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Case Study Limitation vs. Expansion

International Coach Academy

He is in the United States to complete his MFA in VFX and then potentially to find a job at one of the big VFX companies that do the effects work for Hollywood blockbusters. Most of his peers were aiming for jobs at Pixar, Disney, or Blizzard Games, but he seemed unwilling to believe that this was a possible pathway for him.

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How to Become Your Boss’s Favorite Employee

Career Advancement

Maybe you see yourself as a consistent overachiever—someone who always gets the job done well and on time—but you still have the sneaking suspicion that you’re not one of the boss’s favorite employees. As a result, your coworker gets noticed by company leaders—not only your boss, but other leaders as well, like your boss’s boss.

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Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize for the truth about women and work. Whooo hooo!

Penelope Trunk

After 20 years of blogging, learning to do academic research was a steep learning curve. But really, now we know how much Claudia Goldin helped people throughout her career. Is there an equation for how many times I’ve cited Claudia Goldin’s research on my blog to determine how brilliant I am about women in the workforce?

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The Complete Guide to Employee Recognition Surveys: 30 Questions You Need

Vantage Circle

How many of you have felt the “high” after getting a “Job well done” That's the essence of employee recognition – feeling valued for your hard work. Employee recognition is one of the most underrated ways to get the best out of your team! What is an employee recognition survey?

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50 Percent of New Hires Change Their Minds

Your Work, Your Way

A recent survey conducted by HR consultancy Gartner of nearly 3,500 respondents found that 50 percent of candidates accepted a job offer between May 2022 and May 2023, backed out, then started working for another employer. The reasons they had for looking for a new job haven’t gone away. But not all of you.

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Lessons from the bottom rung of academia

Penelope Trunk

Golden Ladders by Yoko Ono I’m scared to talk about my job at Harvard because of imposter syndrome. But I know from experience that writing here and talking about myself incessantly is the way to beat it. I took the job and wrote my first column about that. You know that adage keep your enemies close to you ?

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How to Become Your Boss’s Favorite Employee

Career Advancement

Maybe you see yourself as a consistent overachiever—someone who always gets the job done well and on time—but you still have the sneaking suspicion that you’re not one of the boss’s favorite employees. As a result, your coworker gets noticed by company leaders—not only your boss, but other leaders as well, like your boss’s boss.