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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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Was it actually a phone notification plugged into a loudspeaker? When he was a teenager, the world taught him that life isn’t fair, at the expense of those parents. Khaled was about 16 and DJing a party in Orlando, Florida where he spent his formative years, when his phone rang. I’d be lying if I told you it didn’t startle me.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

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At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. It is easy to negotiate on the price per night with a serviced apartment as they do tend to discount on block bookings. Filed under: Accomodation.

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Service with a snarl: What to look for and how to avoid it

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The real payoff happens when we get to the front of the line or the representative answers the phone. Customer service agents are not FBI hostage negotiators and should not be expected to tolerate screaming profanities, unrealistic goals, and vulgar behaviors. How is the customer treated? Is there an apology for making us wait?

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

It is known that age only plays a factor because the more years you have worked for a company the more expensive an employee is because of their salary, overtime, and other perks/benefits that are considered in the overall compensation package (401k matching, retirement, etc). Keep in mind, I was 6 months into interviewing at a lot of places.

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