5 for Friday: Social Media Edition

5 for Friday: Social Media Edition

Are you actively leveraging your presence on social media for your job search? Are you managing your online reputation? If you aren’t doing both of these things, you need to start immediately. Lots of people find jobs through online networking and lots of employers find dirt about employees the same way. Time to clean up [...]

Get the Numbers Right

Get the Numbers Right

This post is by Brenda Greene and Helen Cunningham, authors of “The Business Style Handbook, An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job.” You just put your email through spellcheck and asked a colleague to give it a quick read for typos. Everything looks good and you send it to your boss for approval. [...]

#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

At Monster.com, we’re on a mission to find the nation’s best bits of career advice. Everyone, no matter what job they do or where they are in their career, has a story to share about how to succeed. In an effort to “pay it forward” and help others, we’ve been encouraging people all over the [...]

Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Are you in a New York state of mind? The New York State Department of Labor reported that the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies in New York City. 1.) Email Marketing Strategist – [...]

3 Tips for Preparing Your Career for Big Life Changes

3 Tips for Preparing Your Career for Big Life Changes

Early summer often brings major life changes: weddings, graduations and moves. Along with these personal events can come career changes. Maybe you’re looking for your first job after graduation, or you’re moving cross-country for your new spouse and need to find work in your adopted home? More than 80 percent of respondents in a recent [...]


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Get the Numbers Right

Get the Numbers Right

This post is by Brenda Greene and Helen Cunningham, authors of “The Business Style Handbook, An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job.” You just put your email through spellcheck and asked a colleague to give it a quick read for typos. Everything looks good and you send it to your boss for approval. [...]

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#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

At Monster.com, we’re on a mission to find the nation’s best bits of career advice. Everyone, no matter what job they do or where they are in their career, has a story to share about how to succeed. In an effort to “pay it forward” and help others, we’ve been encouraging people all over the [...]

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5  Rules for Navigating Social Media

5 Rules for Navigating Social Media

This post is by Phil La Duke, a partner in the Performance Assurance Practice for ERM. La Duke has over 20 years of training, performance improvement, and lean manufacturing experience. It seems like everything you read about social networking these days contains some dire admonishment about the importance of keeping your social outlets squeaky clean. [...]

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Cool Jobs

Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Are you in a New York state of mind? The New York State Department of Labor reported that the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies in New York City. 1.) Email Marketing Strategist – [...]

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5 for Friday: Social Media Edition

5 for Friday: Social Media Edition

Are you actively leveraging your presence on social media for your job search? Are you managing your online reputation? If you aren’t doing both of these things, you need to start immediately. Lots of people find jobs through online networking and lots of employers find dirt about employees the same way. Time to clean up [...]

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Get the Numbers Right

Get the Numbers Right

This post is by Brenda Greene and Helen Cunningham, authors of “The Business Style Handbook, An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job.” You just put your email through spellcheck and asked a colleague to give it a quick read for typos. Everything looks good and you send it to your boss for approval. [...]

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#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

At Monster.com, we’re on a mission to find the nation’s best bits of career advice. Everyone, no matter what job they do or where they are in their career, has a story to share about how to succeed. In an effort to “pay it forward” and help others, we’ve been encouraging people all over the [...]

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Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Cool Jobs: New York Edition

Are you in a New York state of mind? The New York State Department of Labor reported that the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs from cool companies in New York City. 1.) Email Marketing Strategist – [...]

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3 Tips for Preparing Your Career for Big Life Changes

3 Tips for Preparing Your Career for Big Life Changes

Early summer often brings major life changes: weddings, graduations and moves. Along with these personal events can come career changes. Maybe you’re looking for your first job after graduation, or you’re moving cross-country for your new spouse and need to find work in your adopted home? More than 80 percent of respondents in a recent [...]

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5 for Friday: Summer Clothing Edition

Temps are warming up across much of the nation, or will be soon. Don’t let inappropriate warm weather clothes ruin your internship, interview or first day at a new job. Here are some tips for everyone on warm weather business attire. Don’t Be a Skintern. What Not to Wear to Your Summer Internship. Slate: “When [...]

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How to Make a Strong First Impression in Your Next Meeting

How to Make a Strong First Impression in Your Next Meeting

One of the greatest things about being a young entrepreneur is getting to learn from other, more seasoned entrepreneurs. One such fellow entrepreneur I know is Teresa Garland, managing partner at Intelligender, who always seems to know how to leave a lasting impression. Recently, we asked her for her best advice for making a strong [...]

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#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

#FindBetter Wednesdays: Your Advice for Career Success

At Monster.com, we’re on a mission to find the nation’s best bits of career advice. Everyone, no matter what job they do or where they are in their career, has a story to share about how to succeed. In an effort to “pay it forward” and help others, we’ve been encouraging people all over the [...]

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5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs Who Want to Be Taken Seriously

5 Tips for Young Entrepreneurs Who Want to Be Taken Seriously

Kevon Saber is the CEO of Fig, a mobile startup focused on personal well-being. Prior to Fig, Kevon was vice president of sales and marketing at GenPlay Games, a mobile games developer he co-founded. Kevon holds a BS in Finance from Santa Clara University and a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Kevon [...]

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Cool Jobs: Stress Relief Edition

Cool Jobs: Stress Relief Edition

Modern life is stressful for a lot of people. The American Institute of Stress says that 80% of workers feel stress on the job. If you’re interested in relieving stress for a living, your options aren’t limited to being a masseuse or a yoga instructor. This week, we are featuring 10 of the coolest jobs [...]

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