One of the most difficult things I’ve faced since graduating college is keeping up with my friends. You would think that because of Facebook, MySpace, Linked In, Blogs, Twitter and all the other fancy social networking tools out there, staying in touch would be easy. And I’m sure (...)

Please welcome Brad Hilderbrand, a fellow twentysomething and all around funny guy. Brad will be writing for Employee Evolution on Wednesdays to help us keep the mood light and remember that a good musing can go a long way when the workweek is only half over. Hang in (...)

When you take a sick day, how do you feel? Guilty like you’ve gone and selfishly removed a day’s worth of productivity Worried that you’ll have so much piled up when you come back Anxious because you are so essential people can’t get by without you Relaxed because you’re helping yourself get better Semi-productive because (...)

Millennials are great at social networking tools like LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace. Which is great -- the fastest growing demographic for many of these sites (ages 35+ on Facebook) are the people who are trying to hire us -- but it’s not enough. You need (...)

It all started at the dinner table when I was 10. That’s when I first remember listening to my parents talk work. They discussed meetings, deadlines, hiring’s and firing’s. It wasn’t the typical dinner conversation where Dad asks, “How was work?” And mom replies, “Oh it was (...)