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Interview Advice for the Laid Off

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Dear Alex: How should I approach the topic of having been laid off in a job interview? I would mention …

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Write Concisely and Be Heard

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Mark Twain was one of the most well-known writers of his day, and people are still paying attention to him …

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Are You Careful Enough About E-mail?

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I adore e-mail and couldn’t live without it, but at least once a week I hear a terrible story about …

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Resist the Takeover Urge at Your New Job

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During seminars I give about young people entering the workplace, one issue crops up all the time.  “These twenty-somethings come …

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Surviving the Interview as a Young Professional

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In her book “You’ve Only Got Three Seconds,” personal marketing consultant Camille Lavington says that the moment a person sees …

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