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  • Silent barriers

    Silent barriers

    March 08, 2010

    People with disabilities have a tough time landing jobs. Veterans with disabilities have it even tougher. But veterans with “invisible” disabilities such as post traumatic stress...

  • Building bridges

    March 08, 2010

    They’ve helped build nations overseas while defending our country — so let’s put them to work building here. That’s the concept behind the Helmets to Hardhats program, a nonprofit...

  • Reporting for duty

    Reporting for duty

    March 08, 2010

    Sitting across from Tom Tarantino, the executives considering him for a management position at a plastic-bag company took on a serious tone. If he got the job, they explained,...

  • Tales from the downturn: Where the heart is

    March 08, 2010

    It takes a village to handle being unemployed — or at least it has for me. Luckily, I happen to have a village on hand, right here in my apartment building on Riverside...

  • Go to Greg

    March 08, 2010

    Q Why do so many companies have you do those stupid psychological tests when you apply for a job online? (Sample question: Do you think most people cheat on their taxes?) Who...

  • 60 seconds with Joe Navarro

    60 seconds with Joe Navarro

    March 08, 2010

    Why is paying attention to body language so important in work situations? It’s the primary way we actually communicate. You can tell if someone’s eager. You can tell if they’re if...

  • Dream Job: Kristine Burton

    Dream Job: Kristine Burton

    March 01, 2010

    Kristine Burton’s dream job is just that — to make dreams come true for ill and struggling children. As overseer of Madison Square Garden’s Garden of Dreams Foundation, Burton...

  • Go to Greg

    March 01, 2010

    Q Re your recent column about disclosing previous salary to a prospective employer: Why would they even bother to ask what my previous salary was, unless it’s because they’re...

  • 60 seconds with Lewis Maltby

    60 seconds with Lewis Maltby

    March 01, 2010

    We interviewed you a few years ago about your alarm at how workers were losing their privacy in the digital era. Have things gotten better or worse since then? It’s much worse,...

  • A look at some of New York's iconic trades

    A look at some of New York's iconic trades

    March 01, 2010

    When the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage undertook its New York City Project some years ago, work was a prominent item on the agenda. As part...

  • Go to Greg

    February 22, 2010

    Q I’ve submitted literally hundreds of resumes to different employers, most of whom never even acknowledged receiving it. Isn’t that rude? How do I know if my resume was...

  • 2020 visions

    2020 visions

    February 22, 2010

    We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives,” intones the psychic Criswell in Ed Wood’s schlock horror flick “Plan 9...

  • Go to Greg

    February 15, 2010

    Q I’VE been reading articles about how much different degrees are worth, meaning how much you can expect to earn in your lifetime based on the type of degree you hold. My daughter...

  • Labor dept.

    Labor dept.

    February 15, 2010

    Though they may not always like the officeholder, the American people generally regard the office of president in such high esteem that it’s easy to forget the country’s top job —...

  • Minding the gap

    February 15, 2010

    After three layoffs in four years, Norm Elrod is tired of being unemployed. And this latest one really packed a punch. He was downsized in October 2008 from an online marketing...

  • Playing to win

    February 08, 2010

    When Fidelity Investments sacked four employees recently for playing fantasy football on company time, the hapless workers weren’t the only ones feeling the heat. For many a...

  • Workspaces: Case of the blues

    Workspaces: Case of the blues

    February 08, 2010

    No modern structure has been as maligned as the office cubicle. You can tack up a few posters on its gray walls, even throw in a houseplant, but when it comes to making that...

  • 60 seconds with Costas Panagopoulos

    60 seconds with Costas Panagopoulos

    February 08, 2010

    You say the statewide political races this year are good news for job-seekers. What kinds of jobs are we talking about? Over the past few decades, campaigning has grown...

  • Dream Job: Anthony Bozza

    Dream Job: Anthony Bozza

    February 08, 2010

    You might call Anthony Bozza a rock ’n’ roll “keyboardist.” As in QWERTY, not the Hammond kind with black and white keys. As the go-to guy for co-writing rock-star...

  • Go to Greg

    February 08, 2010

    Q: I was interviewing for two jobs through two different recruiters. I was offered both jobs and when I declined one of them the recruiter got angry when he discovered that I was...

  • Some hidden charms

    February 08, 2010

    Before you e-mail your resume in response to an ad or post it on a job site, it’s essential that it be in top shape. So consider the following: Spelling and grammar impeccable?...

  • Courting success

    February 08, 2010

    Want to land a job using the same principles you’d use to land a man? For a workaholic way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, @work asked “Girl On Top” author Nicole Williams how she...

  • Prep work

    Prep work

    February 01, 2010

    Today, Rachel Lansang-Hidalgo whips up crème brulée cookies at the gourmet bakery Ruby et Violette in Hell’s Kitchen. But when she enrolled at Park West High School more than a...

  • Go to Greg

    February 01, 2010

    Q I was fired from my last job after only three months. Prior to that I had a spotless work history. I’m afraid this one blemish is contributing to my difficulty in finding a new...

  • Into the frying pan

    Into the frying pan

    February 01, 2010

    Jerome Darby was a successful fashion designer whose clothing sold in Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. But he never gave up his dream of working in a restaurant. So he enrolled at the...

  • 60 seconds with Larry O'Donnell

    60 seconds with Larry O'Donnell

    February 01, 2010

    For the new CBS show “Undercover Boss,” which premieres Sunday, you posed as an employee at your own firm, working in a landfill, cleaning portable toilets, working on a...

  • Go to Greg

    January 25, 2010

    Q I was laid off six months ago. At the time I was earning $150,000 per year. I have not been able to find a job paying at that level since then. My dilemma is that I’d be willing...

  • The ex factor

    January 25, 2010

    If there's a company where you want to work, everyone knows networking with people who work there is a good move. But there's an even better one, says "guerrilla” job-search...

  • Outside the box

    Outside the box

    January 25, 2010

    To the jaded hacks at @work, it often seems there are as many job-search experts as actual people looking for jobs. While some of their counsel is terrific, it’s rare to find an...

  • A spiritual lift

    A spiritual lift

    January 25, 2010

    Elan Nieves, a recent Fordham Law graduate who passed the New Jersey bar last month, has been going on job interviews lately. She’s also sung “This Little Light of Mine” with...


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