Careers

Email letters have nearly replaced hard copy letters in the professional world. If you're sending professional email letters, especially if you send them as part of your job search, it's vitally important to format your letter in a…

When you run an office community, it's important to make sure all of its denizens are on the same page. Meetings can bring every employee into a conversation about the direction of the company and improve lines of communication between…

Unlike the business world a few decades ago, meeting minutes are no longer taken by administrative assistants in most cases but rather by an attendee of the meeting. Being asked to both record and participate in a meeting may seem…

The office phone is one of the most essential tools for conducting business. Yet many employees do not know the basics of telephone etiquette. Because callers cannot read your facial expressions, you must convey all information by tone…

Family and marriage therapy serves an important role in the health of families’ and couples’ relationships. Patients put their trust in their therapists, and trust that their therapists will help them find solutions to their problems.…

To provide the best quality customer service, funeral directors have a code of ethics set forth by the NFDA (National Funeral Directors Association). NFDA members strictly enforce the ethics code, and non-NFDA members use the code as a…

Typing professional letters, publications or resumes can be difficult enough, without having to worry about which type of font to use. You will want your document to appear professional rather than informal or even relaxed. It is…

If you want your boss to respect you, you have to show him that you are an asset to the team. This does not mean you should be a doormat. It simply means you have to take yourself and your work seriously. If you show these qualities,…

Being a boss is not always easy. There are so many factors and variables that employers have to take into account on a day-to-day basis, it's easy to forget some of the seemingly smaller details. But if you manage people, and you want…

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. government guarantees a worker's right to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a one-year period. To qualify for FLMA, a worker must have worked at the same company for 12 months and logged at…