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What Sarah Palin Might Have in Common with Your Boss

A Kick in the Career: Can lack of experience make someone a bad leader? In this week's column, humorist and careers expert Tom Stern considers the ramifications of elected officials emulating managers at a business when making decisions (such as the little matter of choosing a running mate).READ»

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What Is Labor Day Really About Anyway?

A Kick in the Career: In this week's installment, humorist and career expert Tom Stern muses about Labor Day. As the celebration of the American worker should we all (no exceptions) have the day off, or should we just go against the grain and go into work. Besides, who needs an end of summer barbecue.READ»

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What Do You Want, An Olympics Medal?

A Kick in the Career: In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern writes about business competition, teamwork, and the basic human need for acknowledgment. READ»

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Taking Back the Internet: Creating a Passive-Aggressive Income Stream

A Kick in the Career: If you're passing on branded messages to your contacts, don't you think you should be compensated? In this week's installment, humorist and career expert Tom Stern uncovers pre-populated signatures in e-mail and smartphone messages as supplemental income.READ»

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The Skills Portability Factor

A Kick in the Career: Are the days long gone when employees stayed with one job for 25 years and landed a nice silver watch? In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern takes a discerning look at job hopping and skills portability.READ»

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Can Facebook Really Replace Employment Firms?

A Kick In the Career: What happened to face-to-face networking? In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern wonders whether social networking is really conducive to launching one's career.READ»

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