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How To Rev Up Your Career Just Days Before The New Year
If you’re working this week, you may have extra time for Facebook games or for long workouts at your gym. The week between Christmas and New Year’s can be a slow one in some corporate offices – and...
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This Is Why People Are Always Misinterpreting Your Emails
Let's assume you're not stupid or a jerk or weird--that you're not misspelling every other word or ending every thought with "OK???!!!!" or citing Hopi Indian blessings in their original tongue. Let's...
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The No. 1 Thing Keeping Women From Breaking Into The Boys' Club
"There's a woman you have to meet," said a male CEO during a recent meeting. "She sounds terrific. I love meeting interesting people. ...Any men you'd like me to meet?" "Aren't you married?" "Sure...
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9 Career Books To Inspire You In 2012
If you’re searching for a gift that will give meaning or some mentoring to a friend or family member, you could enroll them in a webinar or pay for a subscription to a magazine that covers...
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You Won't Believe What Kind Of Burger Is Spearheading Wendy's Return To Japan...
Wendy's is investing $200 million on a return to Japan after leaving the country in 2009, according to Bloomberg. The signature burger of this venture is a $16 Foie Gras Rossini, aka the Premium...
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It Took A Brilliant Marketing Campaign To Create The Best-Selling Drug Of All...
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Lipitor, the best-selling drug in the history of pharmaceuticals, is the blockbuster that almost wasn't. When it was in development, the cholesterol-lowering medicine was...
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The Pants You're Buying At Big Retailers Are Actually WAY Larger Than Advertised
Your pant size is probably lying to you to make you feel better about yourself, reports Abram Sauer at Esquire. It's called "vanity sizing," and it's the reason why you find out your size is different...
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Want A Leg Up In The Competition For Digital Eyeballs? Score A Free Ticket To...
A major competition is under way for your digital attention span. Which content do you consume and when do you decide to share? Which devices do you own? The heat is on for your brain cells. The...
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15 Inspirational Rags-To-Riches Stories
Some of the world's billionaires took themselves from the streets to the top of the Forbes' list. Despite mounting evidence that it's becoming increasingly difficult to build such wealth, these 15...
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INFOGRAPHIC: A Programmer's Guide To Getting Hired By A Startup
++Click to Enlarge++ Please follow War Room on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:INFOGRAPHIC: A Look At How Flash Sales Are Changing Online ShoppingROBERT REICH:...
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How To Completely Destroy Your Career With One Massive Customer Service Fail
Paul Christoforo, president of PR firm Ocean Marketing, represented N-Control, the makers of the Playstation 3 Avenger controller. That is, until he went absolutely bonkers on a customer that had a...
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PROFESSOR: These Are The Worst CEOs of 2011
CEOs who make disastrous mistakes have one thing in common: They hate taking advice. "Those things that get you to the top, if left unchanged, will also lead to your eventual downfall," says professor...
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Two Mind-Boggling Explanations For Why Layaway's So Popular Right Now
When you're poor and money is tight, you'll do most anything to get by. And for the majority of low-income consumers facing exorbitant credit card debt and bills, that means opting for layaway come...
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Don't Make These 10 Painful Mistakes If You're Applying For An MBA
While a student member of the Wharton Admissions Committee, I got to meet hundreds of very accomplished and talented people. However, I have also seen my fair share of strange things done by...
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Here's What Happens To Your Bag After You Check It At The Airport
Delta Airlines released a video showing exactly what happens to your bag once you check it at the airport. This is smart, especially after the negative publicity airlines got when a baggage handler...
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LAST CHANCE: Final 2011 Email Sweepstakes — With Great Hulu Prizes!
You'll have four chances to win 3 months of Hulu Plus. Any newsletter subscriber is eligible. Become one now and you'll have a chance to check out what all the cool kids are talking about. Entry...
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Online Retailers Have Figured Out How To Take Advantage Of Drunk Shoppers
Call it BUI (buying under the influence), chardonnay shopping or what have you, but drunk shopping online is sweeping America, and the trend could be wreaking havoc on your finances. The Times'...
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Americans Have Finally Figured Out How To Game Retailers--Wait Until The...
NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to decent sales gains for retailers. And the doldrums...
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What It’s Like To Work Five Jobs At Once In New York City
Ever since moving to New York City five years ago, Mo Watkins has held at least three different jobs at any given time — sometimes as many as five, working 85 hours a week — to make a living as an...
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Grocery Stores' 'Man Aisles' Might Be The Most Backhanded Slap At Consumers...
The average dolt might roll his eyes at this, but for the rest of us with a functioning brain, we have to ask ourselves: Just what were marketers thinking when they rolled out man aisles? Oh yeah,...
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