Tips for Reinventing Your Career | Fox Business

Tips for Reinventing Your Career | Fox Business: For many people reinvention is front in center in their minds as we enter the New Year. While most focus on losing weight and saving more money, reinvention can also be about your career. Whether you are star employee looking to move up or dealing with a bad reputation there are multiple ways to reinvent yourself in the workplace.

How to Overcome a Workplace Confrontation | Fox Business

How to Overcome a Workplace Confrontation | Fox Business: Most people don’t enjoy confrontation—especially when it happens in the workplace.

Engaging in an office confrontation can leave you feeling uncomfortable and even remorseful. Whether the clash was your fault or your colleague’s, participating in an office conflict can bring irreparable reputational damage. But before you start hiding in your cubicle or start looking for another job, consider this seven-step guide to help you repair any damage:

How to Deal With the Workplace ‘Jerk’ | Fox Business

How to Deal With the Workplace ‘Jerk’ | Fox Business: Sutton says there are different types of office jerks, and it’s not always easy to know if a person is a “certified” jerk or just a “temporary” jerk, Sutton says. Just about anyone is capable of being a temporary jerk, he says, but coaching and transforming can change a personality characteristic.

But for certified jerks, the future is less rosy.

The Skills Employers Wish College Grads Had | Fox Business

The Skills Employers Wish College Grads Had | Fox Business: Turns out, the skills and education recent college graduates acquired during their time on campus might not be serving them well when it comes to proving their worth to potential employers.

“Soft skills have deteriorated more than hard skills in the view of CEOs and recruiters within companies,” says Candice Olson, founder of professional boot camp The Fullbridge Program.

Get Your Beauty Rest...Your Work Depends On It | Fox Business

Get Your Beauty Rest...Your Work Depends On It | Fox Business: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 40 million workers get less than six hours of sleep per night. That’s nearly 30% of the workforce who aren’t getting the recommended seven to nine hours per night.

The majority of those workers not getting enough sleep tend to be shift workers who work off-hour shifts or irregular routines that can be highly disruptive to sleep. Research from the National Sleep Foundation found that many in the transportation industry report not getting enough sleep including:

Job Insecurity: The American Worker's Reality | Fox Business

Job Insecurity: The American Worker's Reality | Fox Business: While the U.S. economy showed some signs of improvement last year, many American workers are not feeling these improvements when it comes to their careers, according to a new poll conducted by Op4G for MoneyRates.com.

The results indicate that Americans see themselves facing a workplace reality of low wages and shaky job security. Workers also seem to be resigning themselves to this environment, as most plan on keeping their current jobs if they can.

Hired! | Fox Business

Hired! | Fox Business: This week we found jobs in accounting, finance, fitness, and manufacturing. Pay special attention to Retro Fitness, their franchise plans in 2014 may be just the tipping point!

Career Coach: What to do when your ideas aren’t being heard - The Washington Post

Career Coach: What to do when your ideas aren’t being heard - The Washington Post: Q. I am a paralegal who has worked with the same three partners for more than 10 years. None of them exhibits any leadership skills, and they all blame everyone else for any shortcomings. They have developed only minimal relationships with lawyers in other offices around the country who could share work with us. Nor are they interested in hearing my suggestions and questions concerning business development. Short of leaving for a winning team, do you think there is anything else I could do?