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How Can Older Job Searchers Realistically Change Careers?
May 21, 2018 by Jan ShawkeyLydia Bowers (photo, left) fields a question from a reader about changing careers at 60...Category: Career Planning, Special: ArticlesComments Off on How Can Older Job Searchers Realistically Change Careers?
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Stop Ending Your Speeches With ‘Any Questions’ and End with This Instead
by Jan Shawkey"If you're planning to wrap up your presentation with a half-hearted call for "any questions?..Category: Electronic Slides, Persuasive Messages, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Stop Ending Your Speeches With ‘Any Questions’ and End with This Instead
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Want to Increase Your Presence? Start by Telling One of These Stories
May 18, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Here's how to grow your influence, boost your impression and make a powerful impact...Category: Routine and Positive Messages, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Want to Increase Your Presence? Start by Telling One of These Stories
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Why Introverts Might Be Better Networkers
by Jan Shawkey"Presumably, extroverts are more excited by going to mixers and events and meeting new people...Category: Career Planning, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Why Introverts Might Be Better Networkers
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Do Resumes Even Matter Now That Everyone Has LinkedIn?
by Jan ShawkeyLydia Bowers (photo, left) answers a reader's question at TheMuse...Category: Resumes, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Do Resumes Even Matter Now That Everyone Has LinkedIn?
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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
May 17, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"Cognitive diversity has been defined as differences in perspective or information processing styles...Category: Collaboration/Teams, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse
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Are You Overusing Exclamation Points in Work Emails?
by Jan Shawkey"It was in my first office job that my habit of writing exclamation mark–ridden work emails first came to my attention...Category: Email, Special: ArticlesComments Off on Are You Overusing Exclamation Points in Work Emails?
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50 Americanisms That Don’t Make Sense to Foreigners
May 16, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"We asked HuffPost Facebook followers from outside the U...Category: Special: Articles, Words-Phrases-SentencesComments Off on 50 Americanisms That Don’t Make Sense to Foreigners
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10 Things Successful Entrepreneurs Never Tolerate
by Jan Shawkey"To help you truly understand what gives a high-achieving entrepreneur that edge, here are the 10 things successful people never tolerate in themselves and in those around them...Category: Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 10 Things Successful Entrepreneurs Never Tolerate
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12 Phrases That Will Make Your Audience Put Down Their Cell Phones and Pay Attention to You
May 15, 2018 by Jan Shawkey"No matter how topical, relevant or pressing your content is, you're often fighting an uphill battle for the audience's attention...Category: Electronic Slides, Special: ArticlesComments Off on 12 Phrases That Will Make Your Audience Put Down Their Cell Phones and Pay Attention to You
