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8 Niche Careers You Didn’t Even Know Existed

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Professional bridesmaid The “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” adage Katherine Heigl lived out in her 2008 movie 27 Dresses might be closer to reality than rom-com fans thought. According to Jen Glantz , she’s had over 100,000 people apply to be professional bridesmaids since her company Bridesmaid for Hire launched.

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Everyone Pays When Companies Don’t Live up to Their Organizational Purpose

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Medical research fascinates you, not only because of the scientific process, but because it’s your chance to make a positive impact on people’s lives. So you join a small medical device company whose organizational purpose appears to align with your own aspirations. The company agrees to a $465M settlement with the U.S.

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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

This approach is described in the book Pastoral Capitalism: A History of Suburban Corporate Landscapes by Professor Louise Mozingo, which claims that the apogee of this phenomenon was the Deere & Company Administrative Center in Moline, Illinois. We may be hearing a lot more about salutogenic design in the near future.

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Jane Watson of J. Who are you?

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Successful Resumés

Laughing all the Way to Work

Updated this article February 13, 2008 [link] Unfortunately, in one job I had I was involved on the downside of government downsizing, but I feel that even during a seemingly bad experience, you can always learn something positive. For example: Secretarial experience in offices including [names of different companies you worked for].

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

Laughing all the Way to Work

Your company may have a policy on what they want you to include in the signature line and what it should look like, but generally you would include your name, title, company name and address, telephone and fax number. Who are you? Be sure to add your signature to your business e-mail with your coordinates.

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