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  • 11 Benefits Of Being Positive

    11 Benefits Of Being Positive

    By AOL Jobs Contributor, Posted May 2nd 2012 @ 9:53AM

    By Jon Gordon Over the years I've done a lot of research on the positive effects of being positive and the negative effects of being negative. The research is clear. It really does pay to be positive and the benefits include enhanced health and longevity, happiness, career advancement, athletic performance, ...

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  • Are You Sabotaging Your Career? 9 Ways To Move Ahead

    Are You Sabotaging Your Career? 9 Ways To Move Ahead

    By FINS.com, Posted May 2nd 2012 @ 9:12AM

    By Julie Steinberg Many companies can point to a woman high enough on the food chain to show naysayers that anyone can make it up the ranks of power. Facebook has Sheryl Sandberg, Google has Marissa Mayer, J.P. Morgan has Mary Callahan Erdoes. These women, however, are few and far between. Women held just ...

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  • What You Need To Know To Become A Boss In 2012

    What You Need To Know To Become A Boss In 2012

    By Brazen Life, Posted Apr 30th 2012 @ 9:20AM

    By Tracey Wilen-Daugenti The 21st-century workplace is a brave new world -- new technology, new ways to connect and do business, and new demands on workers. To stay competitive -- and employable -- you'll need to anticipate and embrace these changes. ...

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  • Deepak Chopra's Spiritual Advice For The Unemployed

    Deepak Chopra's Spiritual Advice For The Unemployed

    By FINS.com, Posted Apr 24th 2012 @ 10:17AM

    By Joseph Walker Anyone who has ever been passed over for a promotion or failed to negotiate the pay raise they thought they deserved knows what it feels like to be down in the dumps. For the long-term unemployed -- about 5.3 million Americans -- feelings of anxiety are even more acute. Deepak Chopra, the ...

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  • Report: U.S. Is Creating Lousy Jobs

    Report: U.S. Is Creating Lousy Jobs

    By FOX Business, Posted Apr 18th 2012 @ 9:16AM

    By Dunstan Prial An analysis of recent labor market data shows that while the number of jobs created in early 2012 exceeds that of a year ago, the jobs added to U.S. payrolls paid less than those created in early 2011. In the first four months of fiscal year 2012, employment and withheld income tax ...

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  • 5 Jobs That Employers Are Begging To Fill In 2012

    5 Jobs That Employers Are Begging To Fill In 2012

    By David Schepp, Posted Apr 16th 2012 @ 3:30PM

    It's a conundrum: Many employers have jobs that they can't fill even though millions of Americans want and need work. A recent Right Management survey of 600 employers found that 90 percent of them are finding it difficult to fill key positions, despite the nation's historically high unemployment rate. ...

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  • Is Your Online Reputation Harming You? 3 Quick Fixes

    Is Your Online Reputation Harming You? 3 Quick Fixes

    By David Schepp, Posted Apr 13th 2012 @ 3:48PM

    It's easier than ever for potential employers to quickly uncover bits of your past that you may wish they wouldn't. And more employers are Googling, checking Facebook or otherwise searching online for information about job candidates. That's why employment and security experts suggest that job seekers clean up ...

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  • On The Wrong Career Path? 3 Ways To Get Back On Track

    On The Wrong Career Path? 3 Ways To Get Back On Track

    By Brazen Life, Posted Apr 13th 2012 @ 9:20AM

    By Eric Lunsford You did everything you were supposed to to get on the right career path. When you were in high school, you looked toward college to find a career. "Someday you're going to be a doctor, lawyer or even a business owner," said your overbearing-but-well-meaning parents. ...

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  • Best Jobs For Introverts (And For Extroverts)

    Best Jobs For Introverts (And For Extroverts)

    By David Schepp, Posted Apr 13th 2012 @ 9:10AM

    If you're an introvert on the job, chances are people have called you shy, reserved or quiet -- qualities that aren't typically prized in the workplace. It's extroverts, it seems, who hold all the cards in the world of work. Their gregariousness makes it easier for them to instantly establish relationships in ...

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