No matter what career you are trying to enter, having an email address that contains your first name, last name, or a combination of the two is important in employers' eyes. You might think they are so taken with your impressive resume that a tiny detail like an email address doesn't matter, but take it from me, it matters. If you don't already have one, take five minutes to sign up for an email account with an address that is sensible and professionally simple.
Kotu had a rough time on last night's episode of The Celebrity Apprentice. The team lost half its members between the two challenges, leaving only Joan Rivers and Clint Black (who haven't had the smoothest personal history on the show) to represent Kotu.
Natalie Gulbis was fired for her lack of fund-raising and for making poor decisions when selecting the jewelry for the runway show featuring Ivanka Trump's jewelry line. Joan Rivers was in tears when Donald Trump asked her to name someone on her team to be fired, so Trump broke it down clearly: Clint Black was terrible at his job as auctioneer, but his performance didn't directly contribute to the reason Kotu lost.
The second challenge leads to Herschel Walker's departure from the show. He was Kotu's project manager in making a new frozen meal for Schwan's and developing a marketing plan for it. The executives liked Athena's meal better, primarily because Kotu's dessert was complicated to assemble and their chicken dish didn't stand out from the other items the company already offers. Herschel was behind both ideas, so Donald fires him but not without apprehension and says, "I am not a gay man, and I love you Herschel. But Herschel, you're fired."
It's well-known that most everything in the wedding world is wickedly overpriced. Taking advantage of blissfully engaged couples just isn't cool, yet the cycle of ripoffs continues when there aren't obvious alternatives. Asking around is the best way to discover cost-saving measures, and I know that any helpful advice during the wedding planning process is worth its weight in gold.
TeamSugar member Spectra gave some great insight when she commented about her cake: "I also got a good deal on my cake by having a family friend who owns a bakery do it. You can save a lot of money on your cake if you get one with buttercream icing instead of fondant; plus the buttercream cakes usually taste a lot better anyway."
What money-saving tips do you have for brides in the planning process?
I’m having an issue with one of my co-workers, and could use some help. I’m not sure what I’ve ever done to this girl, but she’s got it in for me! We’ve never had a direct confrontation, and there haven’t been any incidents I can remember that would have put me on her bad side.
But obviously she sees things differently. Her responses to me are always terse at best, and if her stifled giggles are any indication, she’s IMing with other co-workers about me. In meetings, she always makes a point to shoot down any ideas I suggest, although she doesn’t seem to do the same to other co-workers.
I feel like I’m back in high school, and this is completely affecting the quality of my work life! What gives, and how should I deal with this?
Many of us like to put taxes out of our minds at least until the calendar year has changed, but you'll keep next tax season's stress levels down by getting organized now. Start the slideshow to see 5 ways that will create a less stressful tax season in 2010.
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Some people are motivated to move for weather-related reasons, others just need a change, and increasingly more people are enticed at the possibility of employment. Money Magazine took away some of the burden to narrow things down by coming up with the six best cities (with populations of at least 200,000) for finding work along with each city's major industries.
Boulder, CO: High tech, biotech, education
Madison, WI: Government, education, biotech
Washington DC: Government, defense, nonprofit
Salt Lake City, UT: Education, tourism, transportation
Lafayette, LA: Oil and gas
Huntsville, AL: Defense, aerospace, telecom
Interestingly, none of the cities on this list line up with the places named on Forbes' list for the best places for businesses and careers, and only Salt Lake City meshes with BusinessWeek's list of the most affordable cities for renters.
No matter what career you are trying to enter, having an email address that contains your first name, last name, or a combination of the two is important in employers' eyes. You might think they are so taken with your impressive resume that a tiny detail like an email address doesn't matter, but take it from me, it matters. If you don't already have one, take five minutes to sign up for an email account with an address that is sensible and professionally simple. 
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