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Vet Shares Insights About Moving to Civilian Workforce By Luke Roney, CareerBliss Editor {date} Courtney Gieber overcame the challenges of Army basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina; medic training at Fort Sam Houston in Texas; and then a yearlong tour in Ramadi, Iraq. When she was medically discharged from the Army in 2010, the 25-year-old Gieber faced a new challenge: transitioning into the civilian workforce after spending several years in the military. After a frust...

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Start Your Workday with a Happier Commute By Rachel Mahan, Guest Contributor {date} Commuting to work is almost as certain as death and taxes. In fact, if you work in a big city office, chatting about your commute seems as common as talking about who won last night’s game. Only, no one wins on the Interstate. Commuting isn’t as fun as baseball, but the good news is that you can take steps to make it a better part of your day. Here are three things you can implement right now to ma...

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The Secret to Answering Negative Interview Questions: Stay Positive By Carole Martin, the Interview Coach {date} If you’ve prepared for a job interview, you more than likely spent all of your time preparing to answer “positive questions” – to demonstrate how good you are and what you can offer the company. You are not prepared to talk about your failures or times when you were challenged by difficult situations. So what do you do when you encounter a “curve ball?” You dea...

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From College to Work: How to Handle the Transition By Rachel Mahan, Guest Contributor {date} You land the job, breathe a sigh of relief, and then find out that the company wants you to start — gulp — in two weeks. Two weeks?! Cue the stress. There’s homework to finish, exams to take, packing to do, not to mention finding a place to live and actually graduating. Rarely do things happen at exactly the right time. People move before they’ve sold their house or have a baby ...

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Workplace Communication: Make an Effective Group Presentation By Jen Mueller, America’s Expert Talker {date} Take a minute to answer the following true/false questions: A microphone is the key to capturing the attention of an audience. A stage and power point presentation always help get a point across. More information is always better in a presentation because it shows the audience you know what you’re talking about. If you answered true to any of the above questions, I...

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3 Ways a Master in Management Degree  Can Jump-Start Your Career By Amy Hillman, Guest Contributor {date} Research shows that 60 percent of recent college graduates cannot find a full-time job in their chosen profession.  Of course, part of the reason is that fewer jobs have been available during the recession, creating a more competitive environment. However, having an undergraduate degree in an area not directly related to the open jobs is also an issue for many recent grads. For ex...

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6 ways to Make the Most of LinkedIn in a Job Search By Brad and Debra Schepp, Guest Contributors {date} With more than 150 million members, LinkedIn is hands-down the social network that all professionals should be on and using regularly. Here are some great ways job hunters can use the site. 1. Make Sure your Profile is 100 Percent Complete. And keep it that way. Has LinkedIn told you on your page that your profile's 100 percent complete? To get there you need to have recommend...

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A Young Professional’s Guide to a Winning Resume By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} What time is it? It’s time to update your resume. Welcome to the work grind, where the cliché “finding a job is your full-time job” rings true. Scoring your first real job can feel a little daunting at times, but there’s always something you can do to up your chances: you can perfect your resume. We’ve done the legwork for you and spoke with some of the best, most reputable Gener...

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3 Things To Do Before Graduation to Prepare for Life After College By Emily Hankinson, Guest Contributor {date} With graduation quickly approaching, many of my friends are a little panicked. Only a handful have been able to find jobs, and many are unsure of what is to come next. With the uncertainty of the future just in front of us, many college students have a difficulty making the shift from college to the real world. The transition from cap and gown to pantsuit and briefcase can...

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Dos and Don’ts of Saying ‘No’ at Work By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} Saying ‘no’ to colleagues can feel counterintuitive. Of course, you want to come off as a capable, indispensable team player. But accepting every single request is kind of like inviting others to come and stomp all over your productivity. Prioritizing is the first step to working smarter, not harder—and part of prioritizing is deciding when to say “no” to stuff that just doesn’t need y...

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Want to Be Happy at Work? Think Small By Robert A. Giacalone, The Career Healer, May 4, 2012 Everyone wants big these days. Millionaire isn’t good enough. You have to be a billionaire. Well-known is not a goal. You have to be a superstar. Quiet accomplishment is not enough. Everyone has to know about it. Everything has to be  grandiose these days. But if you base your happiness on grandiosity, you’re likely to be unhappy at work. Everyone tells you to think big ...

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How to Deal With Work-Related Unhappiness By Beth Braccio Hering, Guest Contributor {date} Face it:  Nobody likes a whiner. For that matter, slamming down a file you’re returning, shooting death-ray stares across the conference table, or “accidentally” forgetting to tell someone the meeting was changed to Friday aren’t exactly ways to score points with colleagues either. Sure, you might get the point across that something is wrong, but you run the risk of looking immature or...

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10 Tips for Working Well with Executives By Lea McLeod, Guest Contributor {date} If you’re starting out or in mid-career working on your next promotion, getting visibility with the executive team may be your goal. You might be just itching for the day when you can make that big presentation and show these guys exactly what you’re made of and why YOU should be on the fast track! As you’re getting ready for the opportunity, however, you’ll need to develop a new skill: work...

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5 Awesome Ways Jobseekers are Using Google+  By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} Many have labeled Google+ a ghost town – late to the party and incomparable to the likes of Facebook and Twitter. But Google+ actually has a lot of potential, especially for job seekers like you because more and more companies are using it to showcase their brands and engage with the public. They’ve hit a total of 100 million active users in April — not too shabby! Before you walk righ...

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Don't Take that Management Job Before You Consider These 5 Things By Beth Braccio Hering, Guest Contributor {date} At first glance, accepting a management position can seem like a no-brainer – you have the inside track on what’s going on at the office, you get to delegate tasks  and, hopefully, your paycheck gets fatter. But before taking over that corner office, ponder these five questions about other matters that go along with assuming a higher title. 1.  Do you want ...

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8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving for a Job By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} Relocating for a job is a fresh start -- a chance to reinvent yourself! It’s an opportunity to wow a new team of colleagues with an awesome first impression and tackle a new set of challenges. Sounds glamorous, right? But wait … before you start Craiglist-ing movers and whatnot, you have some kinks to iron out to make sure you’re making the right decision. Whether you’re applying lo...

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How to Deal With a Workplace Bully By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} Award-winning director Lee Hirsch recently released his eye-opening new documentary “Bully,” which tells the tales of victims of schoolyard bullying to raise awareness of this tragic epidemic. Unfortunately, this social problem doesn’t exactly go away once you’ve exited the classroom and entered the world of work. Thirty-five percent of workers have experienced bullying firsthand, according to W...

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8 Questions for Young Professionals to Ask About Onboarding Lea McLeod, Guest Contributor {date} You’re ready for your first real job and are raring to go. But wait! Before you say “I do” and negotiate start dates, you have a few more questions to ask: How will your new employer onboard you? That is, how are they planning to integrate you into their wild and wooly organizational world? Onboarding provides a metaphorical welcome mat from the hiring organization, to you. A g...

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Dealing with Disappointment: When job-hunting is like dating By Rachel Mahan, Guest Contributor {date} What’s worse than a date’s rejection text? Silence from a potential employer. Rejection is never fun, but the pain seems more acute when you’re job searching. Perhaps it’s because many of us define ourselves by our careers. So, when a company rejects our application or doesn’t call back after an interview, it feels as if they are rejecting us. Many career coaches tak...

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Tips on Female Leadership: Q&A with LinkedIn’s Nicole Williams By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer {date} Nicole Williams first took the leadership bull by the horns about six years ago when she embarked on creating WORKS, an empowering resource for young professional women and one of Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women. WORKS is kind of like a virtual big-sister community, where budding young professional women can tap into Williams’ advice on how to zoom ahead in life. She s...

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