I enjoy watching Donald Trump’s The Apprentice. On the one hand, I can watch and learn about marketing, project management, interviewing, profit margins and business objectives. On the other hand, there’s the usual entertainment value of watching suckers jump through hoops for a spot working for the Don, only to be told they’re “fired”. (In […]
Just curious - how many of you are:
employed full-time?
employed part-time?
self-employed?
something else?
I am a contractor, so I undertake various projects - web and writing related - for an hourly rate. Sometimes I work from home, sometimes I’m in an office. I used to be employed full-time and, who knows, maybe I will be again in the […]
Sometimes it’s necessary to dust off your resume and update it. Although many people don’t mention their blogs in their resumes, as long as it’s SFW (Safe For Work) you should include it because you’ve learned a lot of valuable skills while blogging. Yes, really! Print out the list below and put it on your […]
Many people don’t like their jobs. It’s a sad fact. But there is always someone with a worse job than you.
Take the Beijing CBD window cleaner…
… or the South American Scissors Dancer. Ouch!
I’ve never had a job remotely that bad. I’ve had paper-shuffling positions, cold-call telemarketing interludes, waitressing to rude French aristocrats, a memorable day […]
I am a Google Advertising Professional, meaning I am qualified to manage my own or other people’s AdWords accounts. I became one last year so I beat MsDanielle’s challenge but that was before we knew of each other so it doesn’t count.
If you are unsure what Google AdWords is, and whether it’s worth […]
From my experience, job interviews can be unpredictable. I once had an hour-long interview with a panel of five people for a part-time retail job in a bookshop. I got the job, but only after my career aspirations had been analyzed to death.
And I once had a five-minute interview in Germany for an English teaching […]
We all have our own physical and ethical boundaries when it comes to money. Check out the results of a survey CNN Money carried out asking adults what they would and wouldn’t do. It covers the usual issues like lending money, keeping money if you find it and stealing.
There are ethical concerns when it comes […]
Do you work an Office Space life, or have you escaped from cubicle fever?
This isn’t strictly advice on how to get a pay rise because I am no expert. But I had an experience once which taught me a few things.
I’d been working for a company for 12 months. I’d recently been given more responsibility and work so I felt I deserved more than my current wage. I […]
