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As Labor Day looms on the horizon it puts a spotlight on the new rules for wardrobe choices, and their correctness (or not) and together with memories of the just-ended Olympics reminds us how little clothing it now takes to be a winner. It seems the right time to take
Dear MTA: As an almost lifetime resident of Manhattan and frequent user of subways and buses, I would like to reassure you that we the people of New York have most definitely noticed changes in service apparently due to your concerted efforts. Buses, for example, used to arrive at median
You have done a great job at interviewing for a job and now you sit by the phone and wait for it to ring, right? Wrong. After impressing everyone at the interview you came home and sent a thank you note not just to the person interviewing you, but also
The job market is showing promise with the best statistics since 2001, according to the Labor Department. If you are looking for work or even if you have given up looking, now is the time to job search. There were 4.7 million job openings on the last day of June,
The first alarm goes off and just as you are about to hit snooze, a second, louder alarm goes off and it might be then that you remember me saying what a good idea it was to set two alarms the day of your big interview. Having laid your clothes
Summer time—and the living is easy. At least that’s what Gershwin told us in Porgy and Bess. But some of us yearn for a different kind of living, replete with activity, natural beauty, and fun—and that also tests the limits of our physical ability. The latter is what I opted
We have arrived. You got the call, you flew through the phone interview (see our previous story) and now they want to meet you. It’s time for the interview. I want to make sure we emphasize the importance of this interview by taking two entries to cover it dividing this
Technology has long promised to level the various playing fields it encompasses, and if this were to hold true then one can imagine a collective cheer coming from every working woman in the nation. Though things aren’t as neat and tidy in the real world it still seems as though
As Labor Day looms on the horizon it puts a spotlight on the new rules for wardrobe choices, and their correctness (or not) and together with memories of the just-ended Olympics reminds us how little clothing it now takes to be a winner. It seems the right time to take a fresh look at the quaint expression “Sunday Best.” It used to mean the “dress up clothes” you could wear to Church and be more
Dear MTA: As an almost lifetime resident of Manhattan and frequent user of subways and buses, I would like to reassure you that we the people of New York have most definitely noticed changes in service apparently due to your concerted efforts. Buses, for example, used to arrive at median 20 minute intervals – though of course, one might be lucky or unlucky. These days, they arrive at 30-40 minute intervals – longer at night
You have done a great job at interviewing for a job and now you sit by the phone and wait for it to ring, right? Wrong. After impressing everyone at the interview you came home and sent a thank you note not just to the person interviewing you, but also to anyone who attended and sat in on the actual interview. Make sure to spell names correctly; it would be a shame to blow it
The job market is showing promise with the best statistics since 2001, according to the Labor Department. If you are looking for work or even if you have given up looking, now is the time to job search. There were 4.7 million job openings on the last day of June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other signs of hope surround the report which was released on August 12. The number of openings
The first alarm goes off and just as you are about to hit snooze, a second, louder alarm goes off and it might be then that you remember me saying what a good idea it was to set two alarms the day of your big interview. Having laid your clothes out the night before and with at least three copies of your resume in a nice folder or briefcase along with those same two working
Summer time—and the living is easy. At least that’s what Gershwin told us in Porgy and Bess. But some of us yearn for a different kind of living, replete with activity, natural beauty, and fun—and that also tests the limits of our physical ability. The latter is what I opted for in choosing a vacation—a term I use advisedly—in which I rode my bike for 10 days from Seattle to Glacier National Park in Montana,
We have arrived. You got the call, you flew through the phone interview (see our previous story) and now they want to meet you. It’s time for the interview. I want to make sure we emphasize the importance of this interview by taking two entries to cover it dividing this opportunity into the “pre-interview” phase and “the interview.” Ultimately the interview will decide whether you get the job because people hire people and not resumes,
Technology has long promised to level the various playing fields it encompasses, and if this were to hold true then one can imagine a collective cheer coming from every working woman in the nation. Though things aren’t as neat and tidy in the real world it still seems as though opportunities and rewards for women in the field of technology and computer sciences are growing. One of the only apparent barriers to entry for women
