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Business Killers: 8 Lame Mistakes of Small-Business Owners
Our guest contributor, Paul Herman, offers a summary of unintended mistakes for small-business owners to avoid. Enough already with talk of our country’s fiscal cliff. How about the fiscal cliff (read more...)
Got Initiative? Take More Initiative
Career changers and job seekers worry about getting their foot in the door. Freelancers wonder how they’ll get more clients. And ordinary workers everywhere are asking themselves: what can I (read more...)
Are You Connected to Albert Einstein?
Do you know when you log in to your LinkedIn account, how the opening screen shows (on the left hand side) the latest activity of your connections? Well, my friend (read more...)
The #1 Mistake When Applying for a Job Online
Want to feel wildly popular and adored? Place a job posting on Craig’s List. Within minutes, your inbox will be flooded with fawning emails vying for your attention. By the (read more...)
7 Better Ways to Thank Someone in Your Business Network
Texting, “thx” is a perfectly fine acknowledgment when someone gives you directions to a party. It’s not so fine when they write a detailed recommendation for your business school application, get you a job, or find a buyer for your house. Here’s a better way to do it.
How to Get a Great LinkedIn Recommendation Without Asking
A friend of mine has confused asking for a LinkedIn recommendation with promiscuous sex and used car sales. “It makes me feel cheap, pushy, and desperate,” he explains. I ask (read more...)
How to Create a LinkedIn Profile Without Stress Or Calls to Tech Friends
You must be sick of people telling you that you’ve got to get a LinkedIn profile. Especially when you have clearly explained to them that you are busy, busy, BUSY. (read more...)
Could Your Friend Explain What You Do for a Million Dollars?
Imagine you and a friend are on a game show with a million dollar prize. To win it, all she has to do is explain what you do. Not what (read more...)
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The Oprah Guide to Your Unique Value Proposition
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The Power of Pictures, Flickr, and How to Nail Visual Images on the Web
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The Great McKinsey Hoax: From Someone Who Fell For It ONCE
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12 Ways Not to Become Invisible After 40
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Tech Tip: 10 Free Tools for Platinum Marketing and PR
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Believing In Yourself: How a 70-Year-Old Woman Came to Conquer The Retail World
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Defending The Landline
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Beam Me Up, Scotty, I Have Captured The 3D Printer
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4 Ways To Take Charge Of Your Woefully Antiquated Learning Gap
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1 Minute Twitter Tip and Facebook Trick to Get Your Mojo Energized
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Stop Screwing Around with Boring Online Writing: Become the Iron Man of Online Writers
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Do Job Specs Matter? The Business Case for Flexibility in the Hiring Process
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6 Lessons from Life of Pi for Greater Self-Awareness and Professional Success
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Online Communities and Google+ Hangouts: A Pair Made in Heaven
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