washingtonpost.com - Career TrackCareer TrackFirst, Make a Case: Is law School for You- April 24, 2005 As law school acceptance and rejections start rolling in this time of year, many young workers find themselves at a crossroads.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56217-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Deciphering Companies' Same-Sex Benefits Policies- April 24, 2005 During a job interview, applicants expect to be grilled with a lot of questions.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18397-2004Oct8.html?nav=rss_business/column... CAREER TRACK : Advice for Twentysomethings- April 24, 2005 Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Other people hide their hearts under them -- bright redhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19061-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_business/column... Lessons Learned on First Job Can Last a Lifetime- April 24, 2005 My baby brother got his first job last week, as a welder in Ohio. Listening to the daily rundowns of Josh's worries in his first days ("Am I dressed right" "Will my co-workers like me" "What if I oversleep") made me a bit nostalgic for my first job. I was simultaneously terrified, and looking back, a bit arrogant -- and all I had was a summer gig at Burger King.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35005-2004Jun11.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Bidding Farewell to That Miserable Job- April 24, 2005 Many readers appear to have seen themselves in a column two weeks ago about breaking up with bad jobs.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46854-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Ducking Your Office's Political Crossfire- April 24, 2005 You plucked all the Kerry-Edwards buttons off your backpack. You left that Bush-Cheney "thunder stick" you proudly hauled off from the convention where it belongs -- at home.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59645-2004Sep3.html?nav=rss_business/column... Breaking Up With Your Bad Job- April 24, 2005 You know the type: Cute, smart, funny. A great catch by any measure. So what's she doing with him, you sniff, when even she knows she could do better.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7193-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns... Young People Lack Opportunity More Than Motivation- April 24, 2005 "Youth Less Motivated, Study Says," read one headline. Another headline in a different newspaper dismissed those same youths as "idle."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39248-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_business/column... Make Work Resolutions Worth Keeping- April 24, 2005 Many people make resolutions at this time of year, and plenty of them are career-related. Most resolutions -- whether they are to stop smoking or to get a better job -- are broken by Valentine's Day. To improve your chances this year, choose resolutions that are realistic, write them down, and think about the small steps it will take to implement them. Even the grandest projects are really just a series of small ones.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36769-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_business/colum... A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way in the Workplace- April 24, 2005 My housemate Rachel gave me a really good idea for a column the other day.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64712-2004May28.html?nav=rss_business/colum... |