Productivity

• Just Got Hired? 100 Days to the Perfect Start [LinkedIn]
• How to Ask for a Raise [Jobacle]
• Secret Technique to Boost Your Workday Productivity [Lifehack]
• What to Do When You Hate Your Job [US News]
• How Being Nice at Work is Holding You Back [Forbes.com]

• Tips for People Who Hate Networking [Career Realism]
• Soft Skills You Should Always Bring Up in an Interview [Business Insider]
• Steps to Finding a Career Mentor [Jobacle]
• Why Using Public Transportation Can Boost Your Productivity [Lifehack]
• Ways to Look Relaxed During a Job Interview [CBS News]

While conventional wisdom often states that people should devote all of their energy to concentrating on the job at hand, doing more than one thing at a time might actually be helpful – if the alternate activity engages a sense other than the one needed for the main task.

In order to be productive and use your time efficiently, it’s important to be very diligent about managing your time. You have a limited amount of time in which to accomplish at lot, so every minute is precious and must be protected. This may require you to be as disciplined as a drill sergeant when guarding your time and preventing anyone—including yourself—from sabotaging your schedule.

If you are on a seemingly endless quest to find the one tool that will help you stay on track of everything you have to do, you should check out Workflowy. It is designed as a note-taking tool but in reality it becomes (according to its many fans) a way to organize your day—and perhaps your whole life.

• Worst Reasons to Pick a Career Path [Career Realism]
• More Employers Setting Up Nap Rooms for Workers [USA Today]
• How to Revive Your Job Search for Spring [Business News Daily]
• Time Killers to Watch Out For [Lifehack]
• How to Create a Positive Inner Work Life [Psychology Today]

• How to Play Clean Office Politics [Inc.com]
• Four Things We Need to Have a Good Day at Work [LinkedIn]
• You Don’t Always Have to Give Two Weeks’ Notice When Leaving Your Job [Lifehacker]
• Psychology Experts Share the Best Productivity Tips [Psychology Today]
• Fatal Job Search Mistakes That Most Job Seekers W
  

With the selection of teams for March Madness right around the corner (March 17, to be exact), water cooler chat at workplaces is bound to turn to college basketball. Is such a high-profile, multi-week event (the championship game isn’t until April 8) disruptive to office life, or does it help to bring employees together?

When it comes to being as productive as possible, a little bit of planning can make a big difference. As this article notes, making a habit of devoting ten minutes every morning to planning your day may really help you become more organized and productive.

For many of us who do a lot of online tasks –or just a lot of web surfing—browser tabs can be the bane of our existence. They can seem to spring out of nowhere and multiply with amazing speed. Often within a few minutes of getting on the computer we may have more browser tabs open than we can count.