Career Tips

Work, Identity and the Elasticity of Dreams

Daniel Dworkin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Career & Money, Career Advice, Careers, Career Tips, Management, Jiro Ono, Life Coaching, Job Advice, Choosing a Career, Choosing a Job, Job Hunt, Business News

To what extent should "what we do" define "who we are"? Like most philosophical questions, there is no simple answer.

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Managing Your First Week on a New Job

Delia Lloyd | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Perks for New Employees, Tips for Starting a New Job, Starting a New Job, Studying Your Benefits Plan, Job Advice, Work Email, Career Tips, New Job, Money News

The hardest part of starting a new job is feeling OK about the fact that you have no idea what you're doing.

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The Inexperience Advantage

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Personal Effectiveness, Networking, Managing Yourself, Job Advise, Youth, Inexperience, Career Tips, Success and Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

Instead of forging the impression of experience, I'd rather we turn the tables and use our inexperience as an advantage in the organizations we work for and the companies we start. In other words, we need to start playing to our strengths.

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Creating the Change You Want in Your Career

Women & Co | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Career Advancement, Career Goals, Career Advice, Personal Development, Careers, Career Tips, Job Search, Career Change, Networking, Women Career Growth, Women News

This is not a race, it is your life and career, and you want to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

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Why Your Resume Has Just Six Seconds To Make An Impression

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Resume, Video, Resume Writing Tips, Resume Writing, Career Advice, Job Hunting Tips, Job Hunting, Careers, Job-Hunting, Job-Hunting-Advice, Career Tips, Job Hunting Advice, Money News

There have long been general guidelines for resume writing but rarely, if ever, has it been considered an exact science. Now, using eye-tracking s...

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What Should I Know if I Want to Quit My Job, Leave Everything Behind, and Travel for a Year?

Quora | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Travel, Career, Travel Tips, Career Tips, International Travel, Adventure Travel, Career Change, Travel News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Julia Lam, Traveler and Innovator I'm currently in the middle of taking 6-12 months off. ...

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7 Ways To Be On Top Of Your Game

Olivia Fox Cabane | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Book News, Be on Top, Career Books, Look Impressive Tips, How to Be on Top, Top Dog Tips, How to Look Impressive, Gps-Soul, How to Be Top Dog, Look Impressive, Top Dog, Career Tips, Slidepollajax, Books News

You can practice adopting a "big gorilla" posture at home or in the office. This is a great exercise to use before any meeting or interaction where you want to both feel and broadcast confidence -- for instance, before a job interview, or before meeting someone who's a bit intimidating.

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WATCH: Be Proactive With Your Job Search, From Tory Johnson

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Mondays With Marlo, Marlo Thomas, Tory Johnson, Video, Finding a Job, Career Tips, Job Search, Women News

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WATCH: Health Insurance Tips, From Tory Johnson

Posted 03.02.2012

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WATCH: Building A Good Resume, From Tory Johnson

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Tory Johnson, Jobs, Video, Career, Career Tips, Resume Tips, Women News

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WATCH: Job Interview Dos And Don'ts, From Tory Johnson

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Tory Johnson, Video, Careerbuilder, Mondays With Marlo, Career Advice, Career Tips, Job Interviews, Interview, Women News

Career expert Tory Johnson, the CEO of Women For Hire, sat down with Marlo and offered up some crucial dos and don'ts when it comes to job interviews....

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Diversify Your Dreams

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Self-Esteem, Passion, Career Tips, Managing Yourself, Self-Confidence, Setting Goals, Life Goals, Wisdom, Career Goals, Goals in Career, Goals in Life, Career Goal, Success and Motivation, Long Term Goals, Goals for Career, Life Goal, Healthy Living News

If you ever want to lie awake at night, go ahead and think about your "one thing" -- the one thing you were born to do, the one career you were built to succeed at and the one person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with.

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What To Do When Someone Else Takes Credit For Your Work

Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Career & Money, Career Advancement, Urban Living, Work Advice, Take Credit for Your Work, Get Recognized at Work, Career Advice, Someone Else Takes Credit for Your Work, Career Tips, Women News

Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse Managers love to extol the virtues of a team mentality. I can't count how many schlocky motivational posters I've ...

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11 Surefire Ways To Get A Promotion

Chris Barez-Brown | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Book News, Career Books, Promotion Advice, Work Promotion, Job Promotion, Promotion Tips, Promotion, Career Advice, How to Get Promotion, Career Tips, Slidepollajax, Books News

I believe the way to get spotted is to shine more brightly and to stand out from the crowd by being more you. We all have what we need to be amazing in business, but so often we hide it away as we believe it's safer to do so. Head above the parapet may get blown off.

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Align for Success

Tom Butta | Posted 03.26.2012

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There is good thinking about the effectiveness of culture, the importance of community, and the benefits of branding. But, none of this work gets to the root cause of why organizations are not as successful as they can be.

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How To Keep Your Job When You're Over 50

www.thestreet.com | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Ageism, Jobs, Job Security, Aging, Workplace, Career Tips, Workplace Diversity, Fifty News

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Need to work longer before retiring? Older worker, beware! A bull's-eye is being stenciled on your back. This can put a crimp ...

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Are You Employable in 2012?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Applying for Jobs, Unemployment, Social Media Tips, Jobs Social Media, Job Interview Mistakes, Career Advice, Job Applications, Career Tips, Job Interviews, Unemployment Rate, Social Media Marketing, Career Change, Job Interview Tips, Business News

If job creation is our number one national priority, maybe we should start by helping people learn how to properly prepare for employment in the Information Age and then, teach some basic job-hunting skills.

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Were You Hoping for a Miracle?

Wale Oyejide | Posted 02.26.2012

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Where happiness is concerned, there is no blueprint. There are no rules that won't break. The blind lead the blind, and disingenuously offer condolences when the unwitting find themselves led astray. So in your own shoes, you will make your own road.

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How To Tell When 'Good' Advice Is Bad For You

ForbesWoman | Posted 12.19.2011

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A significant number of my coaching and consulting colleagues across the country have shared with me this past year that they've hired outside help (m...

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How To Get Promoted At Your Office Holiday Party

ForbesWoman | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Holidays, Career Advancement, Holiday Parties, Office Holiday Party, Office-Party-Behavior, Office Parties, Career Tips, Office Party, Women News

The invitations are out. The trimmings are up, and workers everywhere are starting to sweat. It's beginning to look a lot like the annual holiday part...

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Getting Past "I Was Fired" on a Job Interview

Liz Ryan | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Fired, Termination, Career, Job Search, Advice, Employment, Career Advice, Job Interview Advice, Job Interview Tips, Career Tips, Job Interviews, Getting Fired, Business News

It's no shame to admit that there are mismatches between people and other people, cultures and values and styles and priorities, every day. A mismatch doesn't mean that one person is right and the other one is wrong. It doesn't mean that people who get fired are useless and unworthy.

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Can't Afford College? Consider These 5 Alternative Paths to Your Career

Amanda Krauss | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Career Advice, College Alternatives, College Dropouts, Career Tips, Alternatives to College, College News

Now that I'm in the tech sector, I work with plenty of successful people who don't have degrees at all. So let me save you the time -- up to four years -- and tell you what I've learned outside the classroom.

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11 Personal Finance Rules To Live By

SavvySugar | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Career & Money, Career Advice, Golden Rules, Career Tips, Personal Finance, Finances, Money Saving, Financial Advice, Women News

Working hard and being smart with your money aren't things you just should do because they seem virtuous — these behaviors ultimately allow you to g...

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Ten Takeaways From my Life as a CEO

Bill Donius | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Consciousness, Life Lessons, Right Brain Thinking, Passion, Business, Compassion, Learning, Right-Left-Brain, Career Tips, Impact News

Hard work, heroics and hubris are all part of a successful career trajectory. Here are some lessons I learned over the past thirty years, listed in no particular prioritized order.

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"Career" Versus "Job": How Working Mothers Really Feel About Their Work

Forbes Women | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Career Women, Working Mothers, Career Path, Career Advice, Working Women, Careers, Career Tips, Studies, Mothers, Working Moms, Women News

“Career oriented women feel more respected at home and say their spouses are more helpful” – so state the results of a national survey of more t...

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