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  • The First Things to Do When You Get a New Boss

    The First Things to Do When You Get a New Boss

    Getting a new boss can be tough. The person who trained you is likely gone, and someone with limited knowledge about your company, team, and job is about to be in charge of your daily work life. But before you update your resume and start searching for a new gig yourself, consider these ways of…


  • What to Do (and Not Do) If You Ever Get Fired or Laid Off

    What to Do (and Not Do) If You Ever Get Fired or Laid Off

    Whether a “restructuring” results in layoffs or your own job performance earns you the boot, it can be devastating to be told that your time at a company has come to an abrupt end. It’s important to consider how you’d respond to such news in advance of it ever happening, though, because your reaction in…


  • How to Cold Call a Job Recruiter (and Why You Should)

    How to Cold Call a Job Recruiter (and Why You Should)

    The latest Bureau of Labour Statistics report says the U.S. added 850,000 jobs in June, and who knows — one of those could be your dream job! Or your dream job could be one that hasn’t been made up yet, but might be, if the decision-makers at the right company only knew about you, your…