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Approach a Potential Career Change As If You Were Designing a New Product
Feeling unhappy and unfulfilled at work is one thing: Knowing what to do instead is something else completely. At this point, most people probably realize that there’s no such thing as a “dream job,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the only other option is sticking with a job you hate. The hard part (well,…
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How the Writers’ Strike Could Affect Everything You Watch
If the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Writers Guild of America fail to reach an agreement on a new contract by 11:59 p.m. ET tonight, the resulting strike will shut down production of many movies and TV shows in Hollywood. The longer the (hypothetical for now) strike continues, the less shooting…
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Is It Easier for Labor to Pass Laws Now That Most of Australia Is Held by Them?
When Dominic Perrottet gave a gracious concession speech after his defeat in the New South Wales election on Saturday night, it was hard to avoid favourable comparison with the United States. There was no sign of rancour or hyper-partisanship. He praised Labor’s Chris Minns for a clean campaign. He predicted Minns would be a “fine”…
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The Recruiting Buzzwords Every Job Seeker Should Know
As if searching for a job wasn’t hard enough, it’s made harder by the fact that many job postings are full of language that is either unnecessarily daunting or flat-out confusing. What does it mean to be a “social media warrior?” Should I not apply if don’t consider myself an “accounting rockstar?”