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What to Consider Before Becoming a Road Warrior
If you’ve ever been an office dweller, you know how all that florescent lighting can mess with your brain. What you wouldn’t give to be one of those traveling salespeople, cranking the tunes in a...
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My Workplace Disaster: The False Accusation
This essay is the third finalist featured in The Daily Muse’s essay contest, “Surviving a Workplace Disaster.” Stay tuned for more finalists this week, then vote for your favorite, starting Sunday!...
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5 Steps To Helping Your Team Advance
When I first became a new manager within the IT department, there was a lot to be done. I had spent over 10 years working with this particular software—but, my direct reports had not. In fact, most of...
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4 Ways Working With Consultants Can Boost Your Career
So your company has just announced a big initiative—and it’s bringing in some consultants. Does this mean your job is in jeopardy? Relax—chances are, it doesn’t. Consultants often get a bad rap, but...
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Suffering in Silence: What To Do When You Feel Isolated at Work
I’ll never forget my first few weeks on the job at my current company. Not only was my department (IT) physically isolated from the rest of our bustling corporate offices, but from a cultural...
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4 Ridiculous (and Awesome) Ways to Celebrate the Holidays
Ever feel like the holiday routine can get a little stale after a while? Every year, you find yourself doing the same things, seeing the same people, and eating the same food. And while sometimes these...
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Getting Back Together: Interviewing at a Company You Used to Work For
Over time, your career path can take some pretty unexpected twists and turns. Like—when you suddenly find yourself trying to rejoin a company or team you once left behind. If you’re lucky, you were...
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5 Mistakes Not to Make at Your First Job
Even if you graduated with honors and were a superstar during your summer internship, starting your first job can bring on a whole new set of challenges. You have a big learning curve ahead of you, you...
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How to Make it Easier on Your Team When You Leave a Job
So you’ve just landed a new job and given your notice. All you need to do now is coast through the next few weeks, clean out your office, and maybe do an exit interview. You’re a short-timer—nobody’s...
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5 To-Dos After You Accept a New Job
So, you’ve just accepted a new job offer. Congrats! The first thing you should do is call up your best friends and make plans to celebrate (obviously). But after you’ve toasted to your latest success,...
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What to Say to the Candidates You Don’t Hire
So you’ve just wrapped up a week of interviewing candidates for an opening in your department, and on Friday afternoon you reconvene with the rest of the interview committee to swap notes. The good...
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