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What really get’s you all up in the collar? People who don’t return emails? How about when someone cuts you off while you’re in the middle of a sentence? What about “non-team” players who want all of the credit?
Brown-nosers?
Yes Men?
What about managers who don’t give clear directions or bosses who want their coffee mugs filled all day long?
I shared one of my business pet peeves at my blog on work-at-home professionals today. Working in business whether it’s corporate America or in your PJ’s at home, there are all pet peeves that we have that …read more

And those skanky women dress inappropriately for work.
Well, I’m sorry, but it’s true. I’m sure Dana agrees with me — just ask her. (And we’re not the only ones.) Neither of us coined the term "prostitot" (though we’ve both used it) but I for one sincerely wish I had. No wonder young women are so utterly baffled about what to wear to the office these days. From early childhood their parents are dressing them like little whorelets. Of course they’re confused.
Personally, I think the sexualization of children is playing a big factor in the rise of teen and tween sexual …read more

Was that title right?
When we are in business meetings, either online or offline, it’s important to be grammatically correct. Is it correct to say I’ve got or is it I have got?. What about kind of…is that acceptable? What do you think of somewhere up here? That was what a team leader really said during a business meeting when referring to a flow chart!
Correct grammatical usage of words during a meeting and in our everyday lives can a challenge. Especially for those who perhaps do not have a “business” job or are in a relaxed environment so slang or poor …read more

When is the last time you Googled yourself? It sounds a little silly, but try it. Google your name. I’ll wait here.
Okay, I can see that you’re back now. What did you find? Are you listed at previous places of employment? Do you see activities and affliations from college? Maybe a few professional organizations? These are all good things.
But what else came up? One writing colleage confessed to me that she shares a name with an erotic writer whose website borders on pornographic. A design colleague revealed on his blog that someone with his same name was attemtping to piggyback …read more

The lively discussion sparked by Kelly’s post about God and taxes at Taxgirl got me thinking more about a topic that’s been on my mind lately:
What place does religion have in the workplace?
Personally, I think there’s a strong argument for religious morals and values in business dealings. The Bible contains straightforward advice on contracts, dealing with employees, running a business from your home, all kinds of stuff. (And no, I’m not making this up!) It also teaches timeless principles like honesty, integrity, a good work ethic, and setting good priorities. But how overt should your religious beliefs be at work?
I …read more

Over at BlogHer, there are scads and scads of great women-written blogs and sites just waiting to be discovered. Here are several I’ll be checking out over the next few weeks from the second half of the alphabet.

Naturally WAHMs
News on Women
Pajama Professional
Sisters in Biz
Small Biz Survival
Smart Not Cheap
Startup Princess
The Anti-9-to-5 Guide
The Business of Life
The Work-at-Home Diva
The Savvy Entrepreneur
Today’s Workplace
Water Cooler Wisdom
Women on Business

Do you have a blog? Why not join?
Contents © Copyright 2007 Kristen King
Tags: blogher, recommended reading, recommended blogs, women and business

I had planned to post on this topic, but then I saw that Elana from Funny Business covered it beautifully and hilariously…
Not sure if anyone has done a statistical study on this particular issue, but in business folklore there
is the common belief that many a career has been torpedoed at the annual holiday office party.
If not torpedoed, certainly embarrassed.
…There are two genres of holiday office etiquette. There’s the real advice from business etiquette experts and there are the cautionary tales from those who have been there and done that.
Read more…
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Alfa commented on my video resume post,

Why not just make an online video demonstrating your skills instead of talking about them. As long as you’re not an undertaker, I believe demonstrating one’s capabilities would work better than saying that you can do this or that.

Interestingly, this topic came up in my local paper’s Business section this weekend. Evidently, it’s all the rage nowadays for doctors to advertise their services in YouTube videos. No, I’m not joking.
The article, by Tom Kisken for Scripps Howard News Service, published in The Free Lance-Star, cites online advertisments as becoming more and more popular for …read more

Picture this: You’re having a conversation with someone at a networking conference. Things are going well. You’re talking about the weather, politics, the school system, blah, blah, blah. Then all of a sudden, they ask you your opinion about the local business down the street that went bust because they couldn’t pay their back taxes. You give an answer that is not only unprofessional but also “fifth-grade” sounding. But, it’s too late to retract your statement. It’s out there and your networker-friend is looking at you like “what??”. So, what do you do now?
A while back, I wrote a post …read more

I’ve been hearing a lot about video resumes the last couple of months, so I think it’s time we talk about them. But rather than engaging in a theoretical debate, let’s take a look at a few and see what we think. First, there’s some definite video resume etiquette just as there are expectations for traditional resumes:

So with that in mind, here’s an ad for a video resume service: VidRez.com

Honestly, the quality and content of this ad don’t exactly sent my heart all atwitter and convince me that this company can help me land my dream …read more