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June 14, 2010

If all your friends jumped into a giant pit of mediocre, would you jump too? Here’s the bad news: you would. The influence of your peers is mighty, affecting everything from your earnings to your weight. And as an adult, blaming peer pressure doesn’t get you out of any more jams than it did when [...]

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Networking barrier-busters: 4 keys to productive networking

March 23, 2010

At a recent business networking mixer, much of the after-work crowd was perched on bar stools or huddled around tables, deep in raucous conversation. It was clear that most were feeling more “mixer,” less “business.” I caught up with a woman I met a couple of months ago, and after a short chat she introduced [...]

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LinkedIn Advanced Techniques for Job Search Networking

February 15, 2010

Even LinkedIn ninjas may not be taking advantage of some of the more advanced techniques for increasing your LinkedIn impact. If your profile hasn’t been tweaked in a while, consider these advanced techniques for your LinkedIn strategy. Drag-and-drop reordering of LinkedIn content. LinkedIn has just added the capability to move content up or down the [...]

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Facebook Friends and Business Networking: Friend is a Dirty Word

January 22, 2010

What do you share with your Facebook friends? The endless invites to participate in Mafia Wars, to feed lonely sheep on the Farm or to taste someone’s new chocolates in their cafe are fun for the participants, but off-putting to the rest of us. But it’s just Facebook, right? We should enjoy our little diversions. [...]

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