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Inside the Workplace Pressure Cooker(0)

September 7, 2010

If there’s one thing that gets me angry, it’s people who try to keep me from getting angry. Except, of course, if those people are the motivated motivation specialists at CareerTrack. “Managing Emotions Under Pressure, How To Stay Calm And Productive In Any Situation” is the name of a one-day seminar that I recently learned about from an e-mail announcement…

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Do Less Work, Make More Money

Hey, it’s hard to find a job these days. If you are lucky enough to get an offer of employment, the last thing you want to do is blow the deal by asking for a decent salary. That would be crass. It would also give the impression that simply being in your new boss’s presence 12 hours a day isn’t a sufficient reward…

Get this Cat a Job

Here’s good news: After years of reading and reviewing business books, I have finally found one volume that is 100 percent guaranteed to improve your life. It’s not about moving your cheese or swimming with sharks. It doesn’t teach you how to read your boss’s mind or provide the seven steps guaranteed to fog the mind of a hiring manager…

News for the Newbie

Believe it or don’t — there are people out there who are actually getting hired. Oh, there are not many people and the jobs they’re getting are not always so great, but every once in a while, there is a new hire. And if that new hire is you…


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