Overcome Workplace Anxiety

Feeling stressed out by deadlines, assignments, difficult coworkers, and fear of job loss is common in today’s often frantic work environment. But how do you handle anxiety when it becomes so crippling that you avoid the situations that cause your symptoms? Millions of workplace anxiety sufferers choose to ignore assignments, call in sick, or clam [...]

Dealing with an Inappropriate Boss

Q. I literally just started a new job yesterday. During the interview, the boss seemed very flirty. I thought it was strange but dismissed it. Well, now that I am working in close proximity with the guy it’s apparent he’s more than a little flirty. He has rubbed my shoulders, come up from behind me [...]

New FlexJobs Feature

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Webinars to Advance Your Career

In a competitive job market you need every possible advantage. Additional education and training, like the programs offered at Bryant & Stratton College (http://www NULL.bryantstratton NULL.edu/), can make a difference. But what if you aren’t in a position to take on a long-term educational commitment? You still have options. In fact, Bryant & Stratton College [...]

3 Fashion-Based Career Killers

Fashion as a roadblock to career success? You’d better believe it. Although image isn’t everything, it matters more than you might realize. In fact, Maggie Jessup, personal branding expert and coauthor of the book “Fame 101,” (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/Fame-101-Jay-Jessup/dp/0981988830) cites fashion as the number one roadblock to success. Talented businesswomen create their own glass ceiling, [...]

How to Detect Lies and Avoid Being Duped in the Workplace

Communication is the key to building successful personal and professional relationships. But how do you detect lies, and how do you avoid being duped in the workplace? Here are some tips from my book, “Playing the Lying Game,” (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/Playing-Lying-Game-Occasional-Fabricators/dp/0313383510) that can help you get to the truth. How to Spot a Lie One [...]

Career Choice: Motorcycle Drag Racer

As part of an ongoing series where we profile nontraditional careers for women, SMW takes a look at how one woman entered the male-dominated field of motorcycle drag racing. Without a doubt, it’s a fascinating, exciting profession. But what gives motorcycle drag racer Valerie Thompson (http://www NULL.valeriethompsonracing NULL.com/) hope is perhaps even more inspiring. Here, [...]

A Career in Law Enforcement

Where can a career in law enforcement (http://www NULL.policeemployment NULL.com/) lead for a single-minded woman? How about to television? While not a traditional route, it is nevertheless the path Detective Christine Mannina’s career has taken. Great at the Job Mannina is a detective in the highly-acclaimed Homicide Investigations division of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department [...]

Workplace Tips for a Fast-Paced World

A new book by Nance Guilmartin, “The Power of Pause,” (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/Power-Pause-Effective-Demanding-World/dp/0470478276) offers a simple, yet effective strategy that can help career-minded single women and others become more effective at work and more successful personally. Wired World If it seems as though you’re always under pressure, constantly juggling deadlines and responsibilities, and expected to [...]

How Not to Deal with Business Associates

What are the top mistakes single women make when interacting in the workplace or at job-related functions? Although biz blunders run the gamut, the missteps on SMW’s list have a unifying component: In one way or another, they either involve too little or too much. Here, in no particular order, are common mistakes single women [...]

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