Category: Career Center
Why Do We Study Generations?
Originally posted by Lindsey Pollak 26 July 2016 How can you take 75 million people and say they have anything in common? In other words, how can you take one “generation,” with each person having […]
Mind Your Mobile Manners: Smartphone Etiquette Is Always in Style
Originally posted by Lindsey Pollak 15 July Pot, meet kettle. A new survey out from Bank of America found that less than 20 percent of adults think they are on their mobile phone too much, […]
The Millennial Retention Idea You Need to Borrow Right Now
Originally published by Lindsey Pollack 29 June 2016 Ask any manager what their No. 1 talent issue is, and I can almost guarantee they will offer some variable of “attract and retain millennials.” That’s why […]
What Does Work-Life Balance Mean in 2016?
Originally published by Lindsey Pollak June 21, 2016 Work-life balance (a.k.a. work-life integration, work-life fit, work-life blend) has been a hot workplace topic for, oh, the past three decades or so. But in today’s constantly […]
What I’ve Learned from 6 Months of Simplifying
Originally published by Lindsey Pollak 24 May 2016 At this point, most of us have heard of Marie Kondo and her best-selling manifesto, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. She suggests decluttering by asking yourself […]
Let’s Talk Politics! (Office Politics, That Is)
Originally published by Lindsey Pollak 29 April The phrase “office politics” makes some people queasy. Maybe that’s because we tend to associate “politics” with people who are looking out for No. 1. Those who will […]
Poor Communication Skills Are Killing Your Authority
Originally published by Lindsey Pollak 26 April Remember the “house phone,” that apparatus we now call a “landline?” Every Gen Xer recalls the torment of the long cord that was just a little too short […]
References 101: The Secret to Winning the Job
Originally published by Lindsey Pollack 22 April 2016 Are your ears burning? I know why: An HR person or recruiter is calling your references. Maybe you applied for a new job, or maybe someone’s got […]
The Rise of Fancy Friday: Why Experiences at Work Matter
Originally published March 29, 2016 by Lindsey Pollak In today’s “pictures or it didn’t happen” world, millennials are all about experiences. In fact, three-quarters of young people would choose to spend their money on an […]
How to Recover from a Major Work Fail
Originally published by Lindsey Pollack 25 March 2016 It happens to everyone. Without fail. The #workfail. In a recent post on soft skills, I shared why it’s so important to own up to a mistake […]
