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Entries Tagged as 'Human resources'

Negotiating Job Salary: You Mean You Have to Ask?

June 9th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · No Comments

One of the hardest things for many working people to get a handle on - especially women - is how to negotiate for what they want and deserve. Like…raises.

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Tags: Career development · Human resources · Inspiration · Negotiating salary · Salary & benefits · Working smart

Job Search: The Line Between Charming and Annoying

June 5th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · No Comments

while you want to pull out all the stops…tracking down job possibilities and pursuing networking contacts, you do NOT want to be perceived as a pain in the

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Tags: After the interview · Creative job search · Human resources · Job search

Wuhoo! 4-Day Work Week in Birmingham, Alabama

June 2nd, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · No Comments

I hate that people are being hit so hard by the high cost of gas, but what a smart thing for that City to do. Now that’s taking lemons and making lemonade!

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Tags: Being a boss · Bosses · Health & Stress Mgt · Human resources · Inspiration · Salary & benefits · Technology · Working in IT · Working smart

Stuck in the Waiting Game After 2nd Interview

May 28th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 106 Comments

Dear Work Coach, I’m from Taiwan…My background is engineering…focus my job hunting on high-tech. Currently I’m stuck in the waiting game after 2nd interview

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Tags: After the interview · Dear Work Coach · Dream jobs · Human resources

15 Things I Look for When I Interview People

May 19th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 4 Comments

I get a lot of questions about job interviews and thought it might be helpful to provide a handy-dandy guide to what I look for when I sit down with people.

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Tags: Career change · Human resources · Inspiration · Interview tips · Job interviews · Job search

Job Applications - Permission to Contact Employer

May 13th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 2 Comments

I’m applying for a job. My question is about the box you check if you’d give them permission to contact your current employer. I interviewed about 3 weeks ago.

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Tags: Career change · Dear Work Coach · Human resources · Job search · References, Visas, Processing

We’re Responsible for Our Own Work Relationships

May 12th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 2 Comments

In the 1970s, for the first time…women were taught to be responsible for our own orgasms..It’s a good philosophy…more you participate, the better the result

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Tags: Bosses · Career · Career change · Career development · Co-workers · Dear Work Coach · Health & Stress Mgt · Human resources · Inspiration · Job interviews · Job search · Networking · Working smart · Workplace

A Plea for Mercy to Human Resource Professionals (and Anyone Else Interviewing People for Jobs)

April 2nd, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 10 Comments

Please…please keep the people you interview informed. I never realized how many people are suffering through the interview process until I started writing this blog.

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Tags: Bosses · Human resources · Job interviews · Job search · References, Visas, Processing

Your Brain On Microsoft: This is Sooooo Creepy!

January 17th, 2008 by Ronnie Ann · 4 Comments

Have you read this? “Microsoft Attempting to Patent System to Monitor Your Brain”. Basically, this is your brain at work and I get to monitor you from my cushy

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Tags: Health & Stress Mgt · Human resources · Technology · Workplace

When Bad Job Evaluations Happen to Good People

November 18th, 2007 by Ronnie Ann · 9 Comments

So you’ve been at the job for a while and it’s time to find out what your boss really thinks of you. The door closes behind you as the air gets sucked out of the room

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Tags: Bosses · Career · Career development · Human resources · Inspiration · Job evaluations & feedback · Working smart · Workplace

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