In the Media
Barbara Pachter and her advice on business etiquette or communications is often featured in newspapers, websites, newsletters, magazines, or on radio and TV. Click the play button to watch Barbara's appearance on Weekend Today or any of the links below to read an article.
Weekend Today Show: (Press the play button to watch)
Printed and online articles:
2009 Articles:
Real Simple Magazine The Worst Two Minutes of Your Life
The New York Times Career Couch: Please No Board Shorts in the Boardroom
The Daily Breeze WORKWISE: Interviewing Tips Are Always in Style
New York Daily News Don't Be the Jerk Hated At Work
Detroit News 6 Mistakes To Avoid During Your Job Hunt
WBZ.com Post-Job Interview Etiquette Makes a Difference
HealthNewsDigest.com 9 Mistakes To Avoid When Looking For Work
Home Based Business Digest Social-Networking Tips for Professionals
WCPO.com Mistakes To Avoid After Your Job Interview
Bizme.biz Friends in High Places: The Do's and Don'ts of Office Relationships
Courier Post Network Online, But Think Before You Hit 'Send'
News Blaze 7 Social Networking Tips for Professionals
Grand Forks Herald AT THE OFFICE:
Boston Herald Stay Calm, Cool To Keep Collecting Paycheck
Bottom Line/Personal Eating Out on the Cheap - Without Looking Cheap
Press Telegram Workwise: Keep Your Cool in the Workplace
Sun Sentinel Staying Calm and Cool at Work, Despite the Economic Pressures, Improves Your Job Security
Reuters Economic Woes Take Toll on Workers' Mental Health
FOX Business News Valentine's Day at Work
MarketWatch Cubicle Cupids: Eight Rules for Keeping Office Romances in Bounds
Lawrence Journal World Seeing Someone at the Office? Use Caution
The Observer-Dispatch Biz Bits: Valentine's Day Rules for the Workplace
Erie Times-News It's All in Who You Know
SuccessfulMeetings.com 8 Ways to Stay Positive in Tough Times
Bottom Line Personal Check Yourself Out on the Web
2008/2007 Articles:
It's Your Call With Lynn Doyle Making Memorable Holidays
Albany Times Union Heading to An Office Party? 9 Essential Tips
Jamaica Gleaner Socializing on a Shoestring Budget
Bottom Line Personal Job Search: Practice Interviewing
CantonRep.com How To Avoid Disaster At An Office Party
Chicago Tribune Rod Blagojevich Shows Foulmouthed Side
Trenton Times This Is Your Family
Vancouver Province Etiquette for Office Parties
Kalamazoo Gazette How to Eat, Drink and Maintain A Solid Reputation
Women's Health Magazine Office Space Do's and Don'ts: 7 Simple Rules That Will Help You Keep Your Job and Your Good Reputation
Courier Post Proper Table Manners Can Make Big Difference
Fox Business Video Politics At Work
The Day Don't Be A Clown At Halloween
Business Week Etiquette: A Dress Code for Success
Tampa Tribune Work, Politics Best Kept Apart
Daily Breeze Now Is Not The Time To Be Negative
US New & World Report Sir, Your Body Language Says You Hate This Job
CNBC How To Stay Positive During Tough Times
GO AirTran Changing of the Garb: Stay in Step - And in Fashion - With Today's Workplace Dress Code
Atlantic Journal Constitution Take Control Of Space: An Organized Work Area Can Bring Efficiency
Daily Breeze
How To Find A New Job In Trying Times
FOX Business News Fast Track: Summer Attire
Forbes.com How To Be The Next Bill Gates: Image is Everything
Capital Gazette In Weak Economy, Employers Still Seek Interns
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette Pick Threads That Suit Job
Courier Post Workplace: Summer: Some Skip Stockings June 10, 2008
TIME Magazine What (Not) To Wear To Work
The Morning Call Summer Office Attire 101
Wall Street Journal
Career Journal:
BostonHerald.com Dressed For Success:
The Star-Ledger Biz Buzz: Dress For Success -- Not The Beach
Newsday.com
Too Sexy For the Job
The Gadsden Times
How To ... Prepare For A Job Interview
Times-Union.com Get The Job. Interviewing Tips For Graduates
Forbes.com
Sharing In The Office: How Much Is Too Much?
Seattle Times
When Job Stress Bubbles Up, Keep A Lid On Your Emotions
Work and Family Life
Minding Your Business-Meal Manners?
Lifetime Adoption Foundation
Interviewing Tips…Just In Time for Graduation!
The Kalamazoo Gazette
No Place Like Work Space: Decorated Cubicles Reflect Personalities
The Arizona Republic Make Sense From Nonsense
The Mercury Book’s Tips Show How A Hello And A Handshake Can Further Your Career
Cleveland Plain Dealer Disclose Just Enough About Your Private Life
The Kansas City Star
Talking Politics At Work Still Risky
The Columbus Dispatch Check Politics At The Door:
The Enterprise
Workers Talking Politics Walk Fine Line
Ottawa Citizen Love Among The Cubicles
Telefora: Flower Blog Buying Flowers/Cupid’s Bow/Business Savvy
The Virginian-Pilot Is It OK To Talk About Politics At Work?
Times Union Rules For Office Romance
Ventura County Star Workplace Discussion of Candidates, Issues
The Sun-Sentinel In Office, Professionalism Trumps Romance By: Marcia Heroux Pounds
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Worried About Your Job?
Start Networking
Providence Journal: Mind Your Manners, And Your Views At Work
Sacramento Bee “iPods in the Workplace: Diligence or Distraction?”
Entrepreneur.com Before You Hit Send: Crafting Workplace E-Mails To Avoid Mishaps
Cosmopolitan
7 Times You Must Kick Butt
Your Life! Magazine.com
“Reducing Conflict During the Holiday Season”
Cleveland Plain Dealer Business Etiquette: Spouse Should Attend Your Office Holiday Party
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Should You Give Your Boss A Holiday Gift?
New York Post “Office Party Fete-iquette for the Holiday Hookup”
Good Housekeeping: Quick & Simple “Solutions: My boss and I are friendly. Is it appropriate to give her a Christmas gift?”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Workzone:
Dallas News “5 Tips For Conducting Yourself As The Significant Other At An Office Holiday Party”
NJ Herald News “Tis the Season for Giving”
HealthNewsDigest.com “Eat, Drink and Be Smart:
Atlanta Journal Constitution “Learn To Rein In - And Make Productive Use Of - Shop Talk”
Associated Press “You, Too, Can Survive The Dreaded Office Party”
Herald News “Exiting A Job With Grace, Politeness”
MarketWatch Rules Of Office Costuming:
New York Times Four Score and…Mind if I Take This?
Portsmouth Herald How To Get Ahead: What To Do And To Avoid In First Jobs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mind Your Manners: Especially at 35,000 Feet
The Day Dress for Success at the Office
Bottom Line Personal What Your Hands are Secretly Telling Others
FORBES.com I Really Think Your Ringtone Is Clever ... No, Really
FORBES.com Business Basics: How Loud is Too Loud?
ABCNEWS.com Career Advice: Working Wounded
Work and Family Life “Does A Handshake Matter? You Bet It Does.”
Your Life! Magazine.com Short Skirts, Cleavage and Your Job: 8 Ways Not to Undermine Your Professional Image During The Summer
MSNBC.com Does March Madness Make Workers Slackers?
DailyBreeze.com “Holiday Offers Reminders Of Perils Of Office Romance: Don’t Let Your Office Valentine Get Any More Serious Than Exchanging Cards.”
SHRM Magazine Women More Leery Than Men About Workplace Romances
TIME Magazine Manners Matter
Detroit News Online “Author’s ‘Biz Et’ Tips A Worthy Lesson”
The Sacramento Bee “Can They Hear You Now? If You Must Bring A Cell Phone To The Office, Try To Remember That Co-Workers Don’t Want In On Your Conversations”
New York Post “Get Me Out of Here! Taken A Bummer Job?
Select Articles from Previous Years:
Bottom Line Personal The Right Way to Handle Difficult Conversations
Wall Street Journal “What to Do When They Don’t Hire You, But Steal Your Ideas”
New York Post “Wedge Issues: The Hazards of Talking Politics in the Workplace.”
USA Today“A Helpful Primer On Being Prim:
Newsday “Meeting Your Greet Expectations:
The New York Times “Better Not Miss the Buss”
Entrepreneur Magazine Tough Talk: Keep Your Cool and Be Heard in Even the Toughest Conversations
The New York Times Revenge of the Sniff: The Corporate Etiquette Business is Booming
ABC's 20/20 How to Deal with the Jerk on the Cell Phone
Readers Digest.com Why I Hate The Holidays:
