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Author: Danny Schreiber Source: Zapier The following is a detailed write-up of a popular productivity talk delivered by Scott Hanselman. Visit his blog, hanselman.com, for more productivity tips. "Don't worry, just drop the ball." This counterintuitive advice is one of a dozen-plus productivity practices preached by Scott Hanselman, a program manager at Microsoft, author and …
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Author: Erin Griffith Source: New York Times Never once at the start of my workweek — not in my morning coffee shop line; not in my crowded subway commute; not as I begin my bottomless inbox slog — have I paused, looked to the heavens and whispered: #ThankGodIt’sMonday. Apparently, that makes me a traitor to …
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Employees can be harassed in quite a variety of ways at work. While sexual harassment garners most of the attention, many non-sexual types of harassment can, and do, often occur on the job.
For most of us, childhood is kind of like a river, and we’re kind of like tadpoles.
Author: Abby Wolfe Source: The Muse I’d really rather not count the number of times in my career when I’ve been in a state of panic, getting caught up in one “crisis” after another. The page numbers in this presentation are wrong and it’s due today! We are doomed, absolutely doomed! Um, no, I can’t …
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“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor.”
If you agonize over making every decision we have good news for you. The "right" decision may not actually exist.
Author: Erin Bylander Source: Washington Post Working with recruiters — the hired guns who help companies fill open jobs — isn’t just for aspiring execs at Fortune 500 companies. Chances are you’ll be approached by one someday (or want to put yourself on their radar), and navigating the tricky world of recruiting can pay off. …
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Author: Abby Wolfe Source: The Muse For the past five years, I’ve worked in some sort of health-related job. From healthcare IT, to employee wellness, to college health. But now, I’m a full-time freelancer, focusing on writing, editing, and career coaching. It’d be easy to think that the past five years were a waste. Instead …
Author: Madeline Mann Source: The Ladders What do I do if I have job offers but still have other interviews? Receiving a job offer while you are still in the interview process elsewhere can put you at a huge advantage if you play your cards right. Here is exactly what you should say to each company …
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