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The 6 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 30s

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in 2011 to 27.3 As people age, she points out, they may encounter health issues that can make finding a policy more difficult or result in paying higher premiums. Building income may mean asking for a promotion or a raise, negotiating a higher salary at a new job or asking for stock options as part of a total benefits package. “It

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

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Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. As Tim Ferriss explains in his book The Four Hour Body (and his presentation at the NEXT Conference ) , the minimum effective dose comes to us from the health field. Negotiation Skills. Let’s say you have collected data in your work.

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10 Secrets to Successful Professionals Achieving Work/Life Balance

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Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. 9 – Negotiate Flexibility. That negotiation might include adding more staff to the team to help with a project, or negotiating a shared work situation where we work fewer days each week, and sharing the position with someone else who wants to work part time too. Guest Post.

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Answering Reader Mail: Seek Greener Pastures or Stay Put?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Aside from what I will write below, you should consider re-reading my post from July 2011 titled The Realities of Job Hunting As a High Level Executive Assistant. It will also be hard to negotiate a salary because you're stating upfront how little you make which may also make them think you don't have the proper experience.

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