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Ft. Myers Careers & Workplace

Take charge of your career

The days of working for 50 years for the same company and retiring with a gold watch are gone. If you are in the workforce today, you must emulate...
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The big five personality traits

Ever since 1949, many personality researchers have proposed that there are five basic dimensions of personality. The "big five" are broad...
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Overqualified? Not me.

Mature job seekers are sometimes told that they are overqualified for a position. How can that perception be changed?According to Ken Tanner in...
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Can't we all just get along?

Ken Tanner, author of Boomers’ Career Survival Guide: Achieving Success and Contentment from Middle Age Through Retirement, offers some hints...
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Use Your Influence on Your Boss

According to Increase Your Influence at Work by Perry McIntosh and Richard A. Luecke, being able to influence your boss is of the utmost importance...
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Taking self-esteem too far

  • Communication with Narcissists
  • February 28, 2012
As with so many things, the Greeks had a word for excessive pride or selfishness. What they called hubris, we now usually think of as narcissism....
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The Disney look just grew a beard

Lake Buena Vista - Disney announces the lifting of restrictions on the “Disney look.” As of February, men who have direct contact with...
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Color your job skills 'green'

Most, if not all, job descriptions include a list of necessary skills, knowledge and abilities needed to perform the position at hand. Theses...
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Chances not good to earn a living wage

According to Penn State University’s Living Wage Calculator, in Lee County, FL, a living wage is $9.24 per hour for a single adult, $17.13...
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The best jobs for introverts

  • Jobs
  • January 22, 2012
Introverts make up only 25% of the general population but 60% of those who can be termed gifted. Their chief characteristic is the need for down...
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