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Four Phrases That Might Be Holding You Back at Work

October 16, 2012 at 6:03 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags:

Four Phrases That Might Be Holding You Back at Work

Forbes magazine put together a list of little things you say at work that could be holding your career back. There are a few obvious ones, like saying "I can't," or "That's not my job." But here are four that were the most notable: #1.)...Continue

The Top Five Interview Mistakes Young People Make

September 27, 2012 at 8:23 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags: ,

The Top Five Interview Mistakes Young People Make

Finding a job is tough right now, but it might be the TOUGHEST for twenty-somethings.  According to a recent survey of over 500 hiring managers, companies are three times more likely to hire someone over 50 than someone under the age of...Continue

What Will Disappear From Offices in the Next Five Years?

September 27, 2012 at 7:14 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags:

What Will Disappear From Offices in the Next Five Years?

LinkedIn just released the results of a survey on what people think will disappear from offices within the next five years. And if people are right, offices in 2017 are going to have really modern technology, and a lot of people wearing...Continue

Possibly The Best (Read As: Ridiculous) Cover Letter Of All Time…And Yet, We Don’t See A Job Interview Coming For This Guy

July 19, 2012 at 9:36 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Possibly The Best (Read As: Ridiculous) Cover Letter Of All Time…And Yet, We Don’t See A Job Interview Coming For This Guy

The dreaded cover letter: you've got one page to sum up your entire awesome existence and sell yourself to the company you want to work for, and yet somehow the page takes foreverrrrr to fill up. And not sounding bouchey while you're...Continue

The Bert Show Wants To Know: Who’s Going Into Work Today Knowing They’re Going To Get Some?

June 28, 2012 at 7:07 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags:

The Bert Show Wants To Know: Who’s Going Into Work Today Knowing They’re Going To Get Some?

The office romance.   Usually whoever's involved thinks it's happening in secret, but in reality, every coworker knows in the ins and outs of the relationship almost better than the people involved.   [jwplayer...Continue

Dedicated To Your Job, Much? Zookeeper Saves Monkey’s Life…By Licking Its Butt

June 20, 2012 at 8:58 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Dedicated To Your Job, Much? Zookeeper Saves Monkey’s Life…By Licking Its Butt

50-year-old Zhang Bangshen is a zookeeper in China, and his zoo just witnessed the rare birth of a Francois Leaf Monkey; they're small, almost-endangered, and they're rarely ever born in captivity. The monkey is just three months old,...Continue

Gained Weight At Work? It’s Not Your Fault…Kind Of. Do You Have One The Jobs That Make You Gain The Most Weight

June 11, 2012 at 7:05 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Gained Weight At Work? It’s Not Your Fault…Kind Of. Do You Have One The Jobs That Make You Gain The Most Weight

Packed on a few pounds at work? Well, it's not really your fault. Ok, so technically only you can put that candybar down your pie hole, but get this: certain jobs can make you fatter than others! A survey found that two in five workers...Continue

Why Women Now Out-Earn Men: Kristin Featured In The AJC’s “Atlanta Tops For Female Earners”

May 1, 2012 at 7:31 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: , ,

Why Women Now Out-Earn Men: Kristin Featured In The AJC’s “Atlanta Tops For Female Earners”

According to an article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Atlanta Tops For Female Earners," the stats on single women out earning men might just blow your mind. "Single women ages 22-30 with no children out-earn men in 147 out of 150...Continue

To What Lengths Did You Go To Get The Job? She Bought A Billboard And He Started A Viral Video For Google!

April 26, 2012 at 9:18 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: ,

To What Lengths Did You Go To Get The Job? She Bought A Billboard And He Started A Viral Video For Google!

What lengths did you go to in order to get the job? One Atlanta actress bought a billboard to get Tyler Perry’s attention, and another guy made a video that went viral and launched a huge social media campaign just to get Google's...Continue

One Bert Show Listener’s Employer Is Spying On His Computer Use…Can They Legally Do This?

April 23, 2012 at 9:09 am | Category: On-Air, Previous Shows | Tags: , ,

One Bert Show Listener’s Employer Is Spying On His Computer Use…Can They Legally Do This?

One Bert Show listener  just learned that his boss has been spying on all his computer use...and he feels that his privacy has been violated. Can his employer legally watch everything that he's doing? You might be surprised at exactly...Continue

Job Hint: If You’re Pretty, Don’t Send In A Photo With Your Resume

April 6, 2012 at 9:45 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags:

Job Hint: If You’re Pretty, Don’t Send In A Photo With Your Resume

If you're an attractive woman, you might be better off leaving your headshot at home. So why are attractive women less likely to be invited for job interviews? Plain old jealousy. A study suggests pretty women are better off...Continue

The Work Spouse: Totally Acceptable Or Crossing The Line?

April 5, 2012 at 10:10 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags:

The Work Spouse: Totally Acceptable Or Crossing The Line?

According to a recent survey, 65 percent of workers have or have had a work spouse. A work spouse is your closest ally at work, someone with whom you share frustrations, brainstorming sessions, inside jokes, maybe even your lunch....Continue

How To Handle Your Overbearing Boss

April 4, 2012 at 8:57 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags:

How To Handle Your Overbearing Boss

Have an overbearing and insecure boss? Science Daily shares an article from The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology that examines the solution: "the interactive effects of power, competency threats and gratitude expression on the...Continue

Teacher Fired For…Not Handing Over Her Personal Facebook Password

April 3, 2012 at 10:25 am | Category: Previous Shows | Tags: ,

Teacher Fired For…Not Handing Over Her Personal Facebook Password

A teacher's aide in Michigan was fired because she wouldn't let the school district access her Facebook profile. She posted a picture last year on her private page from her home computer of a co-worker wearing pants around the...Continue

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