Is it important to you that you become successful in your chosen career? Many people take their jobs for granted, thinking that their job is taking over their lives and all that drama. This kind of attitude will not lead you to becoming the successful professional you always dreamed yourself to be. Realize what it [...]

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What is your plan to achieve success in your work? If it’s kissing your boss’s ass every working day then forget it! We have way better methods. Work your way to the top by getting heard and be understood by your officemates. Know and learn what it takes to put forward your best ideas.

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There’s no experience like the spa experience to get your mind off stressful things and soothe your aching back. Getting a professional and licensed massage therapist could be costly. Ever thought you could perhaps be one? You can even go without the license. I’m sure your partner won’t mind if your hands move like a [...]

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I know I’ve written a little bit about this matter a few months ago but I’d like to re-emphasize the point. I have a lot of friends who are freelancing graphics artists and web designers. I am sort of a freelancer myself. One thing that I’d say that most freelancers tend to forget is to [...]

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Working in the field of public relations (PR) is probably one of the most critical jobs, if not most complicated. How do you work with different kinds of people and make sure each one trusts you? Making and approaching PR is a delicate task. One wrong move snowballs into a disaster that’s going to haunt [...]

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Perhaps one issue in today’s workplace is how to manage technophobia. Undoubtedly, computers make work a lot faster and easier. It’s only quite logical to automate work processes with computers. Unfortunately for some organizations, there’s the issue of change management. Some employees just need to be pushed to use technology to their benefit but technophobia [...]

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The job market today has changed a lot. It’s not a game of just handing out a shortened life history and tidbits of personal information anymore. Almost everyone has the same thing to say – graduated from some school, worked in some place. That was probably the time when veneer was cool and Vanilla Ice [...]

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Selling is not easy. To be an effective salesperson, you have to be persuasive so that you can talk your customer into purchasing your product. But customers are now wiser and are becoming penny-pinchers because of the need to save up. How can you develop your sales potential to be the very best in selling [...]

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In a previous post, we’ve pointed out some tips on dealing with workplace fiends. However, we’ve only dealt with fiendish co-workers in general but here are some tips on how to deal with one type (and probably the worst type) of annoying co-workers – the bully. Just when you think you’ve had enough of them [...]

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I’ve felt the pressure of being under a workaholic boss – the type who starts working at 6 AM in the morning and stops around midnight. If your employer makes very unreasonable demands that works starts to breach your own personal time, then you might have to consider your work.

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It is good to be always on the lookout for something better that might come along. We are talking about a new, and way better job offer. But how do you say goodbye to everyone in the office?

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Miss school? We know how you feel. School is one of the best experiences you’ll ever have in your life. And going back to school this time around is definitely going to be different – could be a bit harder because you have more things that need your time. Be guided as you delve into [...]

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Sometimes, it takes a guy from below to give the boss some much needed perspective to make the right decisions. However, there are times when the thought of saying anything less than a praise can be quite tricky. Either the boss takes it well, or you’re painting a bullseye on your back. So be careful [...]

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How do you offset a stressful day at work? By ending it with a soothing night! Does your work suck? You won’t really feel this way if you love your job. But the thing is, it ain’t much fun if it leaves you all stressed out, regardless of whether or not the paycheck is a [...]

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“If were to ask a raise from your boss, describe the social context that your share with him/her,” I told my business communication class a few weeks ago. One student said that his best case scenario would be that he is friends with the boss. Probably 90+ of them raised their hands when asked if [...]

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