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Finding my Niche by Mary Jo Wiseman

Office Dynamics

Truth be told, I had no intention when I first returned to the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom of working for the rest of my life or until retirement. From there, I: Joined Meeting Professionals International. But as it turns out, that’s exactly what I did. Did it stop there? Absolutely not!

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A Manual for Dealing with Rejection

Success

In 1976, he founded Tom Hopkins International Inc., Not listening to client reactions is one of the worst things a salesperson can do in the heat of a proposal, Hopkins says. “I I found, over the years, that the guys who made the most money got rejected the most, and they didn’t take it personally.”. million copies.

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The Future of the Administrative Profession

Office Dynamics

By Joan Burge, Founder and CEO, Office Dynamics International. Others could no longer afford to retire. I would like “secretary” to be a retired title that just goes away. Propose ideas. The Future of the Administrative Profession – Surviving or Thriving? Changing the Lives of Administrative Professionals Since 1990.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

He was also an international traveler so I had to learn everything about time zones, flights and everything in between when your boss travels to a foreign country. In the last year I worked for him he was away from home travelling for at least 80 nights and for the most part it was international travel. And travel he did.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Interning is supposed to get you ahead, to help you find a job but now it seems people are just taking advantage. Eddie, President Obama is proposed putting money into generating jobs for small businesses. My Dad lost his job and all his retirement benefits when I was in college, and worked in a gas station for the next 10 years.

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