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Could Changing Your Appearance Get You a Job or Promotion?

On The Job

You sounded blonde on the phone!" I see these men who are trying to be a little too GQ ," says Maggie Jessup , referring to the men's magazine often featuring fashionable clothes. The office isn't Gossip Girl or All My Children. They're going to look at your hair, your clothes and your accessories," she says.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. This has been a tradition in our office for quite some time now, where people would decorate the office, dress up in funky costumes and bring baked treats for everyone.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

Success

Call one of your children on the phone. Overall, whether it’s gossip from co-workers, violence in the media, pessimism in your own thoughts or other influences, make conscious efforts to reduce your exposure to the negative. Clean out your closet and donate unwanted clothes to charity. Spend an hour with your spouse. Take a nap.

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Outlook Rules That Rule

Professional Assistant Blog

It feels like I just went through my closet and threw a whole bunch of clothes out that I never wear. My Inbox is now empty If there is an e-mail that I havent looked at in awhile and regularly press delete when I get it, that is my cue to unsubscribe. " I am having withdrawal symptoms.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Dress in comfortable clothes (I recommend Hawaiian shirts). Answer the phone now and then. If you turn white and get all knee-wobbly at the thought of picking up the phone and introducing yourself to a prospective client, keep your day job. I have to admit that freelancing can get a little lonely. Smoke breaks with friends.

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Now That The Election is Over, What Will You Talk About at Work?

On The Job

For so long, politics and what Sarah Palin spent on her clothes and which foot Joe Biden shoved in his mouth were topics of conversation around the cubicles of America. I say we get rid of the phones. Tags: Thriller office gossip boss talk at work election over Dick Cheney workplace Michael Jackson Anita Bruzzese.

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