Work Coach Cafe

As far as I know there are no college majors preparing us for reception work. And yet it’s an important job that makes a real difference to almost everyone we come in contact with. Many of us have held this honorable and often under-appreciated title. And there are many many more of us who [...]

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Dear Work Coach,
I read your blog and it makes an interesting read. I am looking for some answers. I hope you can help me.
I have been working for more than 3 yrs in my company. I joined from a fresher level to go on to become one of the leads (though not on [...]

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I’ve been thinking about the men and women who serve our country and what happens to them when they return and need a job. Not all of them…get their jobs back

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Doug Conant has some great career advice. He’s the CEO who turned around Campbell Soup…asked what career advice he’d give recent graduates just starting out

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Dear Work Coach,
I like your blog very much and I have some problem. I hope to get help
and advice from you.
I live in China. I am major in management which is the most difficult to find a job. While in college I have learned the same course as MBA in China. After graduation I [...]

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AW wrote a few weeks ago asking for help about a new job he started not too long before that in software sales in the Asia-Pacific market. He thought it was a dream job, but the dream turned out to be a nightmare for him. He originally was recruited with the possibility that the [...]

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Many of us dream about that day…finally say good-bye to a bad boss. But some do more…take to the Internet to tell everyone just how horrible…former boss

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She came to me with an ok resume and so-so cover letter…doubtful that just changing those 2 things could help her job search. But she got a nice surprise when

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Dear Work Coach, I really need your advice. So the offer finally came Monday morning…but when I called my boss to give notice, she made a counter-offer

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As someone who’s used temp jobs and free-lance work to get myself to better jobs, I’m a huge advocate of the power of this simple no-risk-to-either-side method

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