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Entries Tagged as 'Getting Ahead'

Multiple Job Offers – Choosing Between Them

January 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

ShareThis is from an Ask Brian Question.
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My name is XXXX, and Im 24 years old. Ever since last year i have been applying for different jobs in the field of fashion, I used to work and still do as a Fashion Stylist, which means I do a lot [...]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Young Professionals

Ask Brian: Maternity Leave: What to do about nursing mothers – returning to work?

September 12th, 2009 · No Comments

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Just Trying To Work asks:
I have a question about a touchy/socially taboo subject: nursing mothers in the workplace.  A woman that I work with who is still on maternity leave, comes into the office at least [...]

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Tags: Ask Brian · Getting Ahead · Office Politcs

Ask Brian – Just Took A Job That Is Below Me. Now What? When Do I Try To Move Up?

March 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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Reader Cee has a question very in tune with our times.
I landed a job after a lengthy search in Feb. Having been a high flyer and self employed for 15 years I needed a change, but [...]

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Tags: Ask Brian · Getting Ahead

How To Save Your Job From Layoffs

February 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

ShareI originally published this post series more than a year ago, when this blog was very young. It occurred to me that these post have even more relevance today. Click through to read the entire series.
How To Save Your Job

“The Weatherman Technique”
“The Lifeboat Technique“
“The Late Surge Technique“
“The Ninja Technique“
“The Zen Technique“

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Layoff Rumors

The Office Holiday Party In This Economy

December 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments

ShareLast year, we had a post about surviving the year-end holiday office party without embarrassing yourself too much or putting your career in jeopardy.
Ah… the good old days!
Now I guess you’re just lucky if you’ve survived to witness the year end party with your job intact!
And that leaves aside the fact that a lot of [...]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · Getting Ahead · Networking · Time Wasters

Who Survives Layoffs

November 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Sharedigg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/Who_Survives_Layoffs’;Layoffs are coming fast and furious. The employees of Citigroup got absolutely clobbered today.
Who survives when jobs are on the chopping block? Let me use a car salesman(person) analogy here.
Let’s imagine you are the owner of a car dealership. A recession is in full swing. No one is buying cars. (And let’s leave [...]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Layoff Rumors

When A Bad Job Market Means Opportunities For The Future

October 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

ShareHere’s a different philosophical take. From the make lemons from lemonade department…
A bad job market might mean you’re not going to get your dream job for a while. But maybe you should take this time as an opportunity to figure out where you want to see yourself when the bad times end.
The storm will pass. [...]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Job Search · Recession

A Successful Job Search Attitude

October 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments

ShareI’m not a big fan of motivational posts. I much prefer to give you tangible tips and hacks, so this is probably as close as I’m going to get to this sort of thing.But the proper job search attitude is important, and I’ll tell you why. You can’t land the sort of job you [...]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Job Search

Don’t Bring Your Politics Into The Workplace

September 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

ShareMaybe I’m old fashioned.
(The further into my 30s I go, the more old fashioned I feel.)
But I really don’t feel there is a place in the workplace for three things: your religion, your sex life and your politics. I don’t want to hear about any of them. Keep it to yourself.
So, given the fact that [...]

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Tags: ... Or Hardly Working? · Getting Ahead · Office Politcs

What To Do If You Survive Layoffs

September 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

ShareWe’ve spoken in the past about strategies you can employ to anticipate and avoid layoffs.
But what happens if you survive a round of layoffs? What should you do if you look around and you’re one of the last men standing?
Here are some quick tips:
Figure Out The Company Game Plan, and Get On Board
If you’ve just [...]

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Tags: Getting Ahead · Layoff Rumors · Office Politcs