By Mahmoud Abdel Tawab Getting fired is something every body hates and dreads. But hey, it happens to the best of us. Whether you are still a young rookie or a senior-manager grandpa who is about to retire, your pink slip knows how to reach you. You just don’t know when or how, or sometimes even why?! As for the reasons It could be anything. Starting from the

By: Rania Salem Have you been feeling like it's time for a big change lately? Do you get the sense that your career is not the right fit for you? If you're feeling frustrated, unchallenged and unfulfilled in your work, the time might be right for you to make a major change. Profound changes, both personal and professional, can happen between your twenties and your thirties. In that

Find that hero within to get you where you want to be no matter where you are now! Have you ever considered where you want to be and then thought "OMG, this is just crazy" especially considering your current circumstances? Whether you've been stuck in a dead-end job and cannot find a way out, you've been jobless for quite sometime and have been struggling to get out

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it” Buddha. You can work hard as much as you want but please let me tell you abandoning every person, your health and your life for the sake of work...It doesn’t mean you are a “Hard worker” but truth you are a “workaholic”. By definition, workaholism is an obsessive need

There are typical figures of workmates exist everywhere. When you get to know the code of each figure, the success of your career social life will be guaranteed.  The best way to realize your workmate codes is to meet them outside the workplace such as in a business dinner where you might meet those:   Busy Executive If you work for a large company, you may rarely see

I have been working for around eighteen months now, which is a pretty short period to learn any “truth” about the “working” world. I have been in and out of different fulltime jobs, and also did some freelance work and during my jobs, I was lucky enough to be put in a pretty good position, with direct connection with a lot of colleagues. I also

Winter is mainly known as time to work, unlike summer that is the time to chill. I recently got a job with a typical “mean” boss, whenever someone heard that I was working with her, they asked one of the following questions: Ohhh, how is it? Isn’t that hard? Why would you do this to yourself? I knew where their questions came from, but had enough courage

Like other types of etiquette, office etiquette is grounded in good manners, and it is intended to keep people relaxed and contented in the office environment. The fundamental rule of office etiquette is that people should behave as they expect others to behave, and be attentive of the way they interact with others, and of the impact of various activities on coworkers. People who are

With soaring temperatures, employees tend to favor dressing more casually and comfortably to help keep them cool. Wearing improper attire can hurt your image and cast doubt on your credibility and sense of judgment. You want to avoid the embarrassment and distractions that occur when you wear clothing that is too revealing, or send the message that comfort is more important to you than the

                       While the word ‘encouragement’ denotes positive acts like giving courage and hope, inspiring or spurring on, the expression ‘criticism’ has a positive as well as negative aftertaste since it involves judging  the merits as well as the faults of a person or an object involving much analyzing and evaluating. And while everyone needs encouragement, as  many people in this world feel discouraged, pressed in, cornered,