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Mentors Wanted

Rules for maneuvering the mentoring road.READ»

My First 60 Days

Cheryl Dahle on her first 60 days as Fast Company's Web editor.READ»

My So-Called Life - Mort Meyerson

How Mort Meyerson has fought his work addiction.READ»

Your First Read

A Fast Company book recommendation for new hires.READ»

Fast Start - Your First 60 Days

Congratulations, you've got the job! But you can forget about a honeymoon. If you're lucky, you've got 60 days to prove you can fit in and perform.READ»

They Hear It through the Grapevine

How to work the company grapevine.READ»

What I Bargained For

Four stories of successful negotiations.READ»

My So-Called Life - Robert B. Reich

My job in Washington was exciting. For four years, my days were broken into 15- or 20-minute segments.READ»

My So-Called Life - Joanna Rees Gallanter

Joanna Rees Gallanter has experienced wholesale life and career changes and learned the true meaning of success along the way.READ»

Are You a Star at Work?

In other fields, there's very little doubt over what it takes to be a star. But do you know what it takes to be one at work? Robert E. Kelley has the answer.READ»

Your First Impression

Tips for how to recognize when you're screwing up a new job.READ»

Your First Week

Author Nick Corcodilos offers advice on dealing with your first week on the job.READ»

Action Item: The Pitch Called You

Tom Peters on creating and updating your résumé.READ»

Project: You

Sure, most work today is project work. But which projects are worth working on? And how does a series of projects become a career?READ»

Money Isn't Everything

Negotiating for a new job? You've got the power! Here are five new rules to help you get the things that matter more than money.READ»

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The 9 Faces of Leadership

FedEx uses these criteria to identify potential leaders.READ»

How to Manage Your Boss

Used judiciously, the enneagram can help you understand your boss's motivations.READ»

Is Your Job Your Calling (extended interview)

Two Harvard Business School psychologists offer advice on career choices that provide success and satisfaction.READ»

Get with the Program!

The orientation program, that is. At most companies, Day One leaves you wondering where you are. At Greet Street and Intel, you know where you stand the minute you arrive.READ»

You Have a Virtual Boss

The CEO doesn't care how hard we work. If someone can hit the company's goals while hardly working at all, well, god bless 'em.READ»

You Can Teach This Old Company New Tricks

Because it knows how to learn. How Mexico's PIPSA is moving from state-owned monopoly to free-market innovator.READ»

You Have More Than One Boss

A three-step battle plan to avoid the cross fire.READ»

How to Make Your Career Move

Unit of OneREAD»

Working (And Playing) Without A Boss

Forget the business books. Next time you need to bone up on taking the lead, cue Patti Smith and check out Lenny Kaye's rules for playing in a world without rules.READ»

You Get a New Boss Every Six Months

Mike Armstrong of Tektronix is by now so sensitive to the vagaries of human nature that he prefers sizing up new bosses on his own.READ»

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