On The Job

JANUARY 26, 2012

If you've been frustrated that you haven't managed to nail a new job despite your qualifications and solid interviews, your references could be the root of the problem. While you may believe that a former employer will follow its policy and provide only dates of service to someone checking your references, don't count on it.

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On The Job

JULY 22, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Thursday, July 22, 2010 Is Using Social Media at Work a Good Idea? Cavalli points out that social media interaction isn’t always about discussing a new movie or dishing the latest gossip.

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On The Job

JULY 13, 2009

Specifically, Pearson and Porath suggest a no excuse, “zero tolerance” policy for incivility, with rude instigators weeded out and tossed out. Labels: bully , incivility , rude at work , rude interviewers , the cost of bad behavior posted by Anita at 11:54 AM 6 Comments: Frode H said. This is a very interesting topic.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 10, 2012

You can ask in the interview in a nice way. While you won't ever know until it's too late, try to find the boss that can already say they promoted their last couple of assistants after 2 years WHILE you are interviewing for the job. Q: What's your personal policy if a boss asks you to lie on his behalf?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 22, 2013

My question however, is… should I disclose the reason for my termination in my job interviews? I’m sure you’ve realized while it’s common to have a lot of office politics, it is not fun to work in a gossip-filled environment. 5) Practice interviewing and answering any questions related to your last job and the departure.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

Don’t Gossip Talking behind other people’s back is like putting your exhaustion pipe to somebody else door, while pretending you’re looking in a different direction. ’ Even people who avoid gossiping don’t realise that talking bad about yourself makes you believe it eventually. Great post. Stay Motivated!

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On The Job

OCTOBER 28, 2009

I recently interviewed an employment law expert, who pointed out there are a lot of myths that employees believe, including the one that they can say what they want at work. I suggest everyone get their employee handbook out, and read carefully the company policy. October 28, 2009 10:57 AM Anita said. Thanks, Karen.

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