While speaking out can provide a lot of career benefits, staying quiet can make you appear more confident and help others concentrate more when you do speak. You'll also become a better listener if you focus on speaking less often, writes Michael Grothaus.
Successful people tend to agree that waiting to "be discovered" is a bad strategy for making the most out of your career, writes Jeff Haden. Successful professionals also realize that it's important to help others succeed and tackle the tasks no one else wants to do.
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You can start off your networking emails more efficiently by reminding contacts what event you met at, writes Sara McCord. You can also use the phrase, "It was great catching up with you at ..." to remind the person who you are before you get to the body of your email.
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A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking a mandate that extends overtime pay to workers earning less than $47,476 annually. Among issues stated in the lawsuit is an automatic increase of the salary threshold every three years, a requirement set without public comment.
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If you don't get a job offer after an interview, don't be afraid to ask the hiring manager if they know of other opportunities that would allow you to excel, writes Robert Hellmann. If you haven't heard anything after the interview, offer to provide additional information or remind them that you remain interested in the position instead of asking for an update.
When considering your work-life balance, ask yourself how you've been handling stress and whether you have friends who provide you with the support you need. Consider whether you give yourself free time each day to think about the day's activities and your future, adds Elinor Stutz.
The onset of World War I helped Norwegian geophysicists Vilhelm and Jacob Bjerknes, who were father and son, develop modern weather forecasting techniques. Their achievements included discovering how weather "fronts" worked and, thanks to the younger Bjerknes, the global implications of a local phenomenon called "El Nino."
