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10/16/08: Top Career Posts this Week

Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about handling interview questions, second-guessing career choices, [...]

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Writing your way to success

Workforce Management just ran an article titled “Why Business Can’t Write—and What to Do about It.” Here’s the teaser copy.
“In today’s business environment, writing savvy helps to drive deals and cement relationships, perhaps more than ever before, corporate training and human resource leaders say. But U.S. employees appear to be falling short when it comes [...]

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A Compensation Thought List

The economic idea of work is that you put in effort and time and your employer gives you money. But compensation is not that simple.
There are many things, both economic and otherwise, that can compensate you meaningfully for you labor and contribution.  
Here’s a Thought List of compensation options. It’s not a checklist. The idea is [...]

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