The Water Cooler
Career Link Survey Questions
Have you ever dreamed of working from home?
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Technologies like laptops, cloud computing, online conferencing, and smartphones make working from home (also called telecommuting) a viable option for very little investment. If you are tired of a long commute, wish you had more control over your workspace, or need flexibility in work hours, working from home might be the best option for you.
It’s easier to work from home ...
Working Remotely
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Many years ago a friend of mine (let's call her Sharon) confided that the beginning of the end of her first marriage happened when her husband took a job in another city. Sharon felt abandoned with their three children. She began to feel like a single mom and her frustration grew to mammoth proportions. The result: marital disaster.
And yet, many ...
Wouldn't you rather hand your résumé to a real person?
Monday, February 03, 2014
Most employers accept resumes by email or electronic submission. You work hard to perfect your résumé, and sending it into the void can feel exciting at first-"Yay, I'm putting myself out there!"-but disappointment can quickly follow if you hear nothing back. "It's all so impersonal," you lament.
Wouldn't you rather hand your résumé to a real person? Career Fairs provide students ...
Taking on a New Challenge
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.”
Author G.K. Chesterton’s words are like a gauntlet thrown down before the complacent and the comfortable. Not satisfied with espousing simple goals like ...
“SANTA!!! OH, MY GOD! SANTA, I KNOW HIM!”
Monday, December 02, 2013
Who could forget one of the funniest-ever Christmas movie scenes? Will Ferrell as the excitable elf in Elf practically implodes with joy at the thought of working in a department store at Christmas time.
Doctors, nurses, hospital personnel, ambulance drivers and care home workers often have to work the Christmas shift or at least be on call. And ...
