Finding the Next Big Thing
There’s no better way to ensure your value than to identify a trend and capitalize on it before your competitors get to the table. But how do you do this without a crystal ball or a time machine? Here are …
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The Secrets to Using LinkedIn For Your Career
LinkedIn has become one of the most significant tools in building an online personal brand in the past five years. They have over 175 million professional users from more than 200 countries and garner over 47 million unique visitors globally. These …
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Enhancing Your Career After-Work Hours
After putting in your hours at work with the colleague who eats pork rinds all day long and the boss who constantly hums off-key show tunes, the last thing you may want to do is spend your after-work hours with …
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How to Better Understand Your Business
No matter your role or industry, understanding your business will help you succeed more quickly in your job. Here are some tips for acquiring this knowledge without breaking a sweat: Pretend You’re Preparing for an Interview If you were heading …
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How to Ask Interview Questions
Obviously, an interview is a chance for an employer to ask questions of a candidate that will determine if she is a good fit for the company and the position. However, candidates often forget that interview questions are a two-way …
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Take Your Career Into Your Own Hands
Don’t you love it when the fates align? At the same time that I was writing a New York Times op-ed on the rise of the independent workforce, I had the opportunity to meet Nacie Carson, a twenty-something author and …
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Does Gen Y Want to Run Your Company?
Bruce Tulgan is one of the top thinkers in the world of generational differences and intergenerational communication. In fact, he has served as a mentor to me in this space for the better part of a decade. On his blog, …
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