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The Pressure of Being in Your Mid 20′s

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I’m 24, living in New York City and refer to both my tiny apartment on the upper west side and my parent’s home in upstate New York as my “home.” Besides the fact that I haven’t been able to disconnect my “home” in New York City with my “home” in upstate New York, there are [...]

November 20, 2011 11 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Is “CEO’s Disease” Really a Good Thing for Your Business or Career?!

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I was watching a great Ted Talk given my Cameron Herhold (former COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK) last night which mentioned that many successful CEO’s and Entrepreneurs have bi-polar disorder (manic depression).  In fact,  this phenomenon is so common that many business writers & bloggers refer to it as “CEO’s disease.”  This whole idea really surprised me, [...]

November 2, 2011 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

More Companies Becoming Flexible with Work Hours

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Despite a national unemployment rate that hovers around 9.1 percent, millions and millions of Americans start and finish their days on the clock, the work clock that is. With that being said, many of these workers operate under a standard 8-hour a day, 40-hour a week position. For some, however, they work under what is [...]

November 1, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Reader Question: I Want to Relocate, What Should I do?

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Last week I received a great question from Ms. Career Girl reader Jill and decided to turn it into a blog post as many of us have been in similar situations. Jill is a very recent college grad who was quick to get it “all figured out” before getting her diploma.  Now that she’s there, [...]

September 15, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Should Your Credit Score Be Fair Game for Potential Employers?

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A note from Nicole Thanks to Dave Thomas for his timely and relevant post that hits home for me in a few ways. 1. I’ve had to get my credit checked as a stimpluation of employment during a job interveiw process.  I got the job and worked there for almost 3 years, but the whole [...]

September 14, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Over-Qualification: When a Higher Degree Doesn’t Pay

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One of the biggest pitfalls in a bad economy is to assume you need more education. Sometimes, it’s true. Often, though, you’ll end up overspending and overeducating yourself. Employers are more likely to pass on an employee who has too many degrees because they’re seen as a liability for fast turnover. However, there are definite [...]

September 11, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

A Networking Secret Successful People Don’t Share

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Ever wonder how some people just get to know everyone in town? Or how no matter what networking event you attend the same power networker somehow shows up working the room like a Jedi? It’s because they know what’s going on around town, and so should you. The secret they don’t tell you is: they [...]

September 6, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Beware of Interview Liars: A Warning

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As many of you know, I was laid off from my job about 6 weeks ago. When I started at the company, I was promised a long-term career path full of opportunities for growth, autonomy and even shares in the company.  I would be a leader who built out a department, launched the company into [...]

September 4, 2011 25 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

You Want to Leave Your Job and Do What?

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Today’s Guest Post is by, Dave Thomas In a day and age where the economy has been on life support in the eyes of some economists, why on earth would you want to quit your job to start you own business? Are you nuts? Have you lost your mind? Those are likely some of the [...]

August 23, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Shake off Morning Grogginess and Have a More Productive Work Day

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Today’s guest post is by Lenore Holditch. If you’re anything like me, waking up for work each morning just gets harder and harder with each day. I’m not saying that I hate my job. I love it actually. But taking care of a household after an 8-hour work day definitely takes its toll: come the [...]

August 18, 2011 12 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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