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Tag Archives for: "Career Success Strategies"
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By Portia Mount
In Career
Posted September 16, 2011

Soul-crushing Meetings, Chatty Cathys and Other Workplace Time Sucks

When I was a young singleton working for a large PR agency in New York, I was always jealous of my married colleagues who would leave the office “early” (that’s 6pm in the PR [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Career
Posted September 13, 2011

Working for a Non-Profit May Make You Miserable

Whenever I tell people I work for a non-profit organization, I always get a wistful look followed by a statement like, “Gee, I’d love to quit my job and work for a non-profit.” [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Working Mother
Posted August 12, 2011

Resume and Cover Letter Advice after a Career Hiatus

Recently I received an email from a reader who is a SAHM preparing to return to work. Here’s what she wrote: I really need some help finding 2 – 3 sentences explaining my absence from [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Health and Fitness
Posted July 26, 2011

The Taming of the Shrew?

My boss, a retired Navy admiral, likes to tell this joke about a conversation he had with his wife: Her: You’re the General and I’m the Major. Him: That’s great! Sounds good to [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Working Mother
Posted May 19, 2011

Tips for Returning to the Workforce

I frequently interview candidates for open positions in my organization and am often asked what advice I have for women returning to the workforce. The most important piece of advice I can give [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Working Mother
Posted April 14, 2011

Summer 2011 Reading List: Books to Change Your Life

Every once in a while a book comes along that makes you think about the course of your life.  Christopher Gergen’s Life Entrepreneurs did that for me. I was first introduced to this book [...]

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By Portia Mount
In Career
Posted February 21, 2011

Sure Fire Ways to Kill Your Career (and How to Avoid Them).

We’d all like to think that we are immune from failure, but even the most successful executive hits a wall sometimes. The reality is that you will experience set backs at some point in your [...]

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