Lately you’re thinking about where your career is heading. Because you have been sitting on that same office chair for a time now and you think it’s about time you take more control of your career life. If you think you need some progress in your life, then here’s how you can land a new [...]

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My business communications class is now moving on to letter writing after a month or so of discussing organization, context and culture. Our latest lesson was developing the main thought in their writing. For me, the best way you can support any of your claims is through cold facts. However, you just have to be [...]

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You’ve sent a thousand copies of your resumé for the past months and finally it has paid off. You’ve been hired for a kick-ass job, and you’re dying to show everyone just how amazing you are at work. Well, there’s only one way to do it and that is to do it. Sure, you have [...]

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One of Vista’s security features is a thing called User Account Control (UAC) and one of it’s more family-friendly capabilities is Parental Control. It allows the parent (or administrator) to control what certain accounts in the computer can do - limit surfing capabilities, set program access and control, even set time limits. And what’s [...]

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A student asked me yesterday on how could she protect herself while doing freelance work. Being a project-based hire can have its pitfalls especially when terms have only been casually agreed upon. My advice - make sure every thing’s put down in writing, duly signed and have it certified by a notary.
Most newbie freelancers often [...]

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How could you miss your meeting with an important client? How could you have forgotten that last Tuesday was your dentist appointment? You set these appointments because you planned on meeting these important people at the set time. Never miss another appointment again by following these easy steps.

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I’m teaching a group of potential job hunters and one thing that concerns them in our topic of resume-writing is that space labeled “work experience.” Since all of them are still college kids, they aren’t quite sure how to fill this up, especially when they’ve observed that some job postings often have that item “experience [...]

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Admit it, sometimes you run out of your house without even an eyeliner. It takes so much time for you to make yourself up and when you do, you end up late for your first class. You’ve been going to school with barely a trace of face powder. Or for guys, most of the time, [...]

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Work can be so stressful, and that goes for a work that you really enjoy too. It’s something that can’t be helped. You might be taking all your vitamins and still feel exhausted at the end of the day. And you just really want a time out. But how do you get one?

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After a hard day’s work in the office, you realize you still have an appointment later in the night when you’d rather be at home sleeping. Why not do away with these hassles for a change and see how it changes your life?

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An interesting question asked by one of my students in class. “Is sucking up necessary to get a promotion or a raise?”
Well, let me clarify the context of the question. We were analyzing a scenario of an employee wanting to ask for a raise from his boss and this was to help them understand the [...]

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I was discussing personality type as a factor that can affect office behavior with my class the other day. I suggested that they take a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test to see how they’d fare. I shared that, for me, knowing about my personality type and being aware of others’ helped me a lot on how [...]

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Burnout is every worker’s (or student’s) worst enemy. It spells that you’ve hit the bottom and the next pit that you might crash into is a nervous breakdown. You don’t have the drive, the energy and the interest to continue whatever you’re doing. Fighting burnout starts with knowing what’s causing it. Could it be your [...]

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Many workers hate deadlines. The “dead” part really makes them real killers. Loaded with all the negativity as it is, the word can still be taken either as something positive or negative. So do deadline’s make you “dead” or work like clockwork?

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Web Worker Daily compiled this list of 10 franchise establishments where web workers can do their thing. The list involves cafes (Starbucks, Cosi, Panera Bread) and bookstores (Barnes and Noble, Borders Books). These are practically cozy enough establishments where you can hang out, bring out your laptop, and work. It’s quite interesting that for web [...]

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