Joyce E. A. Russell
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Career coach: A problem with a nicknameOct 26, 2014 7:30 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell recently took questions in an online chat. Here are excerpts, edited for grammar and clarity. What's in a nickname? Q.I'm a young, female...
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Career Coach: How to make business more attractive to womenOct 06, 2014 9:09 am - In early October, the National Association of Women MBAs will hold its annual conference in Crystal City, Virginia. As I was preparing my keynote address for this confer...
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Career Coach: Too much sharing of outburstsSep 28, 2014 4:02 pm - ^By Joyce E.A. Russell= ^Special to The Washington Post. Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers, dispensing advice to new graduates ready to ente...
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Career Coach: Helping military veterans succeedSep 22, 2014 8:15 am - WASHINGTON - According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly one in 10 civilians ages 18 and over were military veterans in 2013. From this group of 21.4 million peo...
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Career Coach: Tips for getting caught upSep 15, 2014 7:48 am - We just celebrated Labor Day, a tribute to the contributions that U.S. employees make to the workforce. On the Tuesday afterwards, I asked a number of folks what they di...
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Career Coach Q&A: Advice for dealing with bosses, career changeSep 01, 2014 7:43 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers, dispensing advice to new graduates ready to enter the world of work. Excerpts: Q: I'm a senior manager at...
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Career coach: Feedback triggers threat response in usAug 25, 2014 6:41 am - "We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve" - Bill Gates "Let me give you some feedback," your manager says to you, and you automatically feel ...
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Career Coach: Embracing new employees increases productivityAug 18, 2014 8:21 am - New employees are often quite happy to share their views on how successfully their firm "oriented" them to their company. I was recently in a conversation with a few fol...
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Career Coach: Win that job with non-verbal cuesAug 10, 2014 7:37 am - Several career experts spoke with me recently about factors that separate out successful job search applicants from those that aren't. One thing we all agreed on: the va...
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Career Coach: Job search follow-upJul 28, 2014 7:53 am - Q: I am a paralegal in a large law firm downtown. Last month, I electronically submitted my resume to another law firm in response to one of their openings. I can check ...