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What Not to Wear to an Interview

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It’s a shame, because no matter how good you look on paper, how you present yourself makes the most impact with a potential employer or new client. How does your target company present itself in its sales materials? Take your lead from the (very deliberate) corporate image a company presents, and dress accordingly.

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Designer Michael Costello Aims to Empower Women Through Fashion

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Michael Costello dressed Beyoncé in a handsewn white lace and nude mesh dress for the Grammy Awards in 2014. The item of clothing I can’t live without is… a black, well-fitting blazer. One thing that is difficult for me but I enjoy is… taking care of myself by taking time off and being present.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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What started as an Etsy store expanded so substantially that celebrities such as Naomi Campbell and Candace Cameron Bure have worn her clothes in magazines , on TV and in their everyday lives. All bodies, races, genders, sexualities and a variety of abilities are present and revolving through our website, ads, emails and social media.”.

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Experts Say You Probably Don’t Really Know How to Brainstorm

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Osborn’s four tenets : Don’t permit criticism, say all ideas that come to mind, strive for quantity and build on the ideas presented by others. One clothing manufacturer added a square patch of microfiber material on shirttails to use for cleaning eyeglasses or smartphones. Channel your inner child. Photo by Stock Rocket /Shutterstock.

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How Can Executive Assistants Be Like Zappos?

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Zappos sells online shoes and clothing for men, women, and children. Starting in 2014, Zappos went from a traditional organization structure to Holacracy, a self-governing operating system where there are no job titles and no managers. Tony Hsieh , 41-year old CEO, is a simple man.

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Practically Perfect PA visits: The Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington DC

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I’m always a bit self conscious walking around a beautiful hotel in my work out clothes so I scurried out of the door hoping I wasn’t noticed. However on my return to the Sofitel the eagle-eyed door man presented me with a bottle of water and a towel. Advertised minimum rate per night $288 (January 2014). .

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Would You Risk Your Life to Save a Stranger?

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The 22-year-old engineering student, who describes himself as “quiet and private,” was working as a building monitor at Seattle Pacific University on June 5, 2014, when a gunman began firing at random. But these people do seem to be cut from a different cloth. This article was published in December 2014 and has been updated.

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