Click here if the message didn't load.
FIND A JOB CAREER TIPS MAGAZINE MOBILE HEADLINES   CONNEXION
AUGUST 2013 EDITION
 
  Messy workspaces can inspire creativity
 
According to the latest research, workspaces that are cluttered with papers and office equipment tend to promote creative thinking and new ideas – particularly surrounding new uses for ping pong balls. Whereas orderly environments encourage convention and playing it safe, messy environments promote risk-taking and more openness to new things. Remember, it was Einstein who famously said, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
Read more
 
  Jobboom Presents
 
 
Do you know your strong points?
Do you know your strong point?
Take our e-Career Fit tests and discover which line of business suits you best. This is a special reduced-rate offer for Jobboom.com users only, so take advantage and choose only the tests you want to take
 
  Work Outlook
  Tips for dealing with annoying coworkers
  Escape your cubicle
 

To paraphrase a popular dictum, you can choose your friends but not your coworkers. Although it’s best to get along with everybody, in the end, you’ll probably only like some of your colleagues and a few will drive you up the wall. There are steps for dealing with an annoying coworker. Escalating the situation to involve management should be kept as a last resort.

Read more »
 
  Media Watch
  • More Canadians turn to loans to pay for school
• Stantard résumés best: study
• More cultural diversity in legal professions
 
Career Tests
 
• What's your personal style?
• Which corporate culture fits best?
• Are you an entrepreneur?
 
 
Follow us on :
From the Sun Media newspapers
Work-from-home scams
 
 
Create a job you love
 
 
 
  Find a Job
Visit our Job section
 
IT and multimedia
Construction/Trades/Oil & Gas
Administrative Support
UPdate your profile
Jobboom Mobile
Jobboom Poll
How messy is your desk?

  • People don’t dare come into my office anymore
  • My colleagues think I’m a hoarder
  • At least there are no funny smells
  • Meh. It’s messy but I know where everything is
  • The mess on my desk matches my manic mind
  • It’s 50/50, some days are more hectic than others
  • It’s usually tidy but can get messy by the end of the day
  • I clean it daily because I like a fresh start
  • It’s so tidy, I like to have lunch at my desk
  •  
    Vote See all results »
     
     
              Sign up to Jobboom |          Subscribe / Unsubscribe |         Comments |         Advertise |         Archives |         Privacy policy
       
    Jobboom and its sponsors do not necessarily endorse the opinions conveyed in the articles selected for this e-zine and do not assume any legal liability in consequence thereof.

    You are receiving this email following your signup on Jobboom.com using the email address ##email##

    To unsuscribe click here.
    Jobboom

    Jobboom.com 800, rue du Square Victoria,
    bureau Mez-5, C.P. 330, Montréal, Québec, H4Z 0A3