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09/12/2012

Remember when you used to have a period at the beginning of every day to think about your schedule, catch up with friends, maybe knock out a few tasks? It was called home room, and it went away after high school. But many successful people schedule themselves a kind of grown-up home room every day. ...

08/02/2012

Toronto Star press! Great article:

There are new rules for dating co-workers

07/19/2012

Millennials do not pin their identities to one company or career:

“What do you do?” used to be a simple question. Individuals defined themselves by profession: teacher, engineer, pilot. Or by company: Con Edison, NASA, Kodak. But it was always one job, one identity. Today’s young professionals, however, aren’t as easily categorized. I still can’t figure out what t...

07/17/2012

The Boss Lady, Nancy Shenker, weighs in on office romances:

Besides providing comic relief and a heartwarming love story, the hit American comedy show The Office is also a great guidebook for office couples, according to a branding expert. Watching the show’s office couple Jim and Pam gang up on their arch enemy Dwight is a hoot on TV, but branding expert an...

07/10/2012

Use social media as a tool in your job search!

Lots of you aren’t tweeting, facebooking or linkedin-ing, and that could spell doom for your job search. Today, a majority of recruiters are using social networking sites to find job candidates so your aversion to these cyber communities may end up keeping you out of the ha …

06/28/2012

This article suggests extracurricular activities on your resume will put you ahead of the game.

So you think just because you’re an A+ student, you’re golden when it comes to getting into college and snagging that first job, huh? Maybe you think employers don’t care if you were president of your sorority or how you successfully managed to donate and deliver 15,000 pairs of shoes to children in...

06/28/2012

Take Nora's advice and break the rules, ladies. (Just not some rules.) Read on...

There seemed to be nothing Nora Ephron couldn’t do. Her multifaceted life made her the ultimate entrepreneur. Here’s what she taught us.

06/21/2012

Just follow these 7 tips and you'll be in an office (or cube) in no time!

Close to two million kids will graduate college in 2012. And millions of high school and college kids are now flooding the summer job market. Have you just graduated? Are you home for the summer? Still unemployed? You're not alone! And here are some sure-fire tips to get you from couch potato to pay...

06/20/2012

How do you stay focused at work? This "seat for standing" may just make it in to your office one day soon...

06/19/2012

Want to know the secrets to success? Read this article then pick up a copy of "Don't Hook Up" on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Hook-With-Dude-Next/dp/0982755422

Success can come in different fields, but the principles behind it are one.

06/18/2012

Check out these tips by the Boss Lady, Nancy A. Shenker. Published today!!

Tips for graduates to get off the couch and into the office with new employment

06/18/2012

"Are you noticing and affirming the value of individuals and groups in your network? Are you genuinely interested and paying attention to the people behind the texts and words on a screen?"

A return on relationship is the value that accrues over time through connection, loyalty, and sharing. That’s what you want. Here’s why.