A thank-you note got me my first real job. As a newly minted college graduate with no work experience, I was having a tough time finding my first grown-up gig. I thought I’d never get a break until I ...

As a busy small-business manager, you might think you don't have enough time to document employees. But maintaining excellent notes on your subordinates can actually save you time down the line. Your ...

We all want to be appreciated. Whether you’ve accepted a task while your plate is already full, worked through weekends to get a project off the ground, or simply been there for a work friend when ...

Spring is a great time to search for new jobs for a number of reasons. First, budgets are often approved around January/February to hire more people. Second, the economy is pretty healthy right now, ...

Whether you're writing a thank you note for a gift, a favor done by a friend, or for someone's presence, we can all admit that thank you notes are the first thing to be read (and, sadly, thrown away).

John Israel began writing thank-you notes in October and hasn't skipped a day. John Israel, pictured here with wife Monica and sons Anderson and Rohn, is on a mission to write five thank you notes a ...

The author always wrote thank-you notes as a child, and is making her kids (not pictured) do the same.Peter Dazeley/Getty Images I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My ...