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Working-mommy myth: They're unhappy There’s a dirty little secret working mothers have been keeping: They’re happy. A new study found that nearly eight out of ten employed mothers are enjoying being a working parent.

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Are You As Busy As You Think? We all have the same 168 hours per week, but since time passes whether we acknowledge it or not, we seldom think through exactly how we're spending our hours.

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Workers can't sit out of office politics game Managers don’t want to engage in it and employees hate it. Unfortunately, office politics can’t be avoided. The good thing is, many workers realize engaging in office politics on some level is an important...

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Guys On HGTV's House Hunters: Just Like Your Over-Educated... How many of you have watched House Hunters on HGTV?  That's what I thought, nearly everyone.  As a guy, I can guess that if you're married to a gal that you own real estate with, the TV stops...

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Starting Your Own Business vs. Buying a Business For many, the dream is to start a business. Whatever the business may be, the idea of building something from the ground up is exciting. You get to hire your own staff, make decisions the way you want,...

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On Breathing and Tomorrow

Category : Career Change, Career Management, careers, employment, job hunt, job-search, jobs, outplacement, transitions, Workspaces

Just yesterday I thought about breathing And matters of air and such. In unprecedented times of change and challenge And the economy pained so much. Don’t you hear the silent screams That fall short of ever a sound? Can you...


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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Category : Career Change, Career Management, careers, decision-making, employment, job hunt, job-search, jobs, Online Career Marketing, outplacement, personal-branding, transitions, Workspaces

Over the week-end, my son and his fiancé came into town. As we headed to one of many pre-wedding take-care-of-business stops, all of which required decisions, I asked the bride and groom-to-be if they were familiar with different styles, makes...


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3 Insights for Executives to Improve Job Search

Category : Career Hub, job-search

January is over, we’ve arrived at mid-February, and where are the jobs? It may help you to know a few of the numbers, percentages, and statistics to figure out how to beat the odds. Here are some facts. In an...


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Your Executive Resume: No Longer Your Calling Card?

Category : Career Management, job-search, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, Web/Tech

Many things may happen before a recruiter or hiring authority ever sees your resume. These are some: s/he Googles your name, searches for you on LinkedIn, checks Facebook to see what kind of person you are, checks Twitter for evidence...


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Survey: Colleges Can Do A Better Job In Helping Gay Students Find Work

Category : bisexual, career, career centers, college, employers, employment, gay, job-search, jobs, lesbian, LGBT, transgender

LGBT Out for Work career fair collegeWhen it comes to helping gay students prepare for life after college, few of the nation's institutions of higher education earn top honors in providing them with relevant resources to aid in a successful job search upon graduation, a new survey finds.

Of the 109 colleges surveyed, just 6 percent of career centers at those schools earned a top rating by OUT for Work, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender college students. The purpose of its survey is to gauge the career tools, programs and resources applicable to LGBT students through campus career centers, the group says.

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Job Candidate Number Five

Category : careers, employment, Interviewing, job hunt, job interviews, job-search, personal-branding, Sports, Workspaces

Based on a true story... Let’s suppose that you are a Hiring Manager – a hiring manager that happens to love baseball. Along comes the fifth candidate out of the five you and your team have chosen to interview in...


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Does Your Résumé Read Like an Obituary of Your Career?

Category : job-search, Resume Writing

Peter A. Professional’s Career, 2000 - 2012 Here lies Peter Professional’s career. A victim of the current recession, Peter’s career has been on life support since a layoff from a healthcare consulting firm. Prior to its final demise, Peter took...


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Drip Dry

Category : Career Change, Career Hub, Career Management, careers, job hunt, job-search, jobs, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, Resume Writing, resumes, transitions

Wouldn’t it be nice if there existed one universal hand-dryer system? I was in a beautiful new office building yesterday and for the life of me, could not get the towel dispenser to work. No matter what I tried, nothing...


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Job Search Strategies for Executives

Category : Career Hub, job-search

During their careers executives have had to stretch their knowledge, skills, and talents, and frequently work outside their comfort zone. One of the biggest advantages an executive has is the ability to take risks no one else would dare to...


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Job Seekers and Your Super Bowl Sunday Ad

Category : Career Management, careers, CBS Sunday, job hunt, job-search, jobs, Just For Fun, Online Career Marketing, personal-branding, Sports, Super Bowl Sunday 2012

Let's pretend that television producers have approached you with an offer too good to refuse: "We understand that you are looking for a new j-o-b and here's what we're going to do to help you this Super Bowl Sunday 2012....


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