Archive for August, 2010

The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans

Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No

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4 Reasons to Choose a Pricier College

PayScale.com, the world’s largest online salary database, recently released a report that showed that not all colleges are created equal when it comes to seeing a good lifetime salary

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The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans

Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No

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4 Reasons to Choose a Pricier College

PayScale.com, the world’s largest online salary database, recently released a report that showed that not all colleges are created equal when it comes to seeing a good lifetime salary

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The State of the Workplace for LGBT Americans

Workplace laws protecting LGBT workers continue to evolve, but one constant remains: federal law does not protect workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and a bill to enact such protections (the Employment No

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Resume Padding: A Dangerous Game

Fudging your hire date or your end date for a past job. Inflating your job duties. Adding a few tenths of a point to your grade point average.It’s no big deal when job seekers make these types of adjustments to their resumes, right? Wrong. …

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How to Deal with a Colleague You Can’t Stand

You probably work with at least one person who simply gets on your nerves. Although you hate to admit it, interacting with him or her is a struggle, and the person’s actions set you on edge. You dread collaborating with this colleague–and doing so n

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Bounce Back: Don’t Let a Mistake Derail Your Next Interview

You finally land an interview for a job you really want. You spend hours prepping for the meeting. You thoroughly research the company, practice responses to common interview questions, and develop a well-researched list of discussion topics.But desp

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Resume Padding: A Dangerous Game

Fudging your hire date or your end date for a past job. Inflating your job duties. Adding a few tenths of a point to your grade point average.It’s no big deal when job seekers make these types of adjustments to their resumes, right? Wrong. …

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How to Deal with a Colleague You Can’t Stand

You probably work with at least one person who simply gets on your nerves. Although you hate to admit it, interacting with him or her is a struggle, and the person’s actions set you on edge. You dread collaborating with this colleague–and doing so n

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