I'm 64 and wake up at 3 a.m. to look for jobs. I've applied to hundreds of roles and feel the hiring system is broken.

Matthew English, 64, has been job searching for 11 months, but can't get hired. He's had to deplete his savings and feels the hiring system is broken.
The New York Times

Why You Should Send Thank-You Notes, Even Years Later

Mr. Kramon is a former New York Times editor and a lecturer at the Stanford Business School. Your assignment today: Write a note of gratitude to someone to whom your thanks are overdue. It might be a ...
syracuse.com

Asking Eric: I feel like my contractors owe me a thank you, even if I don’t end up hiring them

Dear Eric: We’ve had some improvements done on our home lately, and for each job I would get quotes from two different contractors for comparison. There would be the typical friendly back-and-forth ...
Los Angeles Times

Have we forgotten how to say thank you?

For me, the daughter of small business owners, winter and the holidays meant more family time at the dining table, not just to eat but to handwrite thank you notes to our customers. My brother would ...