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Talk (or Write) Your Way to the Top: Communication Skills Key for Accountants Looking to give your career a boost? You may want to focus on soft skills, particularly developing your communication and leadership abilities. Employee Engagement is Strongly Tied to Customer Experience and Productivity A quantitative study by Temkin Group of more than 2,400 U.S. employees uncovers the connection. 2012 Workplace Trends Report: Integration, Flexibility and Wellness Top Drivers of Employee Engagement A new report by Sodexo shows employers need to think beyond the business and outside the traditional office setting to create an engaged, productive workforce. Don't Fall for 'Em: Ten Tricky Job Interview Questions to Watch Out For No matter who you are, in order to land your dream job, you’ll have to undergo a job interview. To guarantee you get hired, author Joyce Lain Kennedy advises that you take some time to prepare for these ten tricky questions. The Six Dumbest Resume Mistakes, and How To Avoid Them With the majority of job searching and recruitment taking place strictly online, it is absolutely necessary to distinguish yourself from the crowd. In this competitive market, even with ideal work experience, glowing references, and an endless catalogue of professional achievements, you can still miss out on your dream job due to these small, yet critical common errors. Fifty Happiest Companies for 2012 Networking Can Open the Job Market Patrice Strachan was the vice president of operations with a manufacturer's representative group selling IT products when the shrinking economy took her job away in 2010. Most Workers Don't Want Boss's Job New research from OfficeTeam indicates few workers today are angling for the top spot. More than three-quarters (76 percent) of employees polled said they have no interest in having their manager's position. In addition, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) believe they couldn't do a better job than their boss. Want to Improve Employee Engagement? Make it Part of the Performance Management Process The performance management process should evaluate and focus on employee engagement in addition to job performance, according to a paper published from the University of Toronto and University of Guelph. The Myth of Work/Life Balance If you've been killing yourself trying to achieve daily work/life balance, Jon Gordon warns that it may be a pipe dream. He offers up another (better) solution.

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