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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

The holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, can be a time of great joy with family, friends and tradition, but not everyone feels jolly this time of year. If you’ve experienced a loss, gone through a breakup or simply feel alone, the holidays can put a spotlight on your grief. Manage your expectations.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. I also received a Happy Holidays gift card for $100 toward any merchandise or service from the dealership during the upcoming year.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

Success

In decades gone by, the only perk you might have received from your boss was a fruit basket around the holidays. This happens in the form of vouchers, where employees are able to use credits, money or other systems to apply toward included or approved programs and initiatives. Instead, they’re letting employees choose for themselves.

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Dry promotions: Definition, considerations, and guidelines for employers

BMT Office Administration

Quiet promotions are often a gradual form of dry promotion where the employee’s role keeps expanding to add new responsibilities, but a pay raise or title increase is not provided. Is there a project that they’d like to get involved with or a skill that they’d like to add to their resume?

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Podcast 107: Get ready to move

Clutter Coach

Some movers provide an inventory form to fill out. Once you arrive, you’re going to want to unpack and put things away as quickly as possible to resume normal life. They’ve scoped out school and shopping in the new neighborhood. Inventory means a list of all your stuff. Yes, all of it! Unless you want it left behind.

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Construction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4

The Marq

The company recognized his dedication to the firm and extended him the courtesy of looking for work and remaining with the company through the holidays at the end of 2010. I spent time filling out the unemployment forms too, with the most time spent looking for work! Eric’s message asked for a copy of my resume. so he thought.

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What Are You Thankful For?

The Office Professionals Place

The holidays are quickly approaching and this is the time of year when we reflect on our successes and goals and also begin thinking about what we can do to reach the next level the following year. Believe me, it is the best form of release therapy! Lets grow together! Wednesday, November 25, 2009 What Are You Thankful For?

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