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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,...

Career and Time Management

Fall in love with work

"Work" is never going to be synonymous with "play" -- heck, that's why they pay you. Still, you can find inspiration and purpose...

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Five steps to curb crankiness at work

Had (another) bad day at the office? Does the thought of clocking in have you cringing with anger? Does your work situation get your...

Career Advice

When working from home

Working from home is the dream of many hard-working people. Who wouldn't want to work from the comfort of their own home without...

Dating

4 Tips for office romance

Wherever will you find your next true love? For many adults, the workplace is rife with dating possibilities -- it is where we spend...

Stress

Five office stress-busters

You may love your job, but every career comes with moments that make you want to tear your hair out. Chill out with these five...

Career Advice

Five ways to make sure you'll never retire

I recently attended a retirement party for a close friend. It was inspiring to listen to the speeches lauding him for forty-three...

Career Advice

Golden rules for creating a BE NICE culture

Because people spend a great amount of their time and energy at work, they long to belong to a company that makes them feel better...

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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...

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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...

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Getting along at the office: Adapting to change

The work climate today is much different from what it was 50 years ago. A person who was born in the early 1900s could expect to...

Career Advice

What your clothes say about you at work

Three women hold the same professional title. One is wearing jeans and a polo shirt, one is wearing a power suit and one is wearing...

Career Advice

The job interview: Dress for the job you want

Nailing a job interview takes more than the prefect resume, a mouthful of interesting anecdotes and relevant work history. Your...

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How workplace 'bad apples' spoil barrels of good employees

Look around any organization and chances are you'll be able to find at least one person whose negative behavior affects the rest of...

Career Advice

10 tips to successfully re-enter the workforce

Many mothers who are looking to find a new hobby, fulfill a lifelong goal, generate additional income or occupy time once devoted to...

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The office: Home away from home

In a given day, Americans spend much more of their waking hours at work than at home. Because of this, work and related workplace...

Career Advice

You are driving too fast!

What to do when your carpool driver decides to put his pedal to the metal?

Career Advice

A good resume versus a great resume

In today's tough market, it is hard enough to land a job -- let alone imagine and launch the career of your dreams. The problem is...

Career Advice

How to get a virtual assistant business off the ground

The revolution of how businesses operate is an enormous boon to virtual assistants (VA). With more businesses moving into an...

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How to deal with nosy co-workers

You know being nosy and gossiping at work is never a good idea, but what do you do when a co-worker is badgering you for personal...