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The cubicle – love them or hate them, if you work in an office, chances are you’ve spent some time in a cubicle.
While cubicles will always be a part of business,there’s strong evidence to suggest that your productivity can improve if you’re content and comfortable with your cubicle.

Since most of us will change jobs a number of times in our career, we need to become proficient at selling ourselves and writing an effective resume. Consider this: According to Career Builders’ Resume 2007 survey, on average, hiring managers receive 50 resumes for each and every job opening.

They are all around us. On posters, on television, in magazines. Ultra-thin models strutting along the runways of London, New York and Milan wearing the latest items from today’s designers. Their petite figures and constant pouting are all around us. But who captures these images that completely surround us and tell us how to look?

Having trouble at work? Not all coworkers are pleasant, and it can be a challenge dealing with difficult work, especially when you have to work beside them every day! OfficeTeam offers up a sampling o

According to consultant Stacy Blackman, the top business schools reject between 75 to 90 percent of applicants to their MBA programs. Want to stay in the top percentile and secure your place? Here are ten tips for getting into a top 10 business school:
1. Do first hand research: Visit business schools and speak with current [...]

There can be a lot of uncertainty when you get a new boss. BNET Intercom has some good suggestions for dealing with a new boss:
1. Make “keeping the boss in the loop” a regular activity.
2. Create a core message for your boss.
3. Tap a vital resource: the boss’s influencers.
4. Learn everything you can about your [...]

Got a great idea for your company, but not sure how to present it to management? Sometimes good ideas need to be presented with just the right touch. The Telegram gives us six tips for promoting those great ideas at work:

Present fully-thought-out ideas
Anticipate hidden-agenda sharpshooters
Anticipate every possible objection
Expect legitimate objections to change
Honor an introductory period
Handle [...]