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An Employee Assistance Program Ups Productivity
Issue: Cigna's In-House Compassion
The Employee Assistance Program reduces worries and increases productivity for Cigna workers stricken by survivor guilt and other troubles
Analysis: Cigna Is Getting It Right
Organizations are wise to engage their workers and help them tackle survivor guilt and other woes
Comment: What Would You Do?
—Sheryl Spanier, leadership consultant and executive coach, New York
Reader Poll
Has survivor guilt (the despair one feels when co-workers lose their jobs) affected your work performance?
Starting Out: Lindsey Gerdes
Layoff Etiquette 101
When friends are out of work, they're still friends and should be treated that way. Tomorrow it could be you
IN YOUR FACE: APPLE VS. MICROSOFT
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"Apple's design is like fresh fruit or fish. It is wonderful at the time, but goes off very quickly."
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The Welch Way: Jack & Suzy Welch
Winning Back a Wary Workforce
One big post-recession trend in business will be a radical rethink of the hiring game
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Nine Ways to Research Prospective Employers
Do this advance work and you'll be set for a smarter interview—and have the knowledge to make a smarter career decision
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Is Your Boss an Office Tyrant?
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Six Tips for Following Up on Your Resume
Yes, you have to submit your résumé electronically. But there's still plenty you can do to get your résumé seen by the real decision-maker
Is Freelancing Right For You?
Freelancing isn't easy or right for everyone, and it can take at least a year to get into the full swing of things. Here's advice from Ariana Green on how to decide if leaving the corporate world is right for you
Why Being Laid Off Is Tougher These Days
Unemployment is lasting longer—and jobless benefits are shrinking
Skip Job Boards and Use Social Media Instead
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and blogging are much better tools for finding jobs that speak to your passions than job boards and corporate Web sites, says Dan Schawbel
Creating Sustainable Jobs
Wall Street may have stabilized, but the crisis on Main Street is deepening. The jobs crisis is going to get worse before it gets better
What to Do When Your Company Is Sold
Forget your past and realize that in many ways, you are starting from scratch
Getting Over Being Passed Over
You didn't get the promotion you wanted, deserved, and expected? Don't get mad. Get going on further refining your professional profile
The Midyear Review Takes On More Weight
Widespread hiring freezes mean companies need to make the most of their talent—and get underperformers up to speed (or out) quicker
Liz Ryan: Winning Over an Interviewer
Instead of bombarding a recruiter with a list of your accomplishments, try listening and asking a few thoughtful questions
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In Interviews, Honesty Is the Best Policy
The Best Places to Launch a Career: 2007
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Career Change
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Ready to Move Up, and Maybe Move On
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Corralling Your Anger
Mentors Make a Business Better
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Getting to Know Gen Why
Young Professionals
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Grads Still See a Gender-Based Pay Gap
How Northwestern Handles Admissions
B-Schools Tackle Risk Management
Don't Give Up! Bain Is Still Hiring
Career Advice
Career Advancement in Tough Times
Self-Confidence and Success
Timing a Layoff to Get Severance
The 10 Worst Job Tips Ever
When You're Passed Over at Work
When to Share Your Ambitions
Career Lessons from the Candidates
Personality and the Perfect Job
When a New Job Leads to Resentment
Get Your Career on the Right Road
10 Tips for Networkers
Define Yourself—or Others Will
Managing Your Boss
Executive Recruiting
Does Your Company Really Need a Headhunter?
Top Management: Interviewing to Win
How to Let the Headhunter Do the Job
How to Ace the Headhunter Interview
How to Field the Headhunter's Call
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Your Audience Will Thank You
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Coaches Corner: The Handel Group
Job Hunting Advice: Follow Through
Coach Lauren Zander tells Paul Nawrocki to keep reaching out to potential contacts and employers and to start visualizing himself in a new job
Send Your Questions to Coaches Corner
Marshall & Friends: Marshall Goldsmith
Doubling Your Strengths?
By learning how to exploit your "weaknesses," to you can turn them to advantage
Headhunter Confidential: Joe McCool
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An emerging ritual to measure performance 90, 100, or 120 days into a top manager's new job can stave off disaster or reinforce excellence
What’s Your Problem?
Harvard Business Online
7 Tips for Difficult Conversations
Keep your goals realistic, give bad news upfront, and get out of the "blame frame," advises Daisy Wademan Dowling
Debate Room
Government: Stay out of the Economy
The current expansion of government intervention is going to undermine economic growth. Pro or con?
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