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6 Tips for Landing Your Dream Job
Do you have a job that’s just like everyone else’s? Are you looking for a nine-to-five…but wish you weren’t? Do you wish there was another option, one that would lead to an exciting, unique, and fulfilling line of work? I recently interviewed more than 100 people who currently hold their dream jobs as research for a new book called How’d You Score That Gig? (www.scorethatgig.com, Ballantine Books). These individuals, who are travel journalists, e
March 31, 2008
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How to Cope with Jerks at Work
At some point in our careers, most of us are forced to work with someone whose people skills can only be described as atrocious. Sometimes our companies wisely get rid of these people, but they are like weeds. Pluck one, and within seconds another will sprout up in its place. The dread that comes with having to regularly interact with someone who is routinely negative, argumentative, stressed out or mean can make your job a wholly unpleasant experience â if you let it.nnYou
March 26, 2007
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Are You Too Negative? Become a Much Happier Camper at Work by Learning to Handle Anger, Worry and Stress
When one of Corporate Americaâs realities frustrates you, you might want to stamp your foot and scream, âitâs not fair! It doesnât make any sense! Itâs wrong!â Incident after incident convinces you that your managers are a bunch of crazy lunatics and that every time you turn around, someone or something is keeping you from succeeding at work. You quickly develop a bad attitude without considering the consequences.nnI fell into this trap at the beginning of my care
March 26, 2007
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Tips for Handling On the Job Setbacks
If youâve chosen a business career, you will inevitably experience some type of setback. And whether your pet project is canceled, your performance review is a bust, you get turned down for a promotion, or youâre asked to leave the company, setbacks hurt big time. Nevertheless, if you start thinking of yourself as a victim or allow yourself to lapse into prolonged negativity, you wonât be hurting anyone except yourself. Worrying until you get sick, abusing drugs or deny
March 26, 2007
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Tips for Handling On the Job Setbacks
If you've chosen a business career, you will inevitably experience some type of setback. And whether your pet project is canceled, your performance review is a bust, you get turned down for a promotion, or you're asked to leave the company, setbacks hurt big time. Nevertheless, if you start thinking of yourself as a victim or allow yourself to lapse into prolonged negativity, you won't be hurting anyone except yourself. Worrying until you get sick, abusing drugs or denying th
September 20, 2004