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A no-holds-barred office party makes for good entertainment (think the not-quite-classic Office Christmas Party), but when it comes to your career, it's better to play it safe at workplace events. Follow these dos and don'ts for the office holiday party, and you won't have any regrets in the new ...
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At most jobs, especially corporate ones, it’s important to be able to know how to be assertive. But if you aren’t a natural go-getter, how do you go about becoming one? Taking initiative is vital to many aspects of a career—so whether you’re taking on new management responsibilities or looking fo...
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How to Network Within Your Company
7/18/2018
Doing your job and doing it well isn’t enough. If your nose is pushed too hard into the grindstone, you’re missing opportunities to network and make connections within your company. -
It's one of the toughest conversations you can have with your manager: letting her know you feel overwhelmed by your workload. It's easy to slip into the trap of feeling like you're admitting defeat and saying you can't do your job—but in fact, this conversation can improve your relationship with...
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When work is going well, you have normal stresses to deal with—deadlines, irksome colleagues, difficult clients. But throughout our career, we all face circumstances that take stress to the next level. When you're faced with one of these, it can be challenging to know where to turn or what to do....
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Pros and Cons of Working For Yourself
4/16/2018
There are a lot of advantages to self-employment, chief among them no meetings extolling the virtues of ink-toner management. But there are many disadvantages, too. Before you go all in, you need to weigh these benefits and downsides to see if self-employment is right for you. To help you out, we... -
Ah, Valentine’s Day, a time of love and romance, a time of roses and champagne. And the perfect time to fall in love with your job all over again. Here’s how.
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Surviving An Office Breakup
3/20/2017
Life happens, especially where you spend a third of your day. Learn 10 steps to take to ensure a messy personal life at the workplace will not overshadow your professional one. -
Going beyond Your Job Description
3/20/2017
At many companies, going beyond your job description is the best way to move up. Your boss has no way to know you can perform higher-level tasks until she sees you excel at those tasks. Learn more. -
Bonding with coworkers can be a tricky endeavor in the best of times, but the move to remote work has made it even harder. So how do you find ways to connect when everyone is so…disconnected?
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There’s a right way to give your two weeks notice. Find it, and you’ll enjoy professional relationships to build on for years to come. Unfortunately, the pitfalls strewed across the path to a proper resignation are numerous, and stumbling can damage your chances for that stellar reference.
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How to Manage Someone Older than You
3/20/2017
Managing someone older than you are? Today's workplace is more diverse than ever before with people from as many as four or five different generations working together in one office. Learn how to navigate this tricky relationship. -
Even if you are 100 percent satisfied with your current position, consider job shadowing as a way to contribute to your career growth. If you are looking over the job fence to see whether the grass is greener, job shadowing is a risk-free way to learn about other career paths.
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You've signed your offer letter and survived the awkwardness of giving notice. Now you can coast through your last two weeks, right? Not so fast. The surest way to be remembered fondly by your former colleagues is to leave a comprehensive transition guide for your replacement. After all, you're l...
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Have you had productive conversations about your career path with your manager? Read these seven tips on how to approach your manager to get the conversation started..
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Feeling anxious or guilty about taking a day off from work? Read on as to why you should take a personal day.
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Most full time employees get a certain amount of vacation time per year, but not everyone takes advantage of all of it. Read on to find out how maxing out your paid time off will actually improve your personal and professional life.
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Whatever the reason, it is finally time to quit your job. While circumstances will certainly vary depending on your relationship with your supervisor and the company, here’s a how-to guide for resigning from your job with grace and class.
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The first day on the job can be overwhelming for a new hire: new rules, new processes, new technology, new faces and new company culture. The early days at work also set the tone for the employer-employee relationship. Developing a stellar onboarding strategy helps ensure your new worker feels we...
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5 Things Your Employees Aren’t Telling You
10/15/2018
Managing other people is hard, no matter the industry or field. And it doesn't matter how great your relationship is with your employees, the minute you have supervisory authority over someone else, a line is drawn in the sand—and you definitely won’t be getting the full story. Here are five thin...