Fortune magazine editor-at-large Patricia Sellers wrote an interesting blog post recently about the up and coming work force – the Millennials – and their work habits. She noted that a 20-something worker spends, on average, just 16 months at a job before moving on. That’s a stark contrast to baby boomers, many of whom retire [...]

OK, thought we’d have a little fun with this blog post. We came across this post from TheOatmeal.com that outlines what your e-mail address says about you. Your best bet is to have your own domain, such as yourname@yourname.com,  because clearly you have some tech skills. The bottom of the barrel is an aol.com e-mail [...]

What does productivity mean to you? Is it completing a lengthy to-do list? Is it streamlining workflow? Is it bringing in new business? Depending on your industry, productivity may be measured in truly objective standards, such as whether employees produced the assigned number of widgets at the end of the shift. For sales, it may [...]

Layoffs and firings aren’t fun for any of the parties involved. It’s uncomfortable for the employer and a real blow to the employee. As we’ve seen in the last couple of years, people who have lost their jobs have, in many cases, had to reinvent themselves. They’ve taken jobs entirely out of their profession, learned [...]