The best way to manage your reputation after a bad performance review is to take the feedback seriously, create a development plan and ask for regular feedback to help you improve, Patricia Thompson writes. "Feeling the pain now can act as powerful fuel to prevent yourself from making similar mistakes in the future," she writes.
Recent graduates should put their research skills to use and gain expertise in an area specific to their job, Andy Molinski and Jake Newfield write. "Don't underestimate the power of grit, determination, and the willingness to take on unenviable assignments," they write.
Instead of feeling jealous toward a successful coworker, focus on the qualities that the two of you share, Jane Burnett writes. "While it may seem like everything is always going your coworker's way, don't hold them up on a pedestal," she writes.
Payrolls lost 33,000 jobs in September, the first decline since 2010, as major hurricanes caused disruption, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate edged downward to 4.2%.
Amy Freeman, CEO of The Spice & Tea Exchange, was once a homeless dropout who overcame that in part because of her work ethic and capacity for growth. "Find mentors, find people within your community, find jobs that are related to that and you will eventually find opportunities," she said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and comedian Larry David, who impersonated Sanders on "Saturday Night Live," found out they are distant cousins on the PBS show "Finding Your Roots." "People say to me, you know they talk about Larry David, and I say he does a better Bernie Sanders than I do," Sanders said after the reveal.
