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5 things to stop doing at work if you care about your professional reputation Let’s be serious: Who doesn’t want to take his or her career to the next level? Sure, there may be periods of low motivation or productivity, but most of us want to see our careers (and our paychecks) keep advancing.

7 bad habits that bosses never want to see at work When it comes to a business setting, you can think of “unproductive” in three different ways. First, an employee can be so outgoing and bubbly in the office that you actually miss the fact that he or she has never actually been productive. Second, you can see that an employee’s work is starting to decline and realize that the employee has become unproductive. Or lastly, an employee may just plain be unproductive and everyone knows it.

What to do when your boss is a workaholic and expects you to be one too So, your boss is a workaholic and expects you to emulate her? Whether that means working ridiculous hours, inhaling lunch at your desk (or skipping it altogether), and even sacrificing your weekends, reporting to a person like this can be taxing on both your career and home life.

How to negotiate other benefits when the salary offer's low-A handy template The call you’ve been anticipating finally came, and the job is yours! Time to rally the troops for a celebratory dinner. But hold up: Before you accept, you’ve got to negotiate. That much you know. You are ready for this. You even know that when it comes to negotiating a job offer, it’s not all about the salary.

How to disagree with your boss (without getting fired) Let’s face it-openly disagreeing with someone in a way that’s constructive and non-condescending can be tough. But, when that someone is your boss? Things suddenly get a whole lot trickier. You’re not quite seeing eye-to-eye with your supervisor on something, and you feel strongly enough about your opinion that you need to speak your mind and voice your concerns. However, ideally you’d like to do that in a way that doesn’t make you look like a prideful know-it-all who’s challenging his or her authority-resulting in you being shown the door and booted off the team.

Yes, outgoing introverts do exist-Are you one? So, you just found out you’re an introvert. Now you have a new way of understanding yourself and how you relate to the world. You can’t get enough of your new identity, so you’re reading every listicle and blog post about introverts that graces your Facebook news feed. Some articles describe you with frightening accuracy: You like spending time alone, you prefer calm environments, you often think deeply and reflect, and you’d rather text than call.

CV vs. Resume-Here are the differences “Um, what is a CV?” is a question job seekers often find themselves asking. Approach 10 professionals, and odds are high only one or two can tell you the real answer. Good news, you’re about to be one of those few people who know not just what the letters stand for, but how the CV compares to a resume, and whether or not you should have one.

How to stop anyone from constantly interrupting you-including your boss I recently received a question from someone who wanted to know how to handle a new boss who chronically interrupts. This is a serious problem in a lot of relationships, but it has many causes. Previously, I described the different reasons why people interrupt, and now I’d like to discuss what to say to people who keep interrupting you.

Here's what to remember when you're stressing about not being The Best When I was a little girl, my pushy and overbearing mother forced me into dance lessons. Now, I’ll let you in on a little secret about me: I’ve always been the type of person who’s completely unwilling to do anything halfway. If I’m going to put the time in anyway, you can bet I’m going to give it my absolute all.