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		<title>Strumming a bitter-sweet blues song for Labor Day and us all</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Labor Day Lament could sound like a blues song from Muddy Waters or Etta James.  It&#8217;s deep and rich and has some sweetness mixed in with all the sorrow.
The news for workers is bitter-sweet and for the unemployed and the under-employed it is as dreary as a February day in Detroit, where the unemployment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=254</link>
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		<title>Muslim workers faced &#8220;egregious&#8221; treatment at meat plant, EEOC alleges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This piece was updated Thursday, Sept. 2 with comments from JBS Swift. Watch for an article in the Washington Post this weekend based partly on this reporting. 
By Vickie Elmer
Muslim workers in two meat packing plants had more than offensive terms hurtled at them. Supervisors and coworkers allegedly threw blood and bones at them &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=248</link>
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		<title>Teens: Make yourself a standout to land a starter job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The teen job market this summer was as dreary as a week of rain when you&#8217;re vacationing at the beach. The percent of young people, ages 16 to 24, who worked was the lowest level in 62 years and millions just decided it was too tough and didn&#8217;t even attempt to search for work, new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=246</link>
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		<title>After the reunion, your next networking moves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The reunion is over and the photos posted on online profiles. Now comes the really hard part &#8211; nurturing relationships with old friends and former co-workers that could benefit everyone.
To do that, you need to develop &#8220;progressive reciprocity.&#8221; This crucial approach from Gordon Curtis, author of Well Connected  (Wiley, $26.95, 230 pages). means giving the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=241</link>
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		<title>Smile and stop squirming. Body language speaks loudly in interviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember how your Mom used to tell you to stop fidgeting and look people in the eye?
Turns out her advice holds true &#8211; and especially if you&#8217;re at a career fair or job interview.
Lack of eye contact was the biggest body language mistake that could reduce your chances of being hired, according to a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=237</link>
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		<title>Savor summer and use it to motivate yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long lazy days of summer always tempt me to slow down, work less and savor the fruits and outdoor concerts.  Now that I run an Italian ice cart in downtown Ann Arbor, my summer&#8217;s are far busier and brimming with projects and work.
So when I wrote about summer job search for the Washington Post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=228</link>
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		<title>Curating and culling the ocean of career information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You feel bombarded with information, in every medium available. Facebook, LinkedIn, Brazen Careerist, email, Twitter and text messages all deliver insights, information and materials worth reading.
I feel that way too, which is one reason I wrote &#8220;Why You Need a Career Curator&#8221; for Fortune magazine.Most people need help with the oceans of blogs, websites, newsletters [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=223</link>
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		<title>Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for the connection, support, success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a business development tool, gratitude and thank you notes sound soft and unlikely &#8212; but may make a difference.
As a way to set yourself apart from the other job candidates, they certainly work.
As a way to encourage lasting relationships with clients or colleagues, they can be remarkably effective.
And as a way to cultivate a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=218</link>
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		<title>Above and beyond the basics: Star in your starter job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exceed expectations.
It&#8217;s the easiest recipe for success around, yet it&#8217;s not as simple in practice as in theory. Instead, you could get so caught up in workplace drama, social media connections or personal dreams that you forget the advice of  Dale Carnegie, the author of &#8220;How to Win Friends and Influence People&#8221; and the creator [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=210</link>
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		<title>Seven ways to stir up an &#8220;instant internship&#8221; this summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You graduated two weeks ago and you don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re going to do with your life, much less the rest of the summer. Or you lost your job a year ago and you haven&#8217;t gone to a job interview in three months. Or the company you signed onto for the summer just filed for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://workingkind.com/?p=203</link>
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