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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Could telecommuting be a career mistake? Those are lessons he says other telecommuters need to take to heart. Working from his Cambridge, Mass.,

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

Success

Co-author Scott Schwertly, founder of Ethos3, a presentation design and training boutique in Nashville, Tennessee, offers a proprietary test to determine each individual’s strengths. To learn more, he interviewed high-profile achievers who had survived public defeat, including athletes, entertainers, politicians and executives.

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Is Job Hopping Losing Its Stigma?

Office Dynamics

Other benefits like telecommuting, flextime or generous vacation time can make up for a smaller paycheck. Just be sure you first explore professional development options at your current firm, such as company-sponsored training programs, tuition reimbursement, job shadowing and mentorships. Gaining new skills. Photo – [link].

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Work-life Integration vs Separation: How to Find the Perfect Middle Ground

Office Dynamics

They interviewed Psychotherapist Bryan Robinson, who is also a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and author of the book Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them. According to Forbes , being a workaholic is a very specific thing.

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Answering Your Phone: Is it You or Memorex?

Make or Break Moments

In this age of emails, voice mail and telecommuting, so many customers are simply seeking a human being to discuss their business or concerns with. Companies that provide the one-on-one connection can forge bonds that lead to loyalty.

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4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt I hear from a lot of people who are out of work. We start to make our unemployment status mean something negative.”

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Is your employer clueless about your needs?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 21, 2009 Is your employer clueless about your needs? My employer understands I am in a "training" or "foundation" stage of my career/life.