A recent post from Geoff Livingston, Feature Request for Facebook: Unfriend the Hidden, has me concerned. He makes very valid points, such as, "When someone hides my feed they have already voted no to conversation." He continues that the value of his social network is in "the potential conversation and engagement we can have on … Continue reading Facebook: Unfriend the Hidden (Response)
Make Friends with the Maintenance Staff
You know the one who empties your trash, makes sure there isn't water dripping on your head and in general keeps the building from falling down around you. Be especially nice to them. Make sure you visit her office or work space. Not just so you know where to find the extra tissues and garbage … Continue reading Make Friends with the Maintenance Staff
Finding Down Time
This previous post on crying at your desk resulted in more comments about finding a reasonable outlet for stress than on the actual topic of crying at work. I'm not surprised. Everyone is connected 24 hours a day, seven days per week to everything from friends and family to co-workers and clients. It can be … Continue reading Finding Down Time
Watch What You Say
No one wants to be a part of a company that doesn't have pride in their product or services or are embarrassed to say they work for company X because of that company's reputation in the community. An easy way to maintain or build up that pride is for a supervisor to remind those you … Continue reading Watch What You Say
Resume Critiques
After staring at your resume for the last few weeks perfecting and tweaking it, you should relinquish control and give it to your mentor or advisor who offered to critique it. While you may have penned a resume free of spelling and grammar errors, does each line convey exactly what you want it to? Unless … Continue reading Resume Critiques