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Want to get promoted? Don’t overlook this important step! by Kim Meninger - Dec, 2012 You’re a high performer with a great track record of success. You’ve proven yourself to be a valuable asset to your team. And you consistently invest in professional development opportunities to improve your skills and broaden your experience. So what else do you need to do to get promoted? Many professionals are under the impression that a promotion is a reward for past performance. This is actually not true. Profess... |
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What Does Your Boss’ Desk Say About His Work Style? by Barbara Safani - Dec, 2012 Understanding how co-workers and bosses give and receive information is important, and knowing their preferences can help improve communications and general job satisfaction. Savvy professionals are always looking for clues to a person’s preferred style of communication. Most social psychologists recognize that there are four basic temperaments or communications styles. One widely accepted concept for acknowledging the... |
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The Pros and Cons of Job Hopping by John Crant - Dec, 2012 My Take on Job Hopping Pros and Cons What do employers think when they see someone has quickly changed jobs several times on their resume? Employers are always looking for a ‘successful hire’, and that means someone who will join their team, stay challenged and motivated in the new role for about 2 years, and then be ready to be promoted to a new role where they will stay challenged and motivated for another 2 years... |
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Do You Have What It Takes To Get Promoted Now? by Alexandra Levit - Dec, 2012 According to a new study from the Center for Talent Innovation, 268 senior executives cited executive presence, or being perceived as leadership material, as an essential component to getting ahead. In fact, executive presence accounted for, on average, 25 percent of what it takes to get promoted. Co-sponsored by Marie Claire, the research initiative was led by my colleague Sylvia Hewlett, who often studies the barriers ... |
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5 Ways To Pump Up Your Career Muscle by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter - Dec, 2012 Your career is organic. It is a living, virtually breathing organism that needs to be nourished and exercised. Without attentive, continual care, you cannot expect your career heartbeat to remain vibrant and strong. To prevent career malnourishment, consider applying these five activities to your daily routine: 1. Stop Weighing Down Conversations. Too many people, especially early in their career or in the throes of tran... |
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Handling Transitions at Work by Alexandra Levit - Dec, 2012 I was at a meeting in which a c-suite executive proclaimed that her organization had experienced too much tumult lately. This organization had decided on a new policy: managers in new positions would now have to wait a full year before changing absolutely anything. Halleluyah. It is well known that in the business world, people starting a new job will try to make their mark immediately, and this inevitably involve... |
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A Good Attitude Is Critical For Older Job Candidates by Deborah Brown-Volkman - Nov, 2012 Still looking for a job? Do you think it's because of your age? Maybe the number of years you have been on the planet is fine, and what you're lacking is a good perspective. The best thing about getting older is the knowledge and experience you have. You're at a point in your career where you know yourself well and can make good decisions. But perhaps the steps you've used in the past to find a new job aren't working. In yo... |
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Any Road Will (Not) Do: 6 Tips for Successful Career Management by Georgia Adamson - Nov, 2012 One variation of the saying goes, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will do.” Or, as another puts it, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re likely to wind up somewhere else.” When applied to establishing a successful career, not knowing where you’re headed or how you’re going to get there spells trouble with a capital T. Sometimes people luck-out and easily get what seems like a good job early in life... |
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Discrimination: How to Handle It by Georgia Adamson - Nov, 2012 It’s Illegal—and It Happens Laws have been passed to make employment discrimination based on numerous factors—such as race, religion and age—illegal. Those laws have been around for a while now, and no company can claim ignorance as an excuse. But discrimination happens—sometimes because of poor training, but too often because companies have gotten sophisticated about how they do it. One of the most common concerns rela... |
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Find the Courage to Leap To a Great New Career by Deborah Brown-Volkman - Nov, 2012 It takes courage to pursue a career you're passionate about when you're already immersed in one you dislike. When I started my first marketing job in Manhattan in the early 1980s, I loved the pace, big-city excitement and the high salary I was earning. I excelled at my job. Wall Street was booming. As my career progressed, I ran sales and marketing programs for large and small companies. But gradually I began to feel as th... |
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