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3 Ways to take control of your career

Career control is not an illusion. It just takes counter-intuitive strategies that will give you a career vision and build your...

College

Online education: 3 online learning opportunities

Education is always a good resolution to have for the new year. And sometimes a little brush-up is needed, whether it's to stay...

Career Advice

How to boost your work portfolio

Some people will say that working for free is a professional faux pas -- but doing pro bono work can go a long way toward earning...

Career Advice

5 Ways to beat workplace anxiety

Everyone gets stressed at work sometimes. But when daily stressors at work cause you to feel preoccupied, scared or even panicky,...

Career Advice

Hot careers for 2011 and beyond

This is a tough time to find a job. The Great Recession is officially over, but employers are still reluctant to hire. Instead of...

Gadgets, Electronics & Automotive

The best home office technology for moms

When you’re working from home, juggling the roles of mom, chauffeur, problem-solver and business owner — to name a few — one of the...

Career Advice

Career women: Mentor your way to success

Even though the economy has recently shown small signs of improvement, it still appears that a full, global economic recovery will...

Career Advice

Your job interview checklist

You've landed an interview for that job you either really want or really need. No doubt, they will be interviewing many candidates...

Mom & Dad

Tips for back to work moms

Are you making the big change from stay-at-home-mom to working mom to help out with family expenses? When a mom has been home for...

Career Advice

6 Ways to be a leader in your career

As the role of women in the workplace continues to evolve, we have more opportunities than ever to shine. Here are 6 ways to be a...

Career Advice

Working from home: Is it a career option for you?

Working from home can sound like a dream come true with no commute and no one telling you what to do (theoretically). You own your...

Career and Time Management

Do you know what to do when you're laid off?

These days, everyone's worried about the possibility of seeing PINK … a pink slip, that is. Needless to say, the prospects of...

Career Advice

Interviewing like a pro

An interview starts long before you walk through the door and shake hands with your potential employer. To truly succeed and be...

Career Advice

How to network

I coach many women who want to get ahead - want more money - a better job, more recognition. Can you relate? I tell them, network,...

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Getting along in the office: Belligerent people

People behave in predictable ways. Have you ever noticed yourself saying, "Charlie is so much like my Uncle Henry?" If you observe...

Career Advice

Getting along in the office: Being friends with co-workers and employees

You probably spend as many hours at work as you do awake at home. Thus, you spend as much time with your co-workers as with your...

Career Advice

How to bust clutter at work

Imagine meeting an attorney for the first time, whose office is a cluttered mess -- papers piled all over the desktop, mail and...