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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on January 23, 2025

How to Become a Manager

If you don’t have experience, you can demonstrate your management potential by taking on larger projects, contributing bright ideas and mentoring junior employees.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on January 15, 2025

How to Write a Resignation Letter (With Examples)

Keep your resignation letter professional with these helpful tips and examples.

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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on December 17, 2024

20 Technical Interview Questions With Example Answers

Technical interviews evaluate a job candidate’s technical knowledge through coding exercises, system design discussions and behavioral questions. Review these questions to prepare.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on December 12, 2024

How to Make a Career Change at 30

At 30, you can learn from your work experience and build a career that aligns with your strengths, interests and values. You also have time to go back to school, gain new skills and invest in a career that will serve you for decades to come.

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Lisa Bertagnoli Lisa Bertagnoli
Updated on December 10, 2024

8 Active Listening Techniques for the Workplace

Active listening is the practice of processing what a speaker is saying and reflecting this understanding back to them. To become a more active listener, consider these techniques, benefits and examples of active listening.

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Rose Velazquez Rose Velazquez
Updated on December 03, 2024

7 Companies With Apprenticeship Programs

Apprenticeships provide education and professional training to prepare people for careers in their chosen field.

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Bertrand Saint-Preux Bertrand Saint-Preux
Updated on December 02, 2024

How I Built My Tech Career From the Ground Up

Our expert gives his personal account of how he broke boundaries to rise from newcomer to being a leader in tech.

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Lynette Teo Lynette Teo
Updated on November 22, 2024

10 Ways to Handle Negative Feedback

Negative feedback is criticism that points out problematic behavior with the goal of correcting the behavior and helping an employee improve. Follow these tips to respond to negative feedback in a healthy way and further your professional growth.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on November 20, 2024

Effective Communication in the Workplace: 12 Tips

Effective communication is the clear and useful exchange of ideas, such that all parties involved understand the communication’s purpose. Here are some tips for effective communication, why it’s important, its benefits and some barriers to watch out for.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on November 06, 2024

14 Signs of a Bad Manager

Micromanagement, vague feedback and inconsistent communication are all telltale signs of an ineffective boss — the result of which is higher employee turnover and lower productivity.

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