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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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How to Lose a Customer and a Few More!

Professional Assistant Blog

Keep in mind that they are the ones that are paying your salary. This happens so often within large corporations, since most of them care only about the bottom line - money! Money, of course, is important, but what about the customer? Providing excellent customer service is crucial.

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4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues

Professional Assistant Blog

Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Here are some more articles on dealing with difficult co-workers: Cubicle Ettiquette Former Colleagues - Good or Bad? Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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4 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Finding Remote Work

On The Job

The key is that an employer connects with you via technology while you do the same work you would as if you were sitting in a cubicle at an office. Census data show that more employers are letting workers set up home offices to get work done with 61 percent more workers considering home their primary workplace in 2009 compared with 2005.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y? Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered. December 2, 2009 7:49 AM John said.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

jstainer ( @joel_stainer ) November 18, 2009 at 1:35 am An interesting perspective, but I’d be fine succeeding. Reply Kimmo November 18, 2009 at 3:00 am This article is so true. Reply DiscoveredJoys November 18, 2009 at 5:50 am Me? Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) November 18, 2009 at 6:23 am “The fear-game is a sucky game.

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