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10 Ways to Play Up Your Strengths at Work

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Rather than spending your time trying to strengthen your weaknesses, or make them disappear altogether, consider an alternative: Find your strengths. We all have weaknesses, even if during a job interview you describe them as, ‘caring too…
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Hate your Office Job? Here Are 10 Awesome Internet Radio Sites to Help You Cope

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You had a great weekend. It was just the right mix of relaxation and fun, so why do you feel so stressed on Monday? Oh right, that’s why…you hate your job. You want to be anywhere but in the office. Luckily there’s an easy way to both…
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20 Reasons Blue Ivy Carter has the Coolest Mom to Go to Work With

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We like to partake in Take Your Daughter to Work Day every April 24. It’s so important to teach our daughters about leadership, responsibility and the workplace and, if we’re being honest, it’s pretty awesome to spend a day one on one…
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15 Sheryl Sandberg Quotes to Inspire Us to ‘Lean In’

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UPDATED August 1st, 2016 Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, is a former Google executive who now basically runs the show at Facebook. In 2011, she was fifth on Forbes’s list of the most powerful women…
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5 Business Reasons Women Should Learn Golf

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April 10 is Golfer’s Day. Traditionally, golf has been established as a sport in which business people network, deals are closed and relationships are built. Because of the sport’s history as a clubby men’s game, women are still often…
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6 Tips for Job Hunting in 2014

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Job hunting sucks. With the unemployment rate for Latinos at 11%, chances are you, your partner or family member might be looking for work at some point, and will definitely become frustrated at the slim prospects. I know this firsthand, as…
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How to Write a Cover Letter That Gets Their Attention

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Although some people think the cover letter has seen better days, it definitely still plays an important role when you are applying for a job or even for a freelancing gig. The secret is to write a good cover letter that grabs a potential…
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How to Take Risks at Work & Succeed

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Taking risks at work can benefit you in the long run. It's no secret that women face a multitude of challenges in the workforce. Now a recent study by Catalyst confirms that working women are often evaluated on their performance while men…
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How an Internship Can Help Your Career

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So you just finished your internship and you have no idea how to stay in touch. The last thing you want to be is that annoying, brown-nosing past intern. Here is the right way to keep a relationship without overdoing it. Send a thank…