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299 days ago - Q: I have recently been promoted to a managerial position. How can I begin to establish my credibility and gain respect as a manager from those I used to be peers with?

306 days ago - Question: How do I find out more about the culture of a company before I accept an offer? I want to work for an employer who walks the talk and stands behind the claim that they treat employees like “their #1 asset”.

333 days ago - The ban on plastic bags is gradually making its way through the retail outlets and becoming the norm for San Francisco. As we say goodbye to polythene at the grocery store companies in the area are saying hello to a host of new ways to embrace the green movement. It has become about much more than buying recycling bins to house discarded office paper. Companies are looking at ways they can lessen their environmental impact literally from the ground up. This includes structural changes to office buildings and greater attention to the sourcing of materials—from bamboo floors to beverages.

334 days ago - The life science and information technology industries usually get all the attention here in Northern California. Last month, however, the accounting firms got their due when BusinessWeek magazine listed several national companies as good places for young employees to start a career. The list ranked Deloitte & Touche number one, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young landing at the second and third spot. Luckily the Bay Area is home to several local offices for these organizations—all of them with dozens of opportunities for young employees to position themselves for long term success.

355 days ago - Saving time begins with the keys. My guide for the day, Barron Brooks, has been delivering packages for UPS for the past twenty-seven years, and knows a thing or two about saving time. It takes two seconds to put your keys in your pocket, he tells me, and another three seconds to take them out. For each of the day’s one hundred and sixty stops that adds up to almost an extra fifteen minutes. This is precious time that could be spent getting packages to their destination sooner.

369 days ago - The nursing shortage is nothing new. Projections about an aging population and a limited number of graduates entering the workforce each year make the rounds of the headlines each month. Unfortunately, the doom and gloom doesn’t end there. Many of the other professionals that work alongside nurses are also in short supply. The good news, quite simply, is that the job market is great for anyone certified in an allied health profession.

376 days ago - The Bay Area is generally considered the world’s capital for biomedical research. On any given day there are hundreds of different pharmaceutical products being developed all around us. Clinical trials are some of the most highly regulated procedures in existence and for the average person this can seem like an overwhelming sea of acronyms and medical jargon.

383 days ago - Public servants are often said to be following a calling. Nowhere is that more true than those who actively put themselves in harm’s way in order to protect the safety of people around them. Police officers do just that on a daily basis. From breaking up bar fights to intervening in domestic violence situations, officers are on call to face the toughest of situations. Sergeant Dave Ehrlich, member of San Mateo’s finest, discusses how to become a police officer.

390 days ago - The age old paradox of employment goes a little like this: employers want to hire people with experience, yet how does a person with no experience actually gain some so they can get a job? Answer: Use a temporary staffing company as a way into the job market. In fact, this week is National Staffing Employee week, and it is a good time to highlight the this subsection of the employment industry.

397 days ago - I have been in Project Management and Operations for many years. However, I have never worked in the biotech industry. How can I move into this sector?