This is a guest blog post by Sally Lawton. Company: TheWorkReview.comSlogan: How does your job compare?Pros: Honest reviews, anonymous postingCons: Limited sample size, outliers affect results Tired of interviewing with a seemingly nice boss only to find out your first day that they micromanage? Whether you’re considering a career move or looking for a summer job that will not ruin your vacation, TheWorkReview can save you. Visitors to TheWorkReview search for jobs three ways: clicking on their state and browsing an alphabetical list, searching for a specific business, or searching by business name and address. It even refines by address, so that job seekers can see individual branches of stores. Disgruntled employees hoping to warn off job seekers will appreciate the anonymity of the reviews. Users do not even have to create an account. Your boss will never know. Moderators review content for profanity, discriminatory reviews, and real names. Over and above these limits, … [Read more...] about Research Companies at The Work Review
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Jobtonic Launches Redesigned Website
In the past on the Working Podcast we've covered JobTonic, a UK-based job site that rewards people for referring a friend, acquaintance or co-worker for an available job.JobTonic has taken recruitment referral technology to the next level with an overhauled Website that, according to them, is 'user seductive.'Well I don't know if we'd jump in the sack with these fine folks, but the new Website is snazzy and easy to navigate.The JobTonic gang says that the number of job vacancies listed on the site is at an all-time high, so there's never been a better time to recruit a friend and get paid.If you're looking to make a few bucks on the side, you can also add a widget to your own site and start earning.Facebook users can now get in on the action by using the 'refer-o-matic' app.I always knew anyone could be a recruiter! … [Read more...] about Jobtonic Launches Redesigned Website
Spot & Defeat a Modern Day Dictator at Work
He got his start laying pipe for the Atlas Water and Sewer company. Eventually, he climbed the ranks, becoming responsible for a staff of 800 and annual revenue exceeding $120 million. His name is Victor Kipling. This is his weekly column. When they say that 'those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it', they must have-had to have-been thinking about horrific dictator bosses and how to deal with them. Because, as we all know, human nature just ain't gonna change, no matter what spin we put on it or what euphemisms the corporate world uses to manipulate us into thinking otherwise. And that's why it's no surprise that history is replete with the proverbial bad boss; the psychotic, the cruel, the blood-thirsty tyrant who has caused bookoo human misery and, what's more, is damned proud of it! Like all psychopaths, these types of humangarbage come in all shades, types and stripes. More relevant to us, they infect all levels of the work-a-day world, … [Read more...] about Spot & Defeat a Modern Day Dictator at Work
Research Careers With Government Website
This is a guest blog post by Sally Lawton. Company: CareerVoyages.govSlogan: Good Jobs, Better Pay, Brighter FuturePros: Detailed information, statisticsCons: Dry content, out-dated data, unfocusedThe government cares about your career, especially if you are interested in a high-paying, high-growth industry. CareerVoyages.gov (a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education) points users in the direction of these industries by laying out specific career paths and providing hard numbers on hiring and salary.According to CareerVoyages, among the high-growth and emerging industries that users should consider are advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, financial services, healthcare, homeland security, hospitality, information technology, retail, transportation, biotechnology, geospatial technology, and nanotechnology. Clicking on each of the industry icons provides detailed overviews of each industry and how to get … [Read more...] about Research Careers With Government Website
How to Stay Positive at Work
Episode #77 of the Working Podcast brings you free career advice and employment news: - Tristan Loo, founder of the Synergy Institute shares the secret to getting your 2008 resolutions back on track. - 9 Positive Items for your desk. These small items can help you be happier at work. - The Career Filter explores Positive Sharing, Vital Affirmations and Happy News. There are three ways to listen: - Stream on our homepage (shows plays instantly) - Stream from the player below (about a 60 second load time) - Download direct … [Read more...] about How to Stay Positive at Work
Forward of the Week: The Lost Dr. Seuss Poem
The Lost Dr. Seuss Poem (I Love My Job) I love my job, I love the pay!I love it more and more each day.I love my boss, he is the best!I love his boss and all the rest.I love my office and its location, I hate to have to go on vacation.I love my furniture, drab and grey, and piles of paper that grow each day!I think my job is really swell, there’s nothing else I love so well.I love to work among my peers, I love their leers, and jeers, and sneers.I love my computer and its software;I hug it often though it won’t care. I love each program and every file.I’d love them more if they worked a while.I’m happy to be here. I am. I am.I’m the happiest slave of the firm, I am.I love this work, I live these chores.I love the meetings with deadly bores.I love my job - I’ll say it again - I even love those friendly men.Those friendly men who’ve come today,In clean white coats to take me away!!!! … [Read more...] about Forward of the Week: The Lost Dr. Seuss Poem
The Online Job Search Is Not Enough
This is a guest blog post by job hunter Sally Lawton. Career Websites make it seem as if all you have to do is post your resume, and abracadabra, the phone will be ringing off the hook with glamorous job offers. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case. Checking the count of employers viewing my resume on Monster makes it very clear that job seekers must dust off their offline job skills in order to make the internet job search work for them. For all of the pizazz that career websites offer, it is ultimately the tried and true methods of pounding the pavement, networking, and polishing your resume that will guarantee success. Indeed, those who maintain these skills will have the most success with all aspects of their job search, both online and off. I was reminded of this quite unexpectedly during my most recent, and successful, job search.As any self-respecting Internet nerd would, I began my job search online. I posted my resume to several career Websites, both traditional and … [Read more...] about The Online Job Search Is Not Enough
Your Boss Could Be a Dictator
He got his start laying pipe for the Atlas Water and Sewer company. Eventually, he climbed the ranks, becoming responsible for a staff of 800 and annual revenue exceeding $120 million. His name is Victor Kipling. This is his weekly column. After wishing you, kind readers, the very best for the New Year, you should know that I've been asked - or ordered, more to the point - by my editor, to offer this first article of the new year in as positive a light as possible. After all, we do indeed believe in the possibility of new beginnings, and your humble narrator is no exception. And so we strive to maintain a mostly peaceful co-existence and balancing act between the eternal optimist and the hard-edged cynic. And maybe, just maybe, some truth comes out of this mix.As we're forced to suffer through but another media-saturated and truly pathetic political season, the relationship between politics and the office environment becomes all the more interesting. No, this isn't at … [Read more...] about Your Boss Could Be a Dictator
Gun Made From Office Supplies
This takes being bored at the office to an entirely new level. This gun can really hurt someone. Be careful, and be nice to your cubemates! … [Read more...] about Gun Made From Office Supplies
Road to a Better Driving Commute
The average drive-time to work across the country is approximately 25 minutes. That equals more than 100 hours a year, longer than the amount of vacation time you probably get. We've already shared tips on how to make your driving commute productive. Now we want to help you shake things up. Break the monotony of your drive to and from work by trying one or several of the following tips:CHANGE YOUR ROUTESeveral years at the same job can mean repeating the same commute thousands of times. Even the most interesting drive will become boring. Why not try to get to and from work with a completely new route? Whether it's a change to side roads or highways, a new path will help you: shake up you boring routine; be more alert; you will notice new and interesting things such as restaurants and/or landmarks. Heck, you might even find that you've been taking the long way home for years. Explore Google maps and give this a try several times a month.CHANGE … [Read more...] about Road to a Better Driving Commute