NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Job interviews usually close with the same five words: “Do you have any questions?” It may sound benign, but for a job applicant, it can feel like the moment of truth.
By this point, the employer has read your cover letter and resume, corresponded with you by e-mail
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The White House inched closer Thursday to a final compromise with lawmakers who would ensure Bush-era tax cuts are extended for all income brackets this year, a deal that includes an extension of unemployment benefits for many Americans.
The deal has, in many ways, pitted President Obama’s administration
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Karren Brady … ‘I always laugh when I read about sexism cases.’
When it comes to self-control, the businesswoman Karren Brady clearly has a lot to teach us. Here’s one case in point. Four years ago, then aged 36, Brady experienced an allergic reaction and went for a health screening, including
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Do you just want to survive at work or are you really interested in what you
do?
By Wayne Clarke
Published: 6:30AM GMT 25 Mar 2010
If you’re looking for a job, will you take anything just so you can pay the
bills at the end of the month
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What’s the best way to apologise for insulting the boss?
First, remember that once you’ve created a problem in e-mail, you can’t solve it in e-mail. As I remind people when I speak on “Smart People, Stupid E-Mails,” a heartfelt apology requires a meeting — or at the very least, a
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Councils could face the worst round of job losses “for a generation”
with at least 25,000 under threat, according to a new survey.
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Published: 6:25AM GMT 01 Mar 2010
Research also found that seven in 10 councils predict they will have to cut
spending by up to 20
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This interview with Vineet Nayar, chief executive HCL Technologies, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Dan Neville/The New York Times
Vineet Nayar is the chief executive of HCL Technologies, an I.T. services company based in India. To help bridge the gap between C.E.O. and the rank and file, he once danced
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No matter how many people you tell that you’re off to meet an accountant, you’ll only ever hear one response. Even if you mention that you’re meeting her in the glamorous surroundings of the bar at the Manchester Hilton, a towering slab of glass in the city centre, the reaction
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Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP] may not be a term that’s familiar to all business people, but it’s fast becoming a viable method of solving common organizational concerns. In essence, ERP enables companies to manage all of their functions and data through shared information [usually kept on an accessible LAN.] This
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The best way to get a raise is to let your performance speak for you. Today’s businesses run on figures. If a business hires you, they consider how much revenue your work generates for the business, vis-vis how much they spend on you. If you need a raise, you will
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