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June 2006 - Posts
The Mechanics of Selling Yourself
I love this post from Mark over at CareerHub . He’s talking about value propositions, and how every employer has three simple questions when he reads your resume or when greets you as you walk through the door for an interview: so what, who cares and
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 7:00 AM
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More Than Just a Paycheck
I’ve just completed a survey of approximately 500 currently employed 20-39 year-olds. The topic was dream careers, and even the pragmatist in me was stunned to learn that fully half of my respondents don’t like their jobs and don’t have friends who like
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Monday, June 26, 2006 7:00 AM
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Career Change
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Discovering Your Passion
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Ownership & Initiative
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Are You an Ethical Employee? - Part II
Strong professional ethics involves more than just telling the truth or avoiding activities that are morally wrong. Here are eight qualities that the most respected and successful people in business exude every day: Respect: trust, patience, empathy,
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:38 AM
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Are You an Ethical Employee?
This is the first in a four-part series on business ethics. Hope you find it helpful! According to our friend Webster’s, ethics is defined as the study of what is right and what is wrong. Similarly, an ethical issue requires a person to choose among actions
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Friday, June 23, 2006 7:00 AM
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Business
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5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Internship
Starting a summer internship this month? Here are five tips for making the most of your experience. Good luck! 1. Create and accomplish goals: Set specific and attainable goals with your supervisor at the beginning of the internship. Make sure you achieve
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:00 AM
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Opportunity Calling
In a post on her blog Job Jungle last week, career expert Liz Ryan discussed a recent Business Week article she wrote about about interview follow-up. Ryan said that of course you should send an e-mail follow-up to everyone who interviews you - and a
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Monday, June 19, 2006 7:00 AM
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Meeting Minded
Ah, the meeting - a universal symbol of Corporate America that we love to hate. But team meetings serve a variety of purposes, including communicating new goals and information, building teamwork, motivating co-workers, and providing a forum to resolve
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Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:00 AM
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Networking 2.0
In an article in Worthwhile Magazine , Rebecca Ryan calls Bowling Alone author Robert Putnam on the carpet for arguing that our stock of social capital – the very fabric of our connections with each other – is plummeting by the minute. According to Putnam,
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:00 AM
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Troubleshooting a Bad Boss
The latest article from MSN/Career Builder , by Kate Lorenz, touches on the age-old problem of the boss from hell. Lorenz cites a recent Gallup Poll of 1 million workers, which found that the most common reason employees leave a company relates to a stressful
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Sunday, June 11, 2006 7:00 AM
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College Grads Owe Double Digits to Uncle Sam
Yikes! According to the Associated Press and the Boston Globe , who cite a new study from the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, 2 out of 3 college graduates go into debt. And these numbers don’t amount to small change,
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Friday, June 09, 2006 7:00 AM
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Interview with Christine Hassler: Continued
Today's post is a continuation of Monday's interview with Christine Hassler, the Los Angeles-based life coach. Alex: How can life coaching help younger employees discover their passion and get their careers on track? Christine: When I first entered the
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006 7:00 AM
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Interview with Christine Hassler: Twenty-something Life Coach
Every now and then, I'm going to be featuring interviews with people who are either doing their dream jobs, or who can help us on our quest to snag ours. This week's chat is with 29-year-old Christine Hassler, a Los Angeles-based life coach and author
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Monday, June 05, 2006 7:00 AM
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Motivational Words of Wisdom
I occasionally get asked what motivates me, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes. Most of these appeared in Dale Carnegie's book, How to Win Friends and Influence People. “Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn from
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Friday, June 02, 2006 7:00 AM
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