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Dress for a Job Promotion
What a person wears to work defines who they are, to the business. Dressing sloppy will hold back even the most worthy worker from promotional opportunities.
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How to Negotiate a Salary in Three Steps
Skillfully negotiate your pay by studying and following these three steps: devise, deliberate and decide. Learn how to be a more productive and successful negotiator.
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Make Yourself Indispensible
Four career development tips to make employees more valuable to their current boss and improve their career advancement prospects- both long-term and instantly.
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Fired Bankers Reinventing Themselves
Fired bankers use their bonuses to start businesses, play the market, hang out or travel. Banks indirectly rehire others through management consulting companies.
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Use Index Cards to Prepare and Deliver a Speech
Reading a speech is almost always a sure-fire way to bore an audience. An effective way to engage them is to use index cards to prepare and deliver the presentation.
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How to Open a Speech or Presentation
The best approach to gaining an audience's attention is also the most straightforward: Get to the point, quickly, and be yourself.
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How to Overcome Nervousness Before a Speech
Public speaking is an excellent way to build professional credibility. It can also be a major source of stress. Here's how to de-stress before stepping up to the podium.
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Using Humor in Speeches and Presentations
Humor in speeches and presentations can be a risky proposition. But when used appropriately, the pay-off can be huge. The key is to think "human," not "hilarious."
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5 Strategies to Recession-Proof Your Career
With unemployment rates skyrocketing, you may question the reliability of your paycheck. Nevertheless, you can take steps to own your career and make it recession-proof.
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Getting a Raise in a Terrible Economy
Unemployment is soaring. Companies are closing. But you want a raise? Don't fret. It is possible. You just have to sell yourself like never before.
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How to Get a Pay Raise
Yes, you can get a pay raise, even in an economic downturn, but it will require some planning on your part. Here are tips on how to prepare yourself to get a raise.
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Effective Presentation Skills
No-one enjoys standing up and giving a presentation, no matter how much confidence they have, or how well they know their subject matter.
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Job Loss Survival
The country is in the middle of a recession and unemployment is at an all time high.
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From the Glass Ceiling to the Glass Cliff
Most people have heard of the glass ceiling. Well, here's one better: the glass cliff -- that's what comes after a woman has broken through.
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Getting Ready for Promotion
If you are looking to get promoted in your current workplace, you need to be ready when the opportunity arises and determine what you need to do to achieve success.
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Out of State Job Opportunities
Moving to another state can be very exciting. It can also be a little unnerving if the move means searching for a new job.
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Why Do Women Still Earn Less?
More than 30 years after the feminist movement took hold in North America, women continue to battle for pay equality in the workplace. But the situation is getting worse.
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Better Business Writing
Businesspeople are routinely judged by how effectively they communicate. This article offers four fast fixes anyone can use to quickly improve their business writing.
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Get a Pay Raise or Job Promotion
Often employees stuck in dead-end jobs are baffled. How can they advance at work, get better assignments, and earn the big bucks during the recession and hard times?
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Career Growth and Advancement
An individual's perception of career growth can limit their opportunities if they only see it as an upwardly mobile path. Here are five other ways to further a career.
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The Glass Ceiling
The term "Glass Ceiling" was first coined by two Wall Street Journal reporters in 1986 to describe the artificial barrier in women's careers. Find out where we are today.
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Asking for a Raise
Not earning what you think you should? Here's how to ask for more!
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You Got the Interview—Now What?
They called for an interview. Now what? Here are some tips to make sure you stand out from other interviewees (in a good way!)
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The Secret of Job Hunting
This year, there is a shortage of quality workers in the US that is expected to only get worse. Use this to your advantage when interviewing for a new position.
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Business Advice From Trump
Scenes from Donald Trump's NBC show The Apprentice encourage poor business practices--but great ratings.
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