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Two Way Conversation

When you ask a candidate where they hope to see themselves in five years, you gather a lot more information about this candidate’s needs, challenges, and ambitions. It also gives you an opportunity to offer concrete examples of ways your … Continue reading

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Am I the Worst?

I work as a product manager at a small start-up. I’m only two years out of college, and recently, I was thrust into a new role. I’m excited. However, I’ve been dropping several balls. I’ve failed to communicate with my … Continue reading

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Correcting a Co-Worker’s Grammar: Helpful or Hurtful?

Reading the query, below I love the columnist’s advice and share it with you in its entirety. I recently switched jobs and have been training to use a complicated new computer system. The young woman helping me is terrific: kind, … Continue reading

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House Cleaning Tip: Paint Edition

Make a room reference in your binder of warranties and manuals, include a room-by room list of paint colors, finishes, and quantities used to guide your future touch-ups or repainting jobs.

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Trap for Prying Eyes

I’m pretty sure my employer is spying on me by reading my work email, because I’m highly valuable. I am thinking about writing a resignation letter, postdated a couple months from now, signing and scanning it, and emailing it to … Continue reading

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