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3 Bad Habits That Hurt Job Chances

On The Job

reports that 85 percent of graduates will go back to their parents' home, up from 67 percent in 2006. You may begin calling contacts to check on job openings, or help your kid write a resume or cover letter. You want a stickler for rules to spot the bad manners that could trip up your child in an interview lunch or dinner.

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Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles

Laughing all the Way to Work

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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Answering Reader Mail

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

For example, maybe if I needed car service, but my boss needs his morning coffee, you'll have the drive get the coffee at Starbucks for us first before pick up and charge us for it so my boss doesn't have to go in and wait in line. I once went to a new restaurant and got such impeccable service it was almost weird.

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