Give us your best smile for our "Put on a Happy Face" competition. We want to combat those January blues with a gallery of beaming smiles. We already have some wonderful wide smiles brightening our day in the gallery, so take a look to see what you're up against. Why not take a picture of your smile and either upload it on the website or e-mail it to us? Do so and you and a friend could be pampering yourselves at a spa of your choice courtesy of spaseekers.com. A day of relaxing, enjoying a back, neck and shoulder massage, facial, manicure or pedicure, use of the sauna, steam and pool and lunch is bound to put a smile on your face!

Congratulations are in order for virtual assistant Caroline Melville of Virtually Sorted in Glasgow, our December winner of the Management Support Fellowship Award! Carolyn was nominated by Lyndsey McKendry, a virtual assistant with Diamond Secretarial in Glasgow and receives £100. If Caroline wins June's grand final she will go away with a stunning £10,000, whilst Lyndsey will collect a healthy £2,500! So, what are you waiting for? Nominate yourself or a colleague or place your votes today!

E-mail is as much a part of modern life as IT problems and management speak, and has revolutionised how we do business and communicate with each other. However, e-mail also brings the spammers and the scammers, making use of the tool to clog up your inbox, give you viruses and con you out of your money. However, there are certain ways of fighting the spammers. This article shows you how to uncover useful information in an e-mail, such as the sender's internet service provider or even employer. Perfect if you need to report them!

We'd all like to know how to get on in our careers. That's where this article comes in handy. It outlines seven key areas to consider, from how you dress to your punctuality, and so give yourself every chance of moving on and up in your field. Have a read to see if there's anything you can learn and make use of. It's well worth the effort.

In business, there seems to be a never ceasing stream of words to get through. With the advent of e-mail they seem to have proliferated even more. With such information-heavy work environments, learning how to read quickly and efficiently will not only make your job easier, it will help keep stress at bay. This article offers some useful insights into styles of reading and how to make sure you focus in the correct manner to extract exactly what you need from each and every document.

In our Day in the Life of...section your peers share their stories - how they got to where they are now, what they love (and hate) about their jobs, and what lessons they've learnt along the way. We always like to hear from you about what your day involves, so please get in touch with your Day in the Life. If we publish your submission, we'll give you a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher as a small token of our appreciation.

A good meeting icebreaker can make all the difference between a successful and unsuccessful meeting. Well worth investing the opening ten minutes of a meeting in, meeting icebreakers can loosen up the meeting members, get them thinking in an effective manner and create a healthy atmosphere. From group brainstorming to the "meet and greet shoe pile", this article has fantastic ideas to take your meeting to the next level.

Written by a top personal trainer, this article explains how water is vital for your body. Drinking the correct amount can make you healthier, keep your immune system strong and ensure you maintain your concentration. It also helps you keep fit and burn fat more effectively.