Saying “no” at work is hard. You know the reasons it’s important to say no, but you want to feel like a team player, or your boss asked you, or just want people to like you. So you say yes – and you keep saying yes and now you’re overworked and not able to concentrate...
It’s a refrain I’ve heard more than once in the past few weeks. I live near a university and New England’s winter has been so bad that the very idea of ‘spring’ seems magical, but it’s more than that. In the routine of work, we often forget to recharge and can find...
You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you. If you’re not an old-school Saturday Night Live fan, that line probably sounded a little corny. But even still, I think most of us can agree that the local employment market is on a...
Job-seekers spend a lot of time crafting their resumes, but may underestimate the importance of a good cover letter. Unlike resumes, which have crucial – but dry – information, a cover letter is the way to let the people reading see a peek of the ‘real’ you. An...
There was a time when American workers were given automatic annual raises, but in our post-recession economy, that’s far less common. According to a 2015 survey by Payscale.com, while half of employers expect workers to negotiate their own salary increases, most of us...
Feeling accomplished is an integral part of your work. Being proud of your achievements has a substantial impact on your motivation, performance, and self-confidence. As a result, you want to end the majority of your workdays feeling you completed a significant amount...
