Wed.Jul 23, 2014

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How to negotiate a job title change

Practically Perfect PA

'Negotiating a job title change can be a scary prospect. It can be particularly daunting for those in the administrative sector who feel that they are not taken seriously in their chosen field. In the past I have asked to have my job title changed to accurately reflect the work I do only to be told that it doesn’t really matter what title I have and actually I get paid really well for what I do so why change things.

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Great Visualization of the Changing Part-Time Workforce

Small Business Labs

'We really like interesting data visualizations here at Small Business Labs. And the folks at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank have created a couple of great charts on part-time U.S. employment.  The Atlanta Fed chart below (click to enlarge) shows the percentage of people working part-time for economic and non-economic reasons.   People reporting they are working part-time for economic reasons (PTER) would prefer to work full-time but are working part-time because of slack work or b

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Organize your bedroom

Clutter Coach

'by Wouldn’t it be delightful to walk into a serene, welcoming bedroom after a hard day’s work? It would invite you to relax and nothing else; nothing to put away, nothing to distract you from chilling out. The way it is now: The bed is unmade, clothes are slung over chairs and doorknobs, newspapers and magazine are on the floor, the bureau and nightstand are littered with stuff.

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