Take a moment to collect your thoughts before you react to a rejection at work, writes Candice Galek. Be objective and ask yourself if there's something you can improve upon, she recommends.
You may need to improve some of your speaking habits to display more confidence, writes Heather Yamada-Hosley. Speak at a deliberate pace and maintain an even pitch to appear more sure of yourself.
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Networking may have an uneven reputation, but advising people not to worry about it will hurt those naturally inclined not to sow such social connections, writes Jeffrey Pfeffer in response to an article by Adam Grant. "Do something interesting, and instead of having to push your way in, you'll get pulled in," Grant argues.
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The IRS has given a go-ahead for employer-sponsored retirement plans to release hardship distributions, offer loans and relax the usual procedural and administrative rules to help participants who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey more quickly and easily access their money. The IRS made similar concessions in 2016 for victims of Hurricane Matthew and the Louisiana floods.
A common resume mistake is failing to include numbers, particularly when it comes to backing up claims of results in previous jobs, recruiters say. Other common mistakes include failing to list skills relevant to the position and using vague language.
The asteroid known as Florence will pass by Earth at a distance of about 4.4 million miles away or less on Friday, according to NASA. "Florence is the largest asteroid to pass by our planet this close since the NASA program to detect and track near-Earth asteroids began," said NASA's Paul Chodas.
