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Make Your Profile Standout on LinkedIn

Now that year-end crunch time is over, you may be cashing in your holiday bonus check and checking out new employment opportunities. Many employers use social media to recruit new employees, mostly through LinkedIn. Translation: create a great Linkedin profile, and fast! An effective LinkedIn profile allows you to present yourself in a multi-dimensional way…

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Is Sheryl Sandberg Really That Insecure?

I suspect I am just as weary of the buzz over Sheryl Sandberg as everyone else with a TV in their kitchen, Internet access at work, or a radio in their car. During the past two weeks alone, Sandberg has been interviewed by 60 Minutes, The Diane Rehm Show, The Washington Post, National Public Radio and other media outlets too numerous to cite, reaching well over 50 million people. She has been the subject of at least 43 million blogs, articles, Instagram posts and Twitter comments. So Ill make this quick: one observation everyone else seems to have overlooked.

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What Are the Biggest Teen Problems?

Navigating the last few years between being a child and being an adult is not always easy. The Center for Disease Control reports that for every successful teen suicide, there are 100 to 200 failed attempts. Problems faced by teens include, pregnancy, depression and drugs. Understanding the issues teens face in the world will help you provide support to your own.