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62The Olga Korbut Trick: Balancing Work and Home Can Be an Olympic Sport
Americans are working longer hours than ever in history - and that includes pre-union, sweatshop days. Part of the problem is our constant connectivity: there are some of us who take e-mails at all hours of...
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56A Resume Is a Marketing Tool, Not an Old-Fashioned Calling Card
The most enthusiastic response I ever got from a resume actually came from one that I sent out long before I had any real experience. Looking for a writer's position, I had "applied" to a number of...
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55Occupational Personality Type-casting: Breaking the Mold
Almost every big company today requires employees to take personality tests that will allow managers and human resources officers to perfectly peg all new hires - or avoid making what could be major staffing...
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54No Time to Waste: Turning Your Resume into Junk Mail Squanders Employers Time and Your Own
"I am interested in a position with your company. My resume is attached should something become available, at which time I ask you to contact me for an interview." I have to say that this may be one of the...
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54Managing Your Job Search: Organization, Diligence Are Key to Winning Spots in Today’s Companies
Twenty years ago, most newcomers to the job market typed out a resume and a stock cover letter, made some copies, and sent them out to prospective employers when a job was advertised. This process was so...
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68Recognizing the Office Hierarchy: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
When I was in college, I got a part-time job at an insurance agency. My job was highly low-level - filing, answering the phones, and typing (yes, typing) envelopes. Before this time, I had worked primarily in...
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59Silence is Golden: Bite Your Lips off before You Say These Things at Work
One of the worst afflictions you can have in the office is diarrhea of the mouth. While everyone on a team wants to hear great ideas from a colleague, it just gets uncomfortable when someone makes...
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57Walking on the Right Eggshells: Learning How to Anticipate the Moods of Your Boss
I had a boss once who constantly screamed at me for doing my job. My position required me to deal with the media, but he hated the press. Whenever I spoke with them, he criticized me for doing my job. I think...
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54Just Say No: Don’t Be the Lindsay Lohan of the Office
Take a look at the entertainment section of any news site on the Internet and you'll see several celebrities being bashed for their dedication to the party scene. The coverage is positively brutal - and not...
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55Show Me the Money: The Right Time (and the Right Way) to Ask for a Raise
Let's face it - money is the reason most of us go to work. It would be great to be one of those terrific entrepreneurs who figures out the way to create income worth millions from under a palm tree, but the...
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