David Ding used his pandemic search process -- 164 job applications and numerous interviews -- as a way to improve his job search instead of giving up. "With each rejection, I learned how to improve my applications and interviews -- crucial during a time when only a 20-minute phone interview could separate my advancement in the process from the rejection pile," he writes.
WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge talks about the "soul-sucking CEO" to illustrate poor leaders who hate feedback, micromanage others and believe their own hype. "Most particularly, his ego eats his empathy instead of his empathy, eating his ego," Ridge says in this interview with John Baldoni.
Perseverance, patience and good strategies can help you find the job you're looking for, whether by choice or necessity. "Consider companies that might not be having their doors knocked down by throngs of people looking for a job, and where it might be easier to find someone who will talk with you," says Steve Dalton, author of "The 2-Hour Job Search."
Southwest Airlines is recalling more than 2,700 flight attendants, putting its whole roster back to work. "The intended flight attendant recall, as with the recent pilot recall, is to position Southwest for planned flight increases in the summer schedule," based on "improvements in leisure travel demand that the airline recently reported," said Southwest spokesman Brian Parrish.
A study in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that adults who eat unhealthfully late into the night and feel guilty about it tend to be less productive at work the following day. This is due to the combined physical strain -- such as stomachaches, headaches and diarrhea -- and emotional strain, such as the feeling of shame or guilt over eating habits, they felt, the researchers found.
You might think wine is the low-calorie option at happy hour, but that's not always the case. This article measures "standard" beers and wines, but more brewers are crafting low-calorie beers for health-conscious drinkers, so you might want to rethink your low-cal approach.
