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Posted by Brian McCullough Have you observed someone who always seems to get the promotion or the new job opportunity?  Your first thought may be that the person is lucky, knows someone, or is kissing up to the boss. Guess again.  The person who always seems to be vertically on the move most likely knows who […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough Feel like you aren’t appreciated at your job? Or that others don’t listen to or respect you? Are you overlooked for promotions and other opportunities? You may think the only solution is to find other work, but that’s not necessarily true. And with today’s high unemployment rate, a new job could […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough The typical advice says that you should tell everyone that you are looking. But is that really helpful for management-level jobs or jobs in a very specific industry, say finance? Will people really get leads from their manicurist? If I could choose between help from my manicurist or the Managing Director […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough A 5 POINT STRATEGY FOR ENSURING YOUR JOB SECURITY Think Job Security is a thing of the past? Think again. While it may be true that no one is exempt from a downsizing, layoff, or unexpected re-organization in today’s economic climate, that doesn’t have to mean you have no job security. […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough If you’re starting a new job, you’ve probably got a million and one thoughts running through your head: What will my new boss be like? Will I get along with my co-workers? How soon can I start digging into my new projects? You might be so busy thinking about the big […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough I saw an excellent article this weekend on giving a big presentation on speech. You can read the entire article here (there are 10 excellent tips). But I wanted to highlight two points that I found the be the most relevant and important. A long time ago I had a post […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough This is from an Ask Brian Question. Send in your own Ask Brian Question here. 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, […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian. 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, […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian. 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 […]

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Posted by Brian McCullough I 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“ […]

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