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 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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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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Do I see you rolling your eyes? Going from interview to interview and never getting that magic “yes” can quickly put a damper on any feelings of excitement

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Dear Work Coach, I have no idea what to say on a job interview when I seek the next job. So I really need your help…please…I feel myself in the dead water!

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I’m 27-years old and work in the movie business…I thought I was doing pretty good. Cut to six months later and…I can never do it ‘just right’ for my boss.

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Dear Work Coach, I recently handed in my notice and am trying to leave with dignity and fairness but have found myself being subjected to unfair treatment

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Dear Work Coach, I just had a phone interview that lasted about 50 minutes….the hiring manager did most of the talking…(but) I feel it ended awkwardly

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Dear Work Coach, I work retail and just this passed Thursday I was let go from my job….they stated…I did not fit in the new company direction and

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