“Ask Dr Neuman” Advice Column
There are a number of books written about how to present oneself at a job interview. Much of what they say is reasonable, although somewhat beside the point, I think. Among other things, they recommend:1. Dressing relatively conservatively, and being well-groomed.2....
At some point, along the way of growing up, kids begin to realize that someday they will have a job. They will work, just as their parents do. Working is part of being grown up. Some kids will naturally imagine that they will do whatever it is that their parents do,...
Psychic Phenomena in My Family #4Arguing with a dead cat.Paranoid schizophrenics have difficulty distinguishing what is relevant in the world around them. They often feel that external events are directed at them. For example, if someone sees three black cars in a...
Very often, someone comes to me complaining that his/her job is particularly stressful. Lawyers complain about the pressure of having to meet deadlines. Nurses tell me about the stress of knowing patients’ lives depend on their doing their job properly. A secretary...
Most people find looking for a new job to be unpleasant. For good reason. No one likes the idea of having to sell himself or herself. It would be more comfortable to find the sort of job that allows someone to progress over time, possibly in the same corporation...
There is more to say about work: Not uncommonly I see young people who have had very successful academic careers. They have gone to the best colleges and graduate schools. They are on what may be described reasonably as a fast track. Sometimes when I see them they are...
The purpose of psychotherapy, speaking broadly, is to help patients get to where they want to go in life. Since everyone is different, with different strengths and weaknesses, not to mention symptoms, getting from point A to point B is sometimes a subtle process. The...