When I got my first job out of college, I was lucky to land at a small private college in Southern Indiana. I was full of vim and vitality (and student loan debt) – and couldn’t wait to get my career started. I had accepted a job outside of my degree for the...
When I was a young manager, I did a terrible job with hiring. My strategy went something like this: Forget about preparing for the interview, skip asking meaningful questions, and consider a pulse the same thing as being qualified. Let me tell you, I certainly filled...
It almost seems cliché to complain about the state of Customer service out there in the universe. It’s bad. In some cases, it’s very bad. Just yesterday I was visiting a department store looking for a computer cable. I have to admit...
Dear Graduates: Have you picked out your cap and gown? Have you stenciled your amazing message on your mortar board? Are you ready to take that big walk across the stage? Before you accept that new job and head into work for the first day, here are some tips that will...
In most areas, we are seeing the temperatures start to heat up. That was always the time when my mom would start pushing us to organize things in our rooms and throw open the windows to air out the house. It was a time to shake off the doldrums of winter and begin to...
