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BUSINESS
Your Office Coach: Overworked? Let's prioritize
Question: When my previous employer went out of business, I was relieved to find a very similar position with another company. However, I no longer feel quite so lucky. Over the last six months, my duties have gradually increased to the point where I could easily work 12 hours a day, seven days ...
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Balancing Act: Yahoo CEO's resume scandal when is lying OK?
Have you ever exaggerated just a little bit to put yourself in the best light possible?
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More bosses use video interviews to hire new workers
Tad Walgreen dressed in a suit and boasted to his Cisco Systems interviewer about his leadership qualities and passion for international business. But he's not sure any of it made an impact.
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Liz Reyer: She needs a true break from the office to recharge
Question: I work in a busy, high-pressure office, and most of my colleagues are online even on days off or vacations. I feel like I need a complete break when I'm off; how can I do that without looking like a slacker?
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Recession generation has adulthood on hold
Alyssa Kjellberg still can't believe it. Two years beyond college, her career path has led only to jobs at a greenhouse, a hotel front desk, an aunt's office and a seasonal landscaping company - all paying less than $12 an hour.
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BUSINESS
Getting your resume to the top of the heap
In ancient Greece, priests gathered at the Temple of Apollo on Mount Parnassus, the better to interpret the deity-inspired prophecies of Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi.
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JOBS NEWS
Seemingly small resume embellishments can compound themselves
A little GPA padding. A slight fib on a job title. A clerical error on dates.
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JOBS NEWS
Abs joining apps on tech firms' to-do list
Dustin Moskovitz, at 27 the world's youngest billionaire, gained fame and fortune after founding Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg.
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JOBS NEWS
Rex Huppke: How to find a job that suits you
It's the time of year when spirited young women and men graduate from the joyous, beer-soaked, afternoon-napping-allowed world of college and enter the soul-crushing, coffee-soaked, afternoon-napping-frowned-upon world of work.


