Don’t Try To ‘Fake’ Confidence — Do This Instead

The problem is that attempting to suppress genuine emotions requires so much conscious effort that it is rarely successful. Whenever you attempt to conceal any strong feeling and fake another, your body almost always “leaks” nonverbal cues that are picked up consciously or subconsciously by your audience.

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How to Stay Positive During a Long Job Search

Treat your job search like a job. That means you should spend about eight hours on it each day. Get up in the morning at the time you did when you were employed and stop working no later than when you left your job for the day. Being proactive may contribute to your positive outlook.

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How to Decline a Job Interview

There is no need to give a reason for turning down the interview. It’s best to keep your letter simple and concise, because you may be interested in applying to the company again in the future.

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Are You Singletasking Yet?

What are you doing while you read this? Are you dipping into your email while texting, reading tweets and partly listening at a meeting? Do you have your mobile phone, a desk phone, a tablet and a laptop all on the go at once?

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