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Community Articles/Employment
When it comes to geting a promotion or landing a job, the ‘best’ people don't get hired or promoted—the ones who know how to get hired and promoted invariably win out. It's not about flattery—it's more about being a team player and fitting in with your boss' overall plans. If...
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Community Articles/Employment
Job interviews can be identity-threatening and rejection-filled—especially if a job candidate is guilty of TMI—Too Much Information. In my role as a job coach preparing candidates for job interviews, I remind individuals to look good, appear confident, interview as a job holder (even if ...
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Community Articles/Employment
Hundreds of people participated in the Fifth Annual Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, sponsored by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Maimonides Medical Center, Beth Israel, Health Plus and Kiwanis International, recently.
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Community Articles/Employment
In the interviewing process, you may have the occasion to dine with the decision-maker as a follow-up, and make no mistake—you are being observed. Whether you are dining with a client, on a job interview or at a networking event, dining out with strangers may evoke some basic fears on how to b...
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Community Articles/Employment
Living in a world marked by trying times, like the ones we are in, is a tough reality to face. Keeping one's job is even harder given the current economic trends. Despite insecurities about one's current position, employees can easily be mentally one foot out the door without technically receiving t...
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Community Articles/Employment
Even if your resume gets you an interview, it doesn’t necessarily get you the job. Often, people spend so much time trying to create the perfect resume, they lose sight of their real goal—to get a job. Know that the purpose of the resume is to get you the interview—and the purpose ...
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Community Articles/Employment
Arecent survey by The Institute for Corporate Productivity found that nearly one-third of the employers studied have seen personal clashes involving religious differences in the workplace.
Thirteen percent of employees surveyed said they have refused to take on assignments with certain co-worke...
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Community Articles/Employment
Anyone who has ever looked for a job has certainly seen countless ads that simply sound too good to be true. These want ads generally include phrases like: “Make $4,000 a week from home—No Sales,” or “Earn $35,000 -45,000 a year working part time,” and of course, &ldquo...
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Community Articles/Employment
When it comes to negotiating your salary, the most important thing to remember is: not to give the first number.
The person who gives the first number sets the starting point. If you request a salary higher than the range for the job, the interviewer may say you are “too high” and ...
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Community Articles/Employment
Recently, a human resource manager, working for a prominent New York City law firm, asked for my help in writing her resume. She said, “I see resumes all the time. Thousands come across my desk, but I’m having a difficult time writing my own. I understand the importance of having a good ...
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Community Articles/Employment
Looking for a new job, whether right out of college or later on in your career, can be a humbling experience. The job hunter never really knows what to expect and tends to get despondent if the phone doesn’t ring when the weeks —or even months—start ticking by. During an economic d...
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