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No Opportunities for Career Advancement? Do These 5 Things

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Are things like a flexible schedule, ability to telecommute, additional days off, other company perks, or an off-cycle promotion an option? If the answer is no, start preparing for a job hunt. Ask “If not now, then when?” If more money or a title change isn’t feasible, ask when it will be, as well as what is possible right now.

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Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight?

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I enjoyed reading your article and sense that this bias is real. In fact (I'm a geeky academic), there was an interesting research article in the journal of Human Resource Management (vol. December 3, 2009 2:35 PM Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job.

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4 ways to "manage up"

On The Job

Great article! 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job. 2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Could telecommuting be a career mistake? It’s human nature, and your prestige will come by continuing to have successful ideas,” he says.

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8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market

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For example, if you know the person went to a certain school and had a favorite professor, find information on the professor’s latest accomplishments, or an article written by the person. 2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

I thought this article was really well written. Didn't have any of the usual bias of Gen Y that these articles usually do. Though the job market now is bad, it's been bad for years now. This article is good, and I have mixed feelings about this topic. Articles of this genre make me slightly nauseous.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

Great article with a wealth of helpful information.Both the overtime issue and LinkedIn recommendations are a tricky one. Although I'm not in the corporate workplace anymore, it was common for many companies to have 'volunteered overtime' and employees felt helpless to say anything for risk of losing their job.

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