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How to Nail That Promotion You're Seeking
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2012 CommentJob-seekers and employees acknowledged as being unique and distinct have better chances of landing jobs and are more likely to excel in the workplace. This is an idea touched on in Mike Junge's first book, Purple Squirrel. Junge, a leadership recruiter at Google, titled his book based on the term recruiters use to identify their ideal hires—people so unusual, they are as hard to find as a purple squirrel. His book addresses how to strategically job search, ways to stand out in this economy, and how to negotiate a better salary. It also highlights how candidates can become the elusive purple squirrel—the employee everyone wants to hire and promote.
Junge believes candidates can intentionally create a career to propel them on a trajectory for extraordinary success. He explains: "Consciously or unconsciously, the majority of elite professionals use a handful of common strategies to accomplish this goal."
How can you stand out from a crowd and succeed in your job? Junge suggests the following:
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7 Deadly Interview Sins
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2012 CommentHaving trouble getting job offers? You might be committing one of these seven deadly interview sins:
1. Being late. While occasional lateness may be excused in other situations, it's often a deal-breaker in a job interview. Hiring managers assume that you're on your best behavior while interviewing, so if you aren't on time for the interview, they'll assume you'll be unreliable if they hire you. Always allow more time than you'll need to travel so that you have a buffer in case something goes wrong.
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How to Manage Your Emotions in the Workplace
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2012 CommentDealing with emotions in the office is tricky. You don't want to be branded as the person who freaks out or cries at the drop of the hat, or who uses emotions to manipulate people. Fear of being stigmatized as an emotional basket case prompts many professionals to practice what a recent Wall Street Journal article calls, "emotional suppression."
But according to a study cited in the story, pretending to be a robot and bottling your emotions can "cloud thinking, promote job unhappiness and negatively impact work performance."
So where's the middle ground? How do you express your feelings without being labeled hyper-emotional? Here are some tips from experts about how to handle your emotions at work:
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Where the Summer Jobs Are
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2012 CommentIf you're a college student looking for summer work, or simply want a part-time job that challenges you for a few months, there are plenty of options to consider this year. Here's more about four of them:
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7 Tips for Middle-Management Success
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2012 Comment (1)Middle management is perhaps the toughest place to work in the corporate world. Blame comes from both directions: Subordinates blame you when they are pushed too hard, and superiors blame you for not pushing hard enough.
It can be maddening at times, but quite rewarding at others. The trick, of course, is learning to survive the former in order to fully appreciate the latter. This is the main difference between a good middle manager and a great one.
Here are seven tips that can help you become a great middle manager:
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Are You An Annoying Co-Worker?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2012 Comment (1)Talk to nearly anyone about their co-workers, and you'll almost always uncover a slew of frustrations, often about habits that most of those co-workers don't even realize they have. But have you ever wondered if you might be that annoying co-worker?
Here are eight warning signs that you might be pushing your co-workers to the limits of their sanity:
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Which Entrepreneurial Style Best Suits You?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 10, 2012 CommentIn the 1800s, French economist Jean Baptiste Say coined the term "entrepreneur" to define an individual "who undertakes an enterprise, especially a contractor acting as the intermediary between capital and labour."
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The Top 10 Tips for Workplace Friendships
Tweet Share on Facebook May 10, 2012 Comment (1)It's understandable that you would forge friendships with co-workers, given the sheer amount of time you spend with them each week. But workplace friendships can be delicate for that very reason. If you have a spat with a friend (who also happens to be your boss), the dispute may affect your work and the team vibe.
Here are 10 tips to help you enjoy spending time with your friends at work while still being efficient at your job:
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10 Ways to Appear More Authoritative at Work
Tweet Share on Facebook May 9, 2012 Comment (7)If you want to be taken more seriously at work, take a look at how authoritative you appear. Many people, especially newer managers, undermine their own authority without realizing it, and then wonder why they're not more respected.
Here are 10 ways to exude confidence and appear more authoritative at work:
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3 Severance Pay Questions Every Employee Should Ask
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2012 Comment (1)Due to the growing number of layoffs that have occurred at companies nationwide over the last few years, severance pay is a hot topic. Severance is a specified amount of money you would receive in the event of being laid off or taking voluntary, early retirement; you'd earn the payment in addition to your salary. If you quit your job, however, you'd be ineligible for severance pay.
