One of the first major religious decisions that young, Jewish professionals make is whether or not to go into the office on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Most Jewish holidays start at sundown, a safe time to leave the office. However, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are all-day affairs, and this year Rosh Hashannah starts tonight [...]
Browsing category "Knowing yourself"Rosh Hashana forces big decisions about work
Posted to: Knowing yourself
September 12th, 2007
A.J. Jacobs: Career lessons from the Encyclopedia
Posted to: Journalism | Knowing yourself
September 10th, 2007
By A.J. Jacobs – For my last book, The Know-It-All, I tried to fill in the huge gaps in my learning by reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. I read from A to Z. Or more precisely, from a-ak (East Asian music) to Zywiec (a town in Poland) – a total of 44 million words. Admittedly, [...] Twentysomething: Be responsible, go back home after college
September 4th, 2007
By Ryan Healy – According to Monster.com, 60 percent of college graduates move home with mom and dad after graduation and the trend is on the rise. The statistic holds true with my friends from the class of 2006. More than half moved back to the suburbs to start adult life, much the [...] To find your best next job, focus on the company not the job
Posted to: Job Hunt | Knowing yourself
August 6th, 2007
When you are trying to figure out your next career move, the company match is more important than job match. This is because the people who are happiest at work are doing what they do best, every day. New research reveals some new ways to buy happiness, sort of
July 11th, 2007
It turns out that money actually can buy happiness, but not a lot of it. At some point, well under $100,000, the happiness value of a dollar starts to plummet, according to Richard Easterlin, economics professor at University of Southern California. This is because social interactions impact happiness more than money does. What generation are you part of, really? Take this test.
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Office Politics
June 25th, 2007
If you want to know how old you really are, look at the media you use rather than the generation you were born into. Any job can be a good job if you're learning
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Office Politics
May 21st, 2007
A few months after I graduated from college, I got a job at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. I thought it was the perfect job for me because I was very focused on playing professional beach volleyball, and I needed to earn money to get myself to Los Angeles, but I couldn't work 9-5 because then [...] Coachology: Finally, the men place high value on personal life. Get on the bandwagon
May 18th, 2007
The biggest difference between the workplace today and the workplace twenty years ago is where the friction is. It used to be that the frontier of workplace change was feminism. Today it is time. Coachology: Knowing when to stop and hear the music
Posted to: Fulfillment | Knowing yourself
April 13th, 2007
There is room to be true to yourself within the framework of a career. Today we have so many options that when we are not being true to ourselves we cannot really blame the system. We make our own choices and create our own lives. Use self-esteem as a career tool
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March 29th, 2007
I am fascinated by self-esteem because it's such a huge differentiator among everyone – even among the smart and talented. And I don't think people can fake it. Maybe it is my own, overzealous self-esteem when it comes to my ability to read self-esteem, but I think people reveal their own levels no matter how [...] Do you need a career coach or a shrink?
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Learn to take advice
March 21st, 2007
I had a career coach. I got the coach the day after a meeting where I was the only woman and the only person under thirty. My boss said, “You need more polish. You need a career coach." I thought, “Great, my boss is going to pay to help me to fit in with the [...] The one skill you need for three key areas of career growth
March 6th, 2007
Emotional intelligence. This is how you will differentiate yourself at work in the new millennieum. My name is not really Penelope
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Promoting Yourself
March 5th, 2007
In this age of transparency and authenticity it seems absurd to not tell you my real name. My real name is not Penelope Trunk. Well, in fact, it is Penelope Trunk. Sort of. At any rate, my name is definitely a lesson in personal branding. Recognize when you're being a nutcase
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Office Politics
February 5th, 2007
One of my best friends, Sharon, is a hairdresser. She is not a normal hairdresser. She's a big-shot hairdresser in Los Angeles. And one of the most important moments in my financial life was when I moved from client to friend — I started saving $100 on a haircut and $150 on color because she [...] Be memorable by telling good stories about yourself
February 4th, 2007
When someone says, "So tell me about yourself," a lot of people stumble. When you craft your answer, you have 10 million hours of information to choose from. Many people actually hate getting this question because it's so hard to zero-in on an answer. Dealing with social awkwardness at work: Insights from the autism community
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Office Politics
January 21st, 2007
Hannah Schufreider may seem an unlikely person to be teaching you how to manage your career. She is a 12-year-old autistic girl living in Haverhill. Her days are spent being a little bored in school, reading Manga comics, watching Hannah Montana on TV, and going to fencing class on the weekends. Sounds like a typical [...] How to decide where to live
Posted to: Diversity | Knowing yourself
November 12th, 2006
Take the question of where to live seriously. Don't let inertia push you toward a big-name city, the place you grew up, or your old college haunts. Make a conscious decision to live somewhere that will improve your quality of life by really understanding what your core needs and interests are–and will be. Friday smorgasbord: Moralists, ethicists and philosophers
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Time management
October 27th, 2006
1. MBAs are the biggest cheaters. Instead of feeling lost, look at life differently
Posted to: Finding a career | Knowing yourself
October 6th, 2006
Are you worried that you have no idea what you're doing with your life? A lot of how you feel about yourself stems from how you look at the world. For example, instead of worrying that you are not on a track, consider that the tracks are not viable. Forget about asking yourself if you're likeable
Posted to: Knowing yourself | Self-management
September 21st, 2006
I write a lot about how people have to be likeable to get what they want in life. I get so frustrated, though, because everyone thinks they are likeable. Maybe to their dog, yes, but in my experience most people are not nearly as likeable as they think they are. |
There's a virus on my laptop. Our tech guy will ask me how I got it. I
want to lie, but he'll figure it out. So I'm confessing early: Porn. 3 days ago
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