauses Job Offers and Offer Letters Monthly Newsletter Library Offer/"Welcome" Aboard Letters Specific Terms and Provisions“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little bit more open-minded.”. – Author Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES : Case History #1: Newly Established Entity: George interviewed for a position with a well-known sales and marketing agency headquartered in Italy. MORE
Agreements and Contracts Enforcement General Monthly Newsletter Library Non-Compete''s and Confidentiality Non-Solicitation and Other Restrictions Resigning from Your Job Here’s 18 Smart Steps to Guide You. Complexity (at work) has opened a great divide between. those who have mastered its requirements and those who haven’t.” . - Brink Lindsey, in his recent. book, “Human Capitalism”. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: Carolyn contacted us when she was about to move from one employer to another. MORE
Career Strategies For Those Under 25 How to Lose Job Security Monthly Newsletter Library “My father worked for the same firm for twelve years. They fired him. They replaced him with a tiny gadget, this big. It does everything my father did, only much better. The depressing thing is my mother ran out and bought one. - Woody Allen . ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES* : You can see it all around you: jobs and careers that seem to be headed toward obsolescence. MORE
General Info Monthly Newsletter Library Performance Improvement Plans “Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.”. Proverbs 2:11. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : Katherine, 53, a Logistics Analyst for an international freight-forwarding company based in Seattle, had received “Strong Performer” performance reviews for each of her last eight years. And just three years earlier, she had been selected as an “Outstanding Contributor” at the company’s national conference. MORE
Career Strategies Monthly Newsletter Library“Don’t trust people whose God is green.&#. - Herbert Tenzer, Former U.S. Congressman. And Trustee or Chairman of Several Charitable Organizations. [to to Alan Sklover, then a law student]. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Few people know it, but Bill Gates may owe 99% of his business success to charity participation. MORE
Recruiting 10 Tips candidate client cv-library CVs Recruiter Social MediaIf your candidate is applying for new opportunities, you need to see off their competition and show that they are the best person for the job. This starts with their CV. MORE
Benefits, Pensions and Perq''s Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Perq''s Monthly Newsletter Library Overtime, Commissions and Unpaid Wages Severance Packages Unpaid Wage “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take. what you’ve been taking.”. - Earl Wilson . ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: According to the Bible, even God took a day off after creation. MORE
Benefits, Pensions and Perq''s For Those Under 25 Job Offers Job Offers and Offer Letters Miscellaneous Perq''s Monthly Newsletter Library Negotiation Pointers On-the-Job Success Other Practical Pointers “Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.” . Native American Saying. MORE
Monthly Newsletter Library Stock, Stock Options, "Equity “Gold without wisdom is but clay.” . Slovakian Proverb. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Kathy was pleased. After 27 years as a Human Resources executive with a large textbook publisher, she had retired from full-time work about a year earlier, and had become a part-time HR Consultant. Over the years she had several times been awarded stock options by her employer. MORE
Independent Contractors Monthly Newsletter Library “If you are not happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you get.”. - Unknown. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORY ”: Ira was two years out of law school, but still unable to land his first full-time law job with a law firm. MORE
For Those Under 25 General Monthly Newsletter Library Chairman Reveals His Top Life Tips. “You don’t establish your manhood or womanhood by turning 18. You do so with actions.” . - Orlando McGuire . ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: In June, 2013, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a commencement address to Princeton University graduates. In his remarks, he was “uncommonly common” and uncharacteristically simple in expression. . MORE
Monthly Newsletter Library“In great straits, when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.”. - Livy (Roman Historian, 59 BC – AD 17). ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Morgan, 44, had worked in the office furnishings business for over 19 years. From his first, entry-level job as an office assistant shortly after college, over time Morgan had risen to become a leading wholesale distribution agent for a top-tier manufacturer. . MORE
At-Will" Employment Monthly Newsletter Library“The greatest pleasure in life is doing. what other people say you cannot do.” . - Walter Bagehot. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : We hear it, see it, read it and are told it nearly every day: “At will employment means that you can be fired at any time for any reason.” You see it in Employee Handbooks. You hear it in discussions and negotiations. You even read it in Court decisions. MORE
Inspiration, Encouragement, Motivation Monthly Newsletter Library Uncategorized No employee is entitled to a job. No employer is entitled to a slave. Employees owe a duty of loyalty to their employers. Employers owe a duty of fairness to their employees. MORE
General Monthly Newsletter Library“Discrimination is a disease.” . . Roger Staubach. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES” : For over 14 years, Janine enjoyed her work at a Seattle children’s museum as Curator of its antique toy collection. She was known internationally for her expertise in antique toys, and for her leadership in gaining respect for antique toys as a proper pursuit for museums. She was highly admired among museums, collectors and auction houses, alike. MORE
Interviews Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.”. Spanish Proverb. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: Amanda, 36, was a successful graphic artist with a solid resume in the magazine publishing world. As “old media” opportunities were diminishing, she felt a strong need to gain some “new media” experience in order to stay employable. MORE
Monthly Newsletter Library“There may be luck in getting a job, but there’s no luck in keeping it.” ” - J. Ogden Armour. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORY “: [Note: Other than the recipient’s name being changed, this is an actual letter I wrote and sent to someone quite near and dear to me]: Dear Sarah: I am so, so glad to hear that, after a long, hard “campaign,” you’ve landed a job you are so happy about. Very few people I know deserve this great news as much as you do. MORE
Benefits, Pensions and Perq''s Monthly Newsletter Library Pensions and Retirement Recommended Resources Five Helpful Social Security Sites. MORE
Monthly Newsletter Library Overtime, Commissions and Unpaid Wages“I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need. if I die by four o’clock.”. Henny Youngman . ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Melanie was employed for four years by an accounting firm. Her title was Executive Computer Specialist, and her primary duties were those most people would call “trouble-shooting.” That is, whenever a firm partner or a member of the firm’s executive team had a computer problem, Melanie was called in to fix it. MORE
I use my library card a lot and enjoy Seattle Public Library's (SPL) new, Koolhaas-designed downtown Central branch pictured at left. Do you have other suggestions for using your library to explore careers? MORE
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Agreements and Contracts General Miscellaneous Compensation Monthly Newsletter Library Raise, Bonus, Compensation“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No one is entitled to their own facts.” . Author Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Brandon was a Business Development Officer for a large Midwestern company in the music publishing rights business. MORE
Locating Leverage Monthly Newsletter Library Negotiation Pointers“Boldness be my friend! Arm me, audacity, from head to foot!”. . William Shakespeare. TWO ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: . Case History #1: Sharon, 47, was offered the position she had dreamed about for many years: Chief Financial Officer of a privately owned software design firm. It seemed the perfect combination of her two areas of expertise: financial management of growing companies, and software development. . MORE
Agreements and Contracts Monthly Newsletter Library Retention Bonuses & Agreements Unique Situations“Don’t tell me of deception. A lie is a lie, whether to the ear or to the eye.”. – Samuel Johnson. MORE
A recent report from CV Library looking at job-seeking trends found that […]. The number of job advertisements and applications are continuing to rise in the UK, and are making it more difficult for companies to attract the right candidates to their vacancies. MORE
Agreements and Contracts Disputes and Resolving Them General Monthly Newsletter Library Negotiation Pointers Process Insights Resolving Disputes with Present EmployersAgreements without Page Numbers, Section Headings, or Paragraph Letters are Trying to Hide Things from You. MORE
Employee Engagement 500 employee engagement videos David Zinger employee engagement speaker video library of employee engagement 500 Videos on Employee Engagement. We now have 500 videos relating to employee engagement posted at the Employee Engagement Network. MORE
As the Internet age continues to flourish, the public library increasingly seems to be one of the most overlooked and underutilized vehicles for job seeking. Here are nine great ways in which your public library can enhance your job search. Job search public library image from Bigstock. MORE
Miscellaneous Monthly Newsletter Library Speaking Out and Retaliation“We don’t pay taxes; the little people pay taxes.”. Leona Helmsley. Multimillionaire Hotel Heiress). ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : According to recently published reports, the Internal Revenue Service has made its first-ever award to an employee who “blew the whistle” on his employer’s cheating on taxes. And the award was not “peanuts”: $4.5 million. MORE
Going Out on Your Own Miscellaneous Monthly Newsletter Library“ In capitalism, those with the capital usually get the ism.”. – Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY : Paul and his partner, Elise, seemed to be “riding a rocket.” Their six-year-old software company had come up with a very neat solution to a common business problem, namely, real-time updating of the prices charged by a company’s critical suppliers. It almost ensured lowest prices. MORE
Disability Disability and Pregnancy Monthly Newsletter Library“If disabled people were really heard, an explosion of knowledge of the human body and psyche. would take place.”. Susan Wendell. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Richard, 39, very much enjoyed his career as the Nursing Supervisor of an Emergency Department of a well-known hospital. After college and three years of military service, he had returned to community college to get his RN. MORE
General Info Monthly Newsletter Library Performance Improvement Plans“It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white. so long as it catches mice.”. - Deng Xiaoping. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: This newsletter issue does not start off with a “case history,” as most do, because there are so many “case histories” on this subject already known to our readers. Each year – and often twice a year – many employers engage in performance reviews of their employees. MORE
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As the Internet age continues to flourish, the public library increasingly seems to be one of the most overlooked and underutilized vehicles for job seeking. Here are nine great ways in which your public library can enhance your job search. Job search public library image from Bigstock.
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So although you may miss Brendan’s pithy introductions, now I can actually post my weekly entry directly… and I can even do it from the convenience of my local library. After months of work, Brendan has finally enabled me to post directly to this very blog! We’ve all read about possible impending budget cuts (and some. Read more »
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General/Miscellaneous Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library Raise, Bonus, Compensation Salary“Money isn’t everything, but it sure keeps you in touch with your children.”. - J. Paul Getty. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: About 15 years ago, I interviewed a candidate for a position with my firm who simply refused to tell me the salary – or even the salary range – he was seeking. When he said “I am not prepared to discuss that,” I was quite taken aback.
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Benefits, Pensions and Perq''s Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Perq''s Monthly Newsletter Library Overtime, Commissions and Unpaid Wages Severance Packages Unpaid Wage “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take. what you’ve been taking.”. - Earl Wilson . ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: According to the Bible, even God took a day off after creation.
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Miscellaneous Monthly Newsletter Library Speaking Out and Retaliation“We don’t pay taxes; the little people pay taxes.”. Leona Helmsley. Multimillionaire Hotel Heiress). ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : According to recently published reports, the Internal Revenue Service has made its first-ever award to an employee who “blew the whistle” on his employer’s cheating on taxes. And the award was not “peanuts”: $4.5 million.
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Career Strategies Monthly Newsletter Library“Don’t trust people whose God is green.&#. - Herbert Tenzer, Former U.S. Congressman. And Trustee or Chairman of Several Charitable Organizations. [to to Alan Sklover, then a law student]. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Few people know it, but Bill Gates may owe 99% of his business success to charity participation.
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Agreements and Contracts General Miscellaneous Compensation Monthly Newsletter Library Raise, Bonus, Compensation“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No one is entitled to their own facts.” . Author Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Brandon was a Business Development Officer for a large Midwestern company in the music publishing rights business.
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Monthly Newsletter Library Stock, Stock Options, "Equity “Gold without wisdom is but clay.” . Slovakian Proverb. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Kathy was pleased. After 27 years as a Human Resources executive with a large textbook publisher, she had retired from full-time work about a year earlier, and had become a part-time HR Consultant. Over the years she had several times been awarded stock options by her employer.
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Locating Leverage Monthly Newsletter Library Negotiation Pointers“Boldness be my friend! Arm me, audacity, from head to foot!”. . William Shakespeare. TWO ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: . Case History #1: Sharon, 47, was offered the position she had dreamed about for many years: Chief Financial Officer of a privately owned software design firm. It seemed the perfect combination of her two areas of expertise: financial management of growing companies, and software development. .
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Interviews Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.”. Spanish Proverb. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: Amanda, 36, was a successful graphic artist with a solid resume in the magazine publishing world. As “old media” opportunities were diminishing, she felt a strong need to gain some “new media” experience in order to stay employable.
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I use my library card a lot and enjoy Seattle Public Library's (SPL) new, Koolhaas-designed downtown Central branch pictured at left. Do you have other suggestions for using your library to explore careers?
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COBRA FMLA, COBRA and Pregnancy Monthly Newsletter Library“Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.”. Redd Foxx. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES*: We are frequently asked questions about COBRA, the federal workplace law that is probably utilized by more employees than any other. It’s a great law, very practical in its effect, and immediate in its advantages.
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Monthly Newsletter Library“In great straits, when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.”. - Livy (Roman Historian, 59 BC – AD 17). ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Morgan, 44, had worked in the office furnishings business for over 19 years. From his first, entry-level job as an office assistant shortly after college, over time Morgan had risen to become a leading wholesale distribution agent for a top-tier manufacturer. .
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Agreements and Contracts Common Clauses and Provisions Contract Clauses Job Offers and Offer Letters Monthly Newsletter Library Offer/"Welcome" Aboard Letters Specific Terms and Provisions“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little bit more open-minded.”. – Author Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES : Case History #1: Newly Established Entity: George interviewed for a position with a well-known sales and marketing agency headquartered in Italy.
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Bonus Job Security Monthly Newsletter Library Other Thoughts Raise, Bonus, Compensation Retention Bonuses & Agreements “All I’ve ever wanted is an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.”. Steve Martin. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : Jana contacted our office with an almost whimsical question: “I was just offered a bonus to stay in my job. What’s next. offer to pay me to keep breathing?”
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Monthly Newsletter Library“There may be luck in getting a job, but there’s no luck in keeping it.” ” - J. Ogden Armour. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORY “: [Note: Other than the recipient’s name being changed, this is an actual letter I wrote and sent to someone quite near and dear to me]: Dear Sarah: I am so, so glad to hear that, after a long, hard “campaign,” you’ve landed a job you are so happy about. Very few people I know deserve this great news as much as you do.
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Going Out on Your Own Miscellaneous Monthly Newsletter Library“ In capitalism, those with the capital usually get the ism.”. – Unknown. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY : Paul and his partner, Elise, seemed to be “riding a rocket.” Their six-year-old software company had come up with a very neat solution to a common business problem, namely, real-time updating of the prices charged by a company’s critical suppliers. It almost ensured lowest prices.
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Employment Info and Insight For Those Under 25 General Observations General/Miscellaneous Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Monthly Newsletter Library On-the-Job Success “The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.”. Meryl Streep. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : For a long time we have encouraged clients to (i) live an empathic life by being involved in charitable and civic matters, because it is good for their careers.
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For Those Under 25 General Monthly Newsletter Library Chairman Reveals His Top Life Tips. “You don’t establish your manhood or womanhood by turning 18. You do so with actions.” . - Orlando McGuire . ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: In June, 2013, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a commencement address to Princeton University graduates. In his remarks, he was “uncommonly common” and uncharacteristically simple in expression. .
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Monthly Newsletter Library“Once you give up integrity, the rest is a piece of cake.” . Ewing, From the TV Series Dallas. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Kurt was intrigued. As a well-known and highly regarded Marketing Consultant to large automotive dealerships, he was presented with what seemed like a grand opportunity: to help build a national network of motorcycle dealerships, with the goal of “taking it public” in five years or so in an Initial Public Offering (“IPO.”)
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General Info Monthly Newsletter Library Performance Improvement Plans“It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white. so long as it catches mice.”. - Deng Xiaoping. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: This newsletter issue does not start off with a “case history,” as most do, because there are so many “case histories” on this subject already known to our readers. Each year – and often twice a year – many employers engage in performance reviews of their employees.
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Disability Disability and Pregnancy Monthly Newsletter Library“If disabled people were really heard, an explosion of knowledge of the human body and psyche. would take place.”. Susan Wendell. ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Richard, 39, very much enjoyed his career as the Nursing Supervisor of an Emergency Department of a well-known hospital. After college and three years of military service, he had returned to community college to get his RN.
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Monthly Newsletter Library Overtime, Commissions and Unpaid Wages“I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need. if I die by four o’clock.”. Henny Youngman . ACTUAL CASE HISTORY* : Melanie was employed for four years by an accounting firm. Her title was Executive Computer Specialist, and her primary duties were those most people would call “trouble-shooting.” That is, whenever a firm partner or a member of the firm’s executive team had a computer problem, Melanie was called in to fix it.
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General Info Monthly Newsletter Library Performance Improvement Plans “Wise choices will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.”. Proverbs 2:11. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ” : Katherine, 53, a Logistics Analyst for an international freight-forwarding company based in Seattle, had received “Strong Performer” performance reviews for each of her last eight years. And just three years earlier, she had been selected as an “Outstanding Contributor” at the company’s national conference.
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A recent report from CV Library looking at job-seeking trends found that […]. The number of job advertisements and applications are continuing to rise in the UK, and are making it more difficult for companies to attract the right candidates to their vacancies.
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For Those Under 25 Interviews, Job Offers and Promotions Locating and Landing a Job Monthly Newsletter Library Recruiters“If I had any humility I would be perfect.” . - Ted Turner. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORY” : According to recently published reports, an “Internship-Wanted” cover letter sent by a San Diego University student to a Manhattan investment firm was so humble, so straightforward and so refreshingly honest that it simply “wowed” those who reviewed it, and got him the position.
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Agreements and Contracts Enforcement General Monthly Newsletter Library Non-Compete''s and Confidentiality Non-Solicitation and Other Restrictions Resigning from Your Job Here’s 18 Smart Steps to Guide You. Complexity (at work) has opened a great divide between. those who have mastered its requirements and those who haven’t.” . - Brink Lindsey, in his recent. book, “Human Capitalism”. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: Carolyn contacted us when she was about to move from one employer to another.
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General Monthly Newsletter Library“Discrimination is a disease.” . . Roger Staubach. ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES” : For over 14 years, Janine enjoyed her work at a Seattle children’s museum as Curator of its antique toy collection. She was known internationally for her expertise in antique toys, and for her leadership in gaining respect for antique toys as a proper pursuit for museums. She was highly admired among museums, collectors and auction houses, alike.
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Career Strategies For Those Under 25 How to Lose Job Security Monthly Newsletter Library “My father worked for the same firm for twelve years. They fired him. They replaced him with a tiny gadget, this big. It does everything my father did, only much better. The depressing thing is my mother ran out and bought one. - Woody Allen . ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES* : You can see it all around you: jobs and careers that seem to be headed toward obsolescence.
Sklover Working Wisdom
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Agreements and Contracts Before Resigning Monthly Newsletter Library Resigning from Your Job Specific Terms and Provisions“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, But I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”. - Robert McCloskey. ACTUAL CASE HISTORIES* : Misha contacted our office to make a “resignation plan.” She had been offered a great new job, and wanted to make sure she “cut her ties” without “burning her bridges.”
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