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Negotiating Safe Working Conditions
Learn keys to successful negotiations with employers by watching my free training.
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Being In The Friend Zone As A Manager: Strategies To Help You In 10 Sticky Situations
Making friends at work has been proven to have many benefits. But as a manager, how do you handle sticky situations when it comes to your workplace friendships?
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10 Reasons NOT to Apply for Jobs Online
If you’re a job seeker, stop applying to jobs online! Here are 10 reasons why fighting the impulse to apply online could actually help your chances of landing the ultimate offer.
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When A New Guy Gets Your Promotion
Many professionals come to me to help them move up or out after their company hired a new guy for the position that they felt was their next move upward.
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We Need More Better Bosses
The Twitterverse: where I’m never really sure if someone is being complimentary or sarcastic. I err on sarcastic. When I proposed to an HR consultant on Twitter that leadership coaching and skill/career development would prevent disengaging the employees who tend to get overlooked, the middle 80%, he called it “such a simple solution.” […]
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Could a Simple Shift Produce Breakthrough Results in Your Job Search?
Even though most job seekers have heard that job boards are not a very reliable resource to create momentum in your job search, it’s still a default activity for most job seekers. I know it’s very hard to resist the seduction of low hanging fruit. It may seem counter-intuitive to NOT apply when you […]
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Anyone Want to Work for the Government? How the Government Shutdown Will Impact the US Employment Brand
Some people pick their trade or career based on what they like doing, can easily be trained to do, and that will pay them well. And some people take the safest route, the one they think will likely lead to job security. This leaves them vulnerable to being the victim of external job conditions […]
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Don’t Be A Statistic: Quit Right – What To Do Instead Of Ghosting Your Employer
Executive Director of the Philly Great Careers Group, Lynne Williams, shared an article that stated alarming statistics thought to be due to unemployment being and staying at a record low since September. Apparently, more people quitting their jobs without giving “proper” 2 weeks’ notice. On top of it, they are then “ghosting” their employer. […]