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Office Matters: How to Wrangle Gender Equality at Work

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UPDATED June 2nd, 2018  We may be closer than ever to electing our first woman president, yet achieving gender equality in the workplace still seems far out of reach. The White House reports, " Full-time women workers’ earnings are only…
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Stop Talking About it and Finally Do It: How to Create a Blog

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UPDATED June 1st, 2018 For longer than you’d like to admit you have been curious about how to create a blog. Would people be interested in what you have to say? Do you have the work ethic to keep creating content? The answer is simple:…
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Salesforce Invests $6 Million in Raises to Women to Ensure Both Genders Are Paid Equally

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Until it was brought to his attention, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, did not believe that a pay gap existed between men and women in his company. Now, Salesforce the $10 billion cloud-based CRM company that over 15,000 companies use…
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Personal Turf: 15 Awesome Space Hacks to Make Your Home Office Rock

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UPDATED March 26th, 2018 What used to be a dream is now a reality, and more people are working from home so office decorating ideas have taken on a whole new meaning. Telecommuting has become commonplace and the number of self-employed people…
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Freestyle Master: 13 Ways to Master the Art of Freelancing

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  UPDATED January 12th, 2018 The new economy has led more and more people to freelance work instead of full-time office jobs and they’re not turning back. Many feel that avoiding the hassle of commuting, dealing with obnoxious co-workers…

Building A Winning Resume; Addressing Your Job Gaps

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UPDATED January 12th, 2018 In these tough economic times, many stay-at-home moms are realizing that returning to work is what is currently best for the family. In my work as a Disability Navigator for Workforce Solutions, I encounter…
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10 Rules for Working from Home

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UPDATED November 14th, 2017 When you’re working from home, it can be tempting to stay in your pajamas, take frequent snack breaks, and work your schedule around daytime TV shows. But in reality, if you want to be as productive as possible,…
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Business Etiquette: How to Rectify Awkward Office Blunders

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 We all have awkward encounters from time to time. We say things that we don’t mean, we make a (literal and figurative) mess, we forget people’s names, we go in for a hug when a handshake would do just fine…we…
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Raise Your Hand if Your Business Cards Need a Makeover

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UPDATED June 17th, 2017 When was the last time you whipped out your business card? A month ago? A year? Never? Sure, it might seem like business cards are a thing of the past in this very digital world. After all, most of your correspondence…