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 get questions on how to handle the whole salary issue during the interview process…What am I worth? How does it compare to a similar job. What if the offer

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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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I’ve worked with so many people who whine about not being understood or given a chance to show what they really can do… But honestly, the burden is as much on

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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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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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I know how it feels to have a job that doesn’t inspire - or worse yet one that’s painful at times. But when you spend day after day “gratified with mediocrity”

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So what does it take to get a boss to give you a raise - even in a tough economy? First, you have to ask for it! I just read a wonderful post about this on

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