Jobs
Nov 30, 2021
The first days at a new job can be a total whirlwind. You’re meeting people, doing piles of onboarding paperwork, and making all sorts of notes for yo...
Jobs
Mar 16, 2020
Handing over a list of references to a potential new employer can feel like tricky business. If you don’t have a job offer in hand, you might be worri...
Jobs
Feb 19, 2020
Regardless of the industry you’re in, whenever you start a new job your mission is clear—make a great initial impression and reinforce the notion that...
Jobs
Dec 18, 2019
As work starts to wind down for the year, it may be time for the yearly tête-à-tête with your boss: your annual performance review. Whether formal or ...
Jobs
Aug 21, 2019
Congratulations! You are working at your dream job, doing the very thing you’ve always wanted to do in order to earn a paycheck. But wait a minute, so...
Jobs
Aug 08, 2019
Regardless of job title or industry, the work world is full of challenging situations—both on the job and around it—and those among us who climb the c...
Jobs
May 07, 2019
When you’re applying and interviewing for a new job, everyone’s on their best behavior. You’re (professionally) dressed to kill and making eye contact...
Jobs
Nov 06, 2018
Authority and power are complex issues that come with the task of being a manager. In the workplace, the ability to hire, fire, and give raises sets t...
Jobs
Oct 26, 2018
Those of us who have spent any time in the workforce—from newcomers to seasoned veterans and across all industries and positions—have learned the valu...
Jobs
Oct 02, 2018
Every job has a secret component that never appears on a job description or annual review: managing your relationship with your boss. Unless you’re at...
Jobs
Jul 05, 2018
In a perfect world, since you spend such a large chunk of your life at work, you’d be friends with all of your colleagues. But when it comes to your m...
Jobs
Jul 02, 2018
Anyone who’s ever been employed and has had to answer to a boss—whether you have one destined for the great boss hall of fame or one who’s the devil i...
Jobs
May 30, 2018
Thanks to innovations in technology in recent years, the work world is changing at breakneck speed—and many of these changes are affecting how we perf...
Jobs
May 28, 2018
There’s an unspoken truth in the world of work—although we usually get to pick our jobs we don’t get to pick our bosses. If we’re lucky, we get to wor...
Jobs
Mar 14, 2018
I quit. J’arrete. Ich gebe auf. Me rindo. Whatever the language, the sentiment is the same: I'm outta here. However, as a professional person, you nee...
Jobs
Mar 09, 2018
There are lots of potentially difficult situations that arise in most workplaces—anything from annoying coworkers, to incompetent people on a project ...
Jobs
Feb 05, 2018
Let’s be honest: if you have a job, you have boss issues. Even if you like your boss, even if you work well with your boss, even if you are pretty hap...
Jobs
Jan 04, 2018
The job search can be a bit weird if you already have ajob—everyone does it, or no one would ever have a new job. But it has to be done in a top secre...
Career Advice
Nov 30, 2017
When I was twenty years old my mom told me, “Before you get married look at your girlfriend with both eyes wide open. Once you get married close one e...
Career Advice
Jul 27, 2017
Here’s an “Aha” moment in the employment business. Most people are looking for a new job because they’re unhappy with their current circumstances. The...
Nation & World, PA State News
June 15, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
