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Information and insight
about your career and the workplace at large
July 2006
News and Views
Job recruiters may have unconscious cultural biases
that impact their interviews with candidates
from different cultural backgrounds. This article, from Career Development
Quarterly, uses case studies to show how to improve interviewing techniques
by establishing rapport with the candidate, building a relationship, and choosing
appropriate interview styles.
Details
Dreaming of starting your own business,
even though you still work for someone else? Almost
everyone does, says Business 2.0's Eric Schonfeld. Here are
5 ways to use your current gig to launch a new venture.
Office humor can help relieve stress at the workplace.
Fast Company invites you to enjoy the funnier side of office life by
enjoying the joke of the week and/or submitting your own.
Toolbox
Road-weary? Check out these 15 tips-guaranteed to take the "tired"
out of travel. Find free Wi-Fi, green limousines, beat-jet-lag
diets, healthy restaurants, and inexpensive local rental cell phones for calling from
overseas.
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Blog Entry
In Praise of Networks —
Check it out!
Coming Up
Workshops and Book Signings
40 Plus,
July 17. Contact: Peggy Christoff
UD Alumni Networking Night,
September 20, 2006, details to come. Contact:
Shannon Haley
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