Flirting, after all, is one of the oldest tricks in the book. But how do you use it to your professional advantage without crossing the line or inviting unwanted advances?

Business - flirt - Arts - Telecommunication - Author
[Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:39:57 GMT]
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Math - Logic and Foundations - Computational Logic - Logical Frameworks - Organizations
[Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:00:09 GMT]
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Philosophy - Accounting - Organizations - Philanthropy - Oxfordshire
[Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:31:45 GMT]
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Women - People - United States - Science and Technology - Arts and Entertainment
[Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:34:17 GMT]
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An angry boss may be just the thing to incite innovation among employees. That's according to a Dutch study showing that some people perform better after receiving angry feedback on an assignment.


Business - Social Sciences - United States - Knowledge Management - Knowledge Creation
[Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:40:51 GMT]
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In this tough job market you need to do all you can to ace a coveted job interview. You need to avoid common mistakes. Here are ?The Seven Deadly Sins of Interviewing.?


Job interview - Business - Employment - Job Search - Interview Advice
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:13:33 GMT]
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These stories on how celebrities who emerged from has-been status to find a place in the spotlight again can offer ideas on how to get your career back on track during a recession.

Celebrity - People - Celebrities - Arts - Image Galleries
[Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:40:33 GMT]
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Christianity - United States - Religion and Spirituality - People - Teens
[Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:24:57 GMT]
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At a time when even those willing to work cannot find jobs, it is tempting to dream of easy ways to make money ? quickly and with minimal effort


Working class - Social Sciences - Psychology - History - Miners' Strike 1984-5
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:47:27 GMT]
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Precious Daniels is part of a growing backlash against the use of criminal and credit history background checks by employers. Some say the practice hurts minorities more than others.


backgroundcheck - Business - Credit history - Security - Business Services
[Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:50:25 GMT]
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For Jackie Donovan, director of marketing and merchandising at Fairway Market, coming to the office every morning is a joy, despite the long hours.

Marketing - Film director - Business - Services - Retail Trade
[Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:50 GMT]
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The number of workers who died on the job fell by 17 percent last year to the lowest level in nearly two decades, as workers logged fewer hours during the recession, the Labor Department said Thursday.


United States Department of Labor - Recession - Work - Unemployment - Labor Department
[Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:32:30 GMT]
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From scoring a new car to nabbing a book deal, assistants to these celebrity bosses get star treatment.


People - Celebrities - Health - Arts - Entertainment
[Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:06:59 GMT]
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Dov Seidman, author of ?How: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything ? in Business (and in Life),? says that it?s not what we do, it?s how we do it that matters.


Dov Seidman - Business - Corporate social responsibility - McCombs School of Business - Environmental policy
[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:54:07 GMT]
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A growing number of working women are envisioning success on their own terms.


Home - Family - Mother - Parenting - Working Mothers
[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:50:09 GMT]
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Here's how you can argue successfully with the boss ? and live to tell about it.

Television - Sitcoms - Programs - Comedy - Who's the Boss
[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:44:30 GMT]
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It?s been a long, frustrating summer for employment-starved teens. And most unemployed adolescents will struggle to find work until the holiday season, the latest data suggests.

Health - Youth - People - Generations and Age Groups - Support Groups
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:50:41 GMT]
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Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might land afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics.

Law - Discrimination - Business - Credit history - Employment
[Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:52:04 GMT]
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Most of us will probably never pull a Steven Slater: curse out a customer, grab a drink and leave our place of employment in a blaze of glory. But let?s face it, we?ve all had the urge.


JetBlue Airways - Steven Slater - Flight attendant - Games - Universal
[Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:41:21 GMT]
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News that ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO will get severance worth an estimated $28 million is hardly unusual in today's corporate world. Directors are often eager to avoid a legal battle.

Hewlett-Packard - Business - Mark Hurd - Hardware - HP
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:42:59 GMT]
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During tough economic times, it can be even harder to fight an addiction. It can also be more challenging for workers trying to clean themselves up to hold onto their jobs.


Economy - Health - Addictions - Games - Newspapers
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:04:04 GMT]
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Job applicants who drink alcohol are perceived as less intelligent and less hireable by American bosses, a bias dubbed the "imbibing idiot bias" in a study published on Monday.


United States - Health - Business - Media - Alcoholic beverage
[Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:44:34 GMT]
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Criminologists call it murder by proxy ? rampages by employees who go after their boss, supervisors and even co-workers they link to the source of their outrage.


Employment - Violence and Abuse - Murder - Workplace - Business
[Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:15:10 GMT]
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Goldman Sachs reportedly has banned cursing in e-mails, but completely eliminating  cursing on the job may be harder than eradicating fraud on Wall Street. Your Career.


Goldman Sachs - Wall Street - Business - Business and Economy - Hedge fund
[Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:09:13 GMT]
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