More Companies Hiring for the Holidays
In the past few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about seasonal hiring and we got a huge response to the blog where we posted 10 companies hiring for the holidays . Based on all of your comments, it sounds like a few of you are looking for some more options. Ask and you shall receive, my friends. Here are six more companies that are hiring seasonal workers. If you’d… Read the rest
“Can We Have Bikini Fridays?” And Other Strange Requests…

Thankfully, for everyone in my office, one of my co-workers did not request to institute bikini Fridays — but someone else did. And that’s not even the weirdest thing! In a new survey by CareerBuilder , hiring managers shared the most memorable requests or recommendations they have received in the office suggestion box. We had to censor them a little bit, but here are a few that had us… Read the rest
Fort Hood: A political correctness tragedy?
As more and more news comes out about Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, TX, it appears there was more than one manager and colleague who thought Hasan was a little bit off. This from an Associated Press article : Doctors and staff overseeing Hasan’s training viewed him at times as belligerent, defensive and argumentative in his frequent discussions of his… Read the rest
FREE BOOK: Over 200 Powerful Sentences of Employee Engagement Advice

Free E-book Read or download the free 44 page book created by members of the Employee Engagement Network . Each tidbit of advice is in one sentence and some authors offered a few different tidbits. To read the book, click on the cover, or click here: Employee Engagement Network Advice Book
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How to make business travel manageable
Last year I traveled almost every week . Some weeks I traveled to three different cities. If you are excited about business travel, thinking it’s a free ticket to see the world, you should stop reading now. But if you are having trouble maintaining your personal life in the face of tons of travel, these tips from a cynical traveler will make life easier for you. 1. Stick with… Read the rest