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How to Be Ready for Awkward Interview Questions
Let's dive in starting with the worst one. 1. “What are some of your weaknesses?” Don’t be cocky and say that you don’t have any or that none come to mind. Choose something that can be perceived as a weakness, but when you explain it, end it on a positive note.
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA7 years ago in Journal
How to Handle a Boss Who Hates You
Dealing with a boss who hates you is one of the worst positions to find yourself in. Whether you made a mistake at work and now you’re suffering the consequences of your actions, or even worse, you've done nothing at all and you just happen to be on your boss’s bad side, trying to keep a positive relationship with someone superior to you in the office can feel draining and, at times, just impossible. You really want to tell them to back off, but you have to respect their authority. So how do you handle a boss who hates you and when do you decide that enough is enough? Try to implement some healthy work strategies and ways to impress your boss, they might just help to get your boss off your back.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Journal
It's All in One Name
Drive around the interstate highways of the South and you see a lot of one thing. No, we're not talking about McDonald's or truck stops, though there are certainly plenty of those at seemingly every exit. We're talking billboards, and specifically billboards that feature a smiling man, almost exclusively always a handsome "white guy," who can help you with your legal problems.
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
How to Exponentially Maximize Your Vocal.media Income
Let me be honest here. I joined Vocal.media back in December of 2017. I wrote several articles over a period of three months during rehab from knee surgery. I am a writer-producer by profession. However, I could not focus on my more business-related creativity and so I experimented writing content for this website.
By Joel Eisenberg7 years ago in Journal
These Full Service Realtors Are Saving Home Sellers Half the Cost. Top Story - December 2018.
Have you ever wondered why it costs 6% to sell your home? That’s no small number. For a $600,000 home, that equates to $36,000—more than the U.S. median individual income.
By Patty Ramsen7 years ago in Journal
I’m a Writer. I Loathed Working 9-5. Here Are 10 Strategies to Really Write Full-Time for a Living
Who among you would prefer to be your own boss, really? Everyone, right? Okay, maybe not everyone—it is certainly risky after all—but how many of you, if you had your druthers, would elect to give up the commute and work from home in your underwear?
By Joel Eisenberg7 years ago in Journal
The 10 Best Advice Books For Job Hunters
Life cannot always stay the same. You have just found yourself in a new chapter of life; you're in need of new job. You may need this job as a starting point for your career. Maybe you have already started your career and are now in need of a change in your workplace. Regardless of your reason, you need a great book, or a few, in your tool belt to ease the stress of the job hunt.
By Nikkie Evans7 years ago in Journal
We Bought the Simplehuman Sensor Can for Our Office... Here's Why It's Amazing
At 30 years of age, I never thought I'd see the day where I actually got excited about a trash can. I mean, how lame would I have to be in order to smile about a darned garbage can, right?
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in Journal
