Why “Available upon hire” is an acceptable answer for an address field on your next job application
For years now, whenever I’m on a job hunt, I refuse to give out my exact address. It was determined passe on resumes in the […]
career stories
Read positive and hard earned lessons from the corporate, nonprofit, retail, and other public facing employment sectors.
Journalism evolves through press room pushback
It was Fall 2014 when I was called up to his desk by my journalism teacher to view the correction(s) on my first reported draft.
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The importance of asking for bilingual pay in a company that “doesn’t do that”
It’s 8:09 AM and you’re standing in a circle of caffeinated, red shirted employees. A manager drones numbers off repeating, “up ‘only’ 15%, up 30%…”
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Ideas on how to document strange behavior at work
Protecting yourself and your comfort should come before following undefined expectations. Everything should be internally communicated Only communicate within established work parameters. Do not exchange
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Celebrating three years of Catsup’s creative culture coverage
So… this website was actually launched in 2021. Oops. I misdated a few posts! Did you know “Catsup Magazine” was conceived out of “2% milk
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Invasion of Privacy — Explain your job history (Poems)
The following are poems from the working world brought to you by Catsup Magazine.
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Wow! Woman reaches one year anniversary of self-administering an eye infection with expired makeup that actually does expire
Shoutout to HR for cornering a colleague to text me demanding a doctor’s note while I worked from home. As soon as they saw the
Endearing! Woman Forced To Share Complete Life Story When Potential Employer Asked About Resume
The job was a temp agency. I had reached out to them weeks prior upon losing my job as I knew they had a Bilingual