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3 In-Demand Skills to Tackle Now!
Opportunity abounds, but so do budget cuts and mass layoffs. There are plenty of great jobs and business opportunities out on the market, but the majority of the ones that pay good and challenge professionals to stretch and grow have very narrow scopes and requirements. Eliminate the gray area from your resume: lock-in one or…
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5 Ways To Neutralize Micromanagers
One of the biggest demotivators any professional can experience in their career is a micromanaging boss. They’re highly stressful individuals who misrepresent their stress and anxiety as intensity and passion. They confuse distrust and insecurity with perfectionism and obsession with details. And more often than not they are very inexperienced and fearful of failure. Defying…
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3 Great Lessons From The Worst Job I’ve Ever Had
The worst job I’ve ever had actually turned out to be great because it taught me some valuable lessons. I love to learn, although I prefer it not be the hard way. One of my missions in life is to empower career changers and military veterans with useful knowledge and information about careering. You don’t have…
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5 Great Benefits of Hiring Veterans
Job-seeking military veterans are ultra-competitive candidates. They have proven track records and in-demand skill sets. Sometimes their value gets lost in translation, but here you’ll find some of the crystal clear benefits for recruiting and hiring them. Currently, there are many commendable initiatives advocating for the hiring of military veterans. I greatly appreciate every organization…
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6 Great Blogs To Subscribe To For Career Transition Guidance
Career change is almost never easy, but it can be simplified in some instances. From mid 2012 to nearly the end of 2014, I was on an unrelenting career transition journey, as I transformed from active duty military service member to where I am today. Throughout that time I needed guidance, sound advice, inspiration, and…
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Sound Advice for Businesses with Stupid Billing Policies
Make it easy for people to change their preferences or cancel the service, so they don’t leave angry. “It engenders a negative brand perception if you make customers pick up the phone and wait in line to stop paying you.” -Michael Dublin, CEO of Dollar Shave Club Above is some sound advice for business owners…
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Why Coffee Shops Are Better Than Golf Courses for Small Business Deals
I’m admittedly not an avid golfer. I’ve never negotiated a deal on the green. But, I have closed many deals over a fresh cup of java. I personally find coffee houses to be the perfect neutral grounds for dialogue, be it business or personal. And you can switch it up a lot, especially if you’re…
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Guiding Leadership Principles of Successful Entrepreneurship
By: Fran Tarkenton, Founder & CEO, GoSmallBiz.com (Originally Published: 24 July 2013) No matter what type of business you’re in, there’s one thing that’s certain: the life of an entrepreneur is ridden with challenges. It is easy to get caught up in the rise and fall of the larger macroeconomic environment or the successes and failures of…
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