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Take a Break This Summer!

August 6, 2014 | Editorial Team

By Deborah Shane

All work and no play makes for a dull, repetitive and exhausting life.

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The demands of our lives today can be overwhelming and challenging even for the best of us work-life balancers. The newer idea seems to be about work-life integration.

My colleague Dan Schawbel talks about this in Work Life Intergration: The New Norm. He says: the new phrase and idea is work life integration, where professionals blend personal and professional. Many boomers aren’t prepared for this shift: it’s happened too fast for them. But Millennials are taking the lead, talking to their friends via Facebook at work and answering business emails from home at night. Read More

Recent College Grad?

June 24, 2014 | Editorial Team

By Deborah Shane

If you’re a recent college grad, you know that your education is a gift, asset and tool. Education gives anyone an edge in the job and career world but what makes the difference is how you use it and what you do to get hired, get ahead and succeed.

You make the difference.

The most important thing you can do post graduation is to put a Marketing Yourself Plan into motion. This plan paints a clear picture of your assets and values. How well you market and articulate that plan will determine if you stand out, get noticed and are remembered.

Competition for jobs these days is fierce; making smart connections can help you cut through the clutter. Social media marketing and showing up at events where you have the opportunity to meet key players — even for just a few minutes — can be a game changer. A lot can happen in five minutes if you are prepared. Read More

Five Strategies To Advance and Own Your Professional Development

July 11, 2013 | Editorial Team 1

By Deborah Shane

What are you doing today to own your professional development? Are you doing the pulling or is someone else doing it for you? Careers used to move themselves, but today we are responsible for moving our careers in the direction we want them to go.

It’s really always been up to us to find, get and keep a job. Just a few years ago all you had to do was call a company you wanted to work for, or ask a colleague to make an introduction, and within a relatively short time you could have a job or switch jobs.
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Off-Résumé: 5 Soft Skills to Make You Stand Out

May 28, 2013 | Editorial Team 2

by Deborah Shane

Are you seriously preparing for the next step of your career path?

Employers are more selective in who they’re hiring than ever before. That means that while what’s on your résumé (your core skills, unique qualities and measurable accomplishments) is more important than ever, it’s your soft skills—your ability to interact effectively with coworkers and customers—that will make you stand out as a premium and launch you down your career path at high speed.

Here are 5 key soft skills you should master:
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Virtual Job Club Day 13: Brand Yourself for Unadvertised Openings

September 8, 2011 | Editorial Team 18

Great feedback from the calls this week — Emily Bennington on Tuesday on social media, and Dani Ticktin Koplik on Wednesday about the new realities in the business world that will impact your search. Click to listen to each of them if you missed the live call.

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