The time to ditch these tactics has arrived. After all, has venting about co-workers or avoiding them entirely ever made them any more pleasant to be around? Chances are they’re just as moody, emotionally-draining or as high maintenance as ever — and you’re still miserable around them.

It’s pretty easy to recognize when working with a difficult co-worker has gotten the best of you. Just consider the warning signs:

You routinely “roast” that person with others over lunch.

Article: Difficult Co-Workers Getting You Down?

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Personality Conflicts can affect the workplace. A few tips on working through them.

Even the most laid-back workers can clash with other people. If you’re having a difficult time getting along with a co-worker, it’s your responsibility to work through it. Here are a few ways of going about it.

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The word intervention can conjure up some pretty icky images - especially if you’re a connoisseur of reality television. You may picture “the subject” being completely out of control, either strung out on drugs or in an alcohol-induced fog. There is also the obligatory cramped room filled with earnest, yet frightened-looking relatives and friends hoping to help in some way. In addition to empathizing with the involved parties, the whole scene can make you feel anxious or uncomfortable.

Elaine Varelas is Managing Partner of Business Development at Keystone Partners, a career management firm headquartered in Boston, and has over 20 years of career development and HR experience.

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Question: How Can I Deal With A Difficult Co-Worker?I get regular forum posts asking wht to do with difficult co-workers. In fact, in a recent poll on this site, roughly three in four respondents said that someone at work is making them miserable! Whether it’s The Office Gossip, The Slacker, or another type of difficult co-worker, it seems that there’s one in every office! What’s the best way to deal with them?

While people are different, there are some basic universal options for dealing with difficult co-workers.

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1. Remove the blame factor
“Oftentimes, indirect language works because it focuses on the project rather than the person.”

Women tend to like the shortest straight line to getting something done. And when weird behavior gets in their way, they want it straightened out. So, here 20 solutions to deal with whiners, screamers and other workplace miscreants.

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It’s best to have a range of people you worked with at a previous job. You want to ask someone you worked with closely, like a colleague or a team member, and others that you worked for, like supervisors and managers.

References are a critical part of any job search. They provide a potential employer with information about your past work history, your skills, and abilities.

There are a few things to keep in mind to use references effectively.

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Job Searcher #2 says: “O.K., so I don’t have the experience they’re asking for. I can just make something up. After all the last company I worked for isn’t in business anymore.

You read the help wanted ad and the job seems perfect for you. You seem perfect for it too. You’ve got all the qualifications they’re asking for. Oh wait. What does that say? Hmmm. They want someone who has experience with that. “Well, I can do that,” you think to yourself. “I just haven’t done it before. But, I’m sure I can learn.”

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Career experts Laura DeCarlo, Anna Ivey, Bernadette Kenny and Deborah DeCamp weigh in on this and offer advice for the most popular questions about reference lists for resumes: Should you put references on your resume? Who should you use as references on your resume? What is the proper format for reference page of a resume? How many reference should you have on a resume?

Respect your references! Be aware that your references are sacrificing time and effort to help you.

Article: How To Put References in a Resume

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In your Objective, never tell an employer what YOU expect out of a job — only what you can contribute. Keep in mind that it’s not up to the employer to motivate you and present challenges — it’s up to YOU. If you mention in your objective that you wish to advance within the organization, this could work against you in that the position for which you are interviewing may be a dead-end job.

Keep in mind that you are marketing yourself with your resume. Be creative, honest and assertive. Before you mail your resume, review it one last time. Then ask yourself this question, “If I am a prospective employer, and I just read my resume, would I hire me?”

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References
Do not list references because it is unprofessional. State instead “References are available upon request.” at the very end of your resume.

If your request is too high, you are eliminated immediately. If it’s too low, they may still trash your resume, or worse. They may pay you what you asked, which is thousands less than you are worth.

Article: What your resume should never include

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