Survive the Holidays With the Etiquette ABC's

By PJ McGuire, Etiquette Expert A warm smile goes a long way to making everyone’s holiday season less stressful. Bring a small token of appreciation for the host when attending a holiday party at someone’s home. Cake (specifically fruitcake) is only an appropriate gift when you know the other person likes them. Double dipping is disgusting and unsanitary.  If you would like sauce or dip...

10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Interpersonal Savvy

by Jason Seiden Here’s a cliche you’re probably familiar with: give a child a toy and he ditches it for the box it came in. (Apparently, the same is true for animals. In the video, I caught Lenny, my bulldog, after she had dumped all her toys out of the plastic box we keep them in so she could chomp on the box itself.) Now here’s something you’re probably not familiar with: as grown ups,...

Stress Inoculation: Looking for Jobs, Part 3

In Parts 1 and 2 of this article, I explained why it is often difficult for us to look for jobs and how the Stress Inoculation technique can reduce stress. In this part, I explain how to use Stress Inoculation when looking for jobs. Do you know who might have a good job lead for you? If the answer is yes, you should start by asking that person. If not, you should consider asking many, if not...

Stress Inoculation: Looking for Jobs, Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, I explained why it is often difficult for us to look for jobs. In this part, I explain the Stress Inoculation technique, which can be used to reduce stress. The basic premise of Stress Inoculation is that you must imagine stressful, challenging situations and create possible solutions for them before they occur. Stress Inoculation is merely a deliberate method for...

Stress Inoculation: Looking for Jobs, Part 1

Looking for a work is stressful, if not downright overwhelming at times. For the most part, we look for jobs in very conventional ways– online job boards, job postings on company websites, recruiters, etc. Why do we typically limit ourselves to these approaches? Although it’s understandable that we expect to find jobs in those places, we are all aware that people mostly find out about...