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Super Staying Power: How to Not Lose Your Job

You hear a lot about how to get a new job, but do you hear enough about how to keep the one you’ve got? Now more than ever, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Just as with the dating world, you’re always more attractive to a professional su


Super Staying Power: How Not to Lose Your Job

You hear a lot about how to get a new job, but do you hear enough about how to keep the one you’ve got? Now more than ever, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Just as with the dating world, you’re always more attractive to a professional su


Super Staying Power: How Not to Lose Your Job

You hear a lot about how to get a new job, but do you hear enough about how to keep the one you’ve got? Now more than ever, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Just as with the dating world, you’re always more attractive to a professional su


How a Tweet Could Trash Your Career

Twitter is a must for many careers now. Some employers even insist that you have a certain number of followers to be eligible for media jobs. But there is a dark side to this medium. Its immediacy and its casual nature (how formal can one be in 140 c


When to Raise the Salary Question

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One


When to Raise the Salary Question

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One


When to Raise the Salary Question

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One


When to Raise the Salary Question

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One


When to Raise the Salary Question

Looking for a job is a lot like dating. When you’re being wooed, you don’t want to say or do anything that could cause your romance to go awry. When you’re interviewing with an employer, you don’t want to do or say anything to derail the process. One


The Often-Overlooked Interview Advantage: Good Grooming

There are dozens of factors that affect whether or not you land a job: from your work and expertise to your education and your personality. In addition to these weighty factors, your appearance also counts, in particular good grooming. Fashion stylis