Being Nice

By: Kandice Thorn

First, I must confess that this is a topic I have been wanting to address for some time, but I have been a little lost as to the right way to approach the subject. The gist is something that should be quite obvious: if you are nice, people will like you and want to help you; if you are mean, people will not like you and not want to help you.

Professional Email Etiquette

By: Kandice Thorn

Repeat after me: "Email correspondence is professional correspondence."

We live in a world where email is frequently our primary method of communication. We send our friends two line emails to make plans; we dot our correspondence with smiley faces; we use abbreviations and slang. But it is important to remember that, in the professional world, email correspondence should reflect your professionalism and should be treated with the same level of care you would have used in drafting a hard copy letter in the days of yore.

What to Bring (and NOT to Bring) to a Job Interview: A Checklist

By: Kandice Thorn

Keep this checklist handy and refer to it whenever you have a job interview.  

Google Yourself

By: Kandice Thorn

Many employers these days like to do a Google search of candidates to look for red flags, so it is very important for you to manage your internet image.