A great boss will help you if you ask | Working together leads to better ideas | What not to do on LinkedIn
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February 9, 2018
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Getting Ahead
A great boss will help you if you ask
A great boss will help you if you ask
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Take advantage of a great boss by asking for new challenges, writes Eileen Hoenigman Meyer. Share your vision for your future, and, in turn, offer managers feedback to help keep them accountable.
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Working together leads to better ideas
Develop ideas in collaboration with a team to draw on others' experiences and opinions, Jennifer Chandler writes. Working in a silo can make it difficult to get people on board with your ideas.
The Muse (2/7) 
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Making the Connection
What not to do on LinkedIn
What not to do on LinkedIn
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Don't send LinkedIn connections unnecessary correspondence such as regular messages just to touch base, Liz Ryan writes. Avoid approaching people you don't know well to ask them to endorse your skills or help you in your career.
Forbes (2/8) 
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The Landscape
It pays to work outside Silicon Valley
Tech workers living in Austin, Texas, earn an average of $60,000 more annually than those living in Silicon Valley because of the latter's high cost of living, according to Hired. Employees in Austin, Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago are among the highest paid after adjustment for cost of living in Silicon Valley.
Quartz (2/8) 
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Your Next Challenge
Include quantifiable action words in your resume
Using measurable "success verbs" in your resume can help you get noticed, says Marc Cenedella, CEO of Ladders. Examples of good resume verbs include "achieved," "contributed," "exceeded," "improved" and "maximized."
Inc. online (2/6) 
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Balancing Yourself
Stress can help you thrive under pressure
Stress can motivate you, give you strength and push you further, writes Jared Lindzon. Manage stress by identifying your triggers and developing tactics for minimizing their impact.
Fast Company online (2/7) 
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The Water Cooler
Scottish ice cream shop creates Carolina Reaper pepper dessert
Scotland's Aldwych Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor has created an ice cream-based dessert that includes Carolina Reaper peppers, which are 500 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The shop does not allow anyone to taste the Respiro Del Diavolo dessert unless they are at least 18 years old and have signed a waiver.
Food & Wine online (2/5),  Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) (tiered subscription model) (2/5) 
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