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Showing posts with label outside the box. Show all posts
Thursday, March 16, 2017

10 Smart Ways to Improve Your Chances for a Raise

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All across America, it is performance review time — the annual ritual of nervousness and wincing when everyone from interns...
Friday, December 2, 2016

10 Things You Should Avoid Saying in a Job Interview

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Could the things you’re saying during job interviews be costing you offers? Knowing the right things to say requires practi...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

14 Business Jargon Phrases People Love To Hate

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When humans aggregate into groups, we tend to develop new lexicons specific to our group context. Wizards complain about “m...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

26 Words and Phrases to Never Use in a Resume

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Resumes are tricky things. The tried-and-true resume tropes of old no longer make the cut in today’s competitive market. O...
Friday, October 3, 2014

10 Words and Phrases to Never, Ever Use at Work

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Every industry has its jargon. But some words and phrases can be unclear, unnecessary, or even offensive. Maybe some of the...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

10 Jargon Phrases to Avoid in Business Writing

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Business-speak. The fact that the jargon of the business world is often annoying is the least of its problems. If there’s o...
Friday, May 24, 2013

Scrabble Day the Writers’ Way

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Scrabble enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to as April 13 – Scrabble Day – approaches. Scrabble, which involves formin...
Friday, May 4, 2012

15 More Sources of Inspiration for Content Creators

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Writers of the world, unite! Creators of content are always on the lookout for more, well, content. Sometimes that means re...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Knowledge is Power: Using Idioms To Give Power To Your Writing

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Some writers use idioms to “add color” to their writing, while others are adamant about keeping their text as simple as pos...