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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Check out the Office Culture before You take the job
I can speak from personal experience, office culture matters. Even the best of jobs can turn sour if the office culture or politics is bad. It can be very hard to go to work or even be an productive employee if office culture runs counter to your personality or values. Check out this article for advice.
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Assessing Corporate Culture
By Randi Bussin
brought to you by Ladders.com
As a career coach, I’ve occasionally had clients come back to me for redirection after several months on the job. Often the all–too–perfect role turns sour because of the corporate culture and/or internal politics.
Most ask how they can assess these factors ahead of time. Although culture is intangible, there are a few things potential candidates can do to get a read on the environment before they say ‘yes’.
Before we begin, let’s just step back for a minute and discuss what culture is and why it’s important.
What is corporate culture? At its most basic, corporate culture can be described as an organization’s personality and the shared idea of ‘how things are done around here’. Corporate culture is a broad term and guides how employees think, act, feel, and behave. It describes the unique beliefs and behavior of a company and includes the organization’s core values, mission, ethics, and rules of behavior.
Why is corporate culture important? Culture is important because it affects the hours you work, how people interact with each other (or don’t), how people dress, benefits offered to employees (flextime, telecommuting, etc), office layout, training, and professional development. As you can see, culture affects just about everything that relates to your work.
So how do you assess the true culture of a potential employer?
read the rest of the article here.
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Assessing Corporate Culture
By Randi Bussin
brought to you by Ladders.com
As a career coach, I’ve occasionally had clients come back to me for redirection after several months on the job. Often the all–too–perfect role turns sour because of the corporate culture and/or internal politics.
Most ask how they can assess these factors ahead of time. Although culture is intangible, there are a few things potential candidates can do to get a read on the environment before they say ‘yes’.
Before we begin, let’s just step back for a minute and discuss what culture is and why it’s important.
What is corporate culture? At its most basic, corporate culture can be described as an organization’s personality and the shared idea of ‘how things are done around here’. Corporate culture is a broad term and guides how employees think, act, feel, and behave. It describes the unique beliefs and behavior of a company and includes the organization’s core values, mission, ethics, and rules of behavior.
Why is corporate culture important? Culture is important because it affects the hours you work, how people interact with each other (or don’t), how people dress, benefits offered to employees (flextime, telecommuting, etc), office layout, training, and professional development. As you can see, culture affects just about everything that relates to your work.
So how do you assess the true culture of a potential employer?
read the rest of the article here.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Free Download of Lipstick Jungle on Amazon
Get a free episode of NBC's new show, Lipstick Jungle
. It's the pilot do you can see it before it comes out on tv. You must have Vista or be downloading it to TIVO in order to download the free episode.
Other free unbox downloads are available here, including How I Met Your Mother, The Real Housewives of New York City, Prison Break, and Battlestar Gallatica! Now that's what I call a study break
. It's the pilot do you can see it before it comes out on tv. You must have Vista or be downloading it to TIVO in order to download the free episode.Other free unbox downloads
are available here, including How I Met Your Mother, The Real Housewives of New York City, Prison Break, and Battlestar Gallatica! Now that's what I call a study break
Friday, February 1, 2008
Judge Reprimanded for Calling Three Black Female PDs ‘The Supremes’
A Maryland judge was reprimanded after he called three Black female public defenders "The Supremes." He also told the defendant that he should get rid of his attorneys and get an "experienced male attorney." Judge Kennedy Boone told the The Maryland Commission on Judicial Disabilities that he made the remarks to protect the public defenders from a difficult and manipulative defendant. Boone did apologize for his remarks noting that they highly innappropriate and indicative of racial and sexual bias.
from the ABA Journal
from the ABA Journal
Young Lawyers, Watch What You Wear at Work
Check out this article from the ABA Journal about the generational gap in fashion.
‘Abysmal’ Associate Attire Leads to Fashion Counseling
Posted Jan 31, 2008, 07:05 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The generational divide is playing out in law firm fashion wars, with younger lawyers favoring business casual and even yoga pants and older lawyers tending to wear more traditional business attire.
Some associates are resisting suggestions to improve their attire, with career ramifications, the Wall Street Journal reports. Other firms are taking steps to teach their associates about dressing well.
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft reportedly sent a note to employees asking them to change out of their snow boots after some associates wore their Ugg boots all day long, according to the story. Winston & Strawn went further, inviting a personal shopper to talk to associates about dressing for work and an etiquette counselor to talk about grooming as well as the rules of social interaction.....
read the rest of the article on the ABA Journal website.
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‘Abysmal’ Associate Attire Leads to Fashion Counseling
Posted Jan 31, 2008, 07:05 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The generational divide is playing out in law firm fashion wars, with younger lawyers favoring business casual and even yoga pants and older lawyers tending to wear more traditional business attire.
Some associates are resisting suggestions to improve their attire, with career ramifications, the Wall Street Journal reports. Other firms are taking steps to teach their associates about dressing well.
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft reportedly sent a note to employees asking them to change out of their snow boots after some associates wore their Ugg boots all day long, according to the story. Winston & Strawn went further, inviting a personal shopper to talk to associates about dressing for work and an etiquette counselor to talk about grooming as well as the rules of social interaction.....
read the rest of the article on the ABA Journal website.
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