As young people, we are typically searching for a 101 ways to strike it rich. We fantasize about that one great idea or great opportunity that will make us wealthy. But, once you step down from cloud 9, you’ll soon realize that your career is your number one wealth building tool that you […]

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Check out the article, Is Your Work Getting In The Way of Your Life? over at PickTheBrain.com.
It’s a great question to ask, because the workplace has evolved since since the middle of the 20th century. For many people, the 40 hour work week is non-existent. It’s more like a 60 to […]

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If you’re looking for more tips on how to negotiate salary for a new job, you should check out this article from Cash Money Life about negotiating salary.
Things to remember when negotiating salary:

Always make sure that you wait to start talking salary. Don’t jump the gun and look like all […]

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If you’re coming straight out of college, or you’ve never had a “grown-up” job, then you may have never had to negotiate your salary or commission package. You simply just accepted what the hourly rate was, because the company had a timetable for raises and performance bonuses. But, in the “real world”, there […]

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My first big interview was nerve racking. I didn’t know what to wear, I didn’t know what to say, and I didn’t even really know much about the company that called me in for the interview. All college graduates will have that big day of trying to score the first real job. […]

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Do you hate your job? Well, you’re probably obvious about it. So obvious that your co-workers and your boss can tell you hate it. However, most bosses are too lazy to care, because if they fire you, then he or she will have to pay you severance and find someone else to […]

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Inside all of us is a career that we think is unattainable. We think that it is too far-fetched to consider going after that one career that we dream about at night. Some of us are in that career, but many of us are on the outside looking in when it comes to […]

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There have been numerous newspaper and magazine articles lately about Generation Next and the things they face and will face as they enter college and the working environment. I am intrigued by this generation because I am a part of the last half of it. We are deemed as the technology generation, the […]

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