"Most people are familiar with the traditional interviewing advice and tips - make eye contact, arrive on time, give a firm handshake, etc. These cardinal rules of interviewing proliferate job search information. While this advice is crucial, it is important to ask, is it really enough to get you a job in the current climate? Does arriving 10 minutes early really make you feel as though you have aced the interview? Does following these rules really set you apart from the rest of the candidates? Do they lower your overall anxiety and make you feel calm and confident? No, no, and no? Then, what are you to do?"
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"Organizations, like people, have personalities. Go into an organization and, within about 10 minutes, you can get a general sense of what it is like to work there. At the core, I would describe these "stinky" companies as rigid, arrogant and cold. People look fed up. They have that determined look you get when you have to catch the commuter train in three minutes and you're late. Their speech is abrupt."
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"Let's face it. When someone quits, it's a direct reflection on the boss. Unless you're really incompetent or a destructive thorn in his side, the boss might look bad by "allowing" you to go. His gut reaction is to do what has to be done to keep you from leaving until he's ready. That's human nature. Unfortunately, it's also human nature to want to stay unless your work life is abject misery. Career changes, like all ventures into the unknown, are tough. That's why bosses know they can usually keep you around by pressing the right buttons. Before you succumb to a tempting counteroffer, consider these universal truths."
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"At a competitive company, virtually every computer, software program, communication system and business process is less than three years old. Blink, and you're out of date. What do these changes mean for you? That you'd better be prepared for any eventuality. Pack your parachute and strap it on, because you never know when you'll need it. We're all in a career airplane standing much too near an open door. Complacency is dangerous."
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"Some corporate employees fleetingly enjoy quitting abruptly but leave their employers carrying only a final paycheck and a dubious reference. Others garner transition pay, good references, extended health insurance benefits, outplacement services, company car purchases, country club membership conversions and a host of other intangible benefits by negotiating effectively when they part company with their employers."
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"If you're an unhappy workaholic, there are steps you can take to change your lifestyle for the better, says Dr. Steven Ino, a clinical psychologist at the University of California-Santa Barbara who specializes in work addictions. 'There are stressors in the workplace that are very real,' he says. "Organizations expect more and more from us, and employees without great energy, drive and determination may not make it. It's often true that you have to be somewhat work-addicted to survive. But most workaholics I see in treatment resent the time they spend on the job. They think it ruins whatever personal life they might have, but haven't a clue about what they need to do to change things around. They take on everyone else's responsibilities because they don't think anyone else can do the work as well as they can," he says."
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"There comes a time, unfortunately, in many of our careers when we find that our current employment situation has become untenable. It's time to leave before we get pushed. It isn't unusual for professionals to be in denial when their job seems likely to end, but you can't afford to get caught with your head in the sand. You need to recognize when your job is in jeopardy and know what to do to get it back on track or leave gracefully ahead of an involuntary departure." The Book noted at the bottom, "Enlightened Office Politics: Understanding, Coping With, and Winning the Game -- Without Losing Your Soul," is available from the Books area of our site.
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"Women managers consistently are rated higher than their male counterparts on 37 of 47 critical management qualities such as leadership, social skills, problem-solving and decision-making, according to a study by the Hagberg Consulting Group, a management consulting firm in Foster City, Calif. Ironically, though, some of the traits that make women successful middle managers may hinder their ability to reach the top."
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"If your boss doesn't treat you well, you simply put in a few more hours cranking out work better and faster than anyone else. This makes sense and is how things ought to be. Unfortunately, people only behave this way in fantasyland. At all too many companies, working harder and doing more only gets you treated worse than ever and, possibly, fired. That's because many bosses aren't interested in having you work better."
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"He sold products, wrote business plans, handled financing, accounting, production and anything else that was needed. But when the company was sold, he found that, despite working 18-hour days, he was largely unknown outside the company."
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