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Is Your Career in Jeopardy Because of Your Weight?

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As Congress debates health care reform, its worth noting that employers are already taking steps to bring down their health care costs, whether its setting up wellness programs for workers -- or requiring employees who have certain health risks to pay higher insurance deductibles. I think employers are doing what they feel they need to do.

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8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job market

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He is the director or of AllianceQ , a group of Fortune 500 companies that have collaborated to build a pool of qualified job candidates to match with job openings. As employment rises to more than 10 percent, Haynes says that job seekers need to quit wasting time on strategies that won’t help them find a job.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

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These big corporations that we have erroneously entrusted our lives to have betrayed us by outsourcing our jobs overseas and cutting costs to increase their revenues ultimately at the expense of the middle class working average joe. 8 tips to help you find your way in this tough job.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Are You Stuck in Gender.

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While being competitive is good in business, such a win-at-all-costs nature is destructive to teams, and will negatively impact business results. By believing only he can do a job right, a man who has this attitude undermines his leadership because “you can’t be a leader without followers,” they say. Learn to delegate.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

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While freedom of speech is guaranteed by the First Amendment, what you say around the workplace water cooler can cost you your job. November 2, 2009 2:23 PM Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

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