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		<title>For Parents: What’s Your Mindset?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a “fixed” or a “growth mindset”? Does your mindset change depending on the situation? According to psychologist Carol Dweck, those with a fixed mindset see intelligence as something that doesn’t change as opposed to those with a growth mindset who assume one is always learning and growing, thereby increasing intelligence. &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/for-parents-what%e2%80%99s-your-mindset/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>You’re 90% There</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Career paths are long and confidence is an ephemeral thing. And in my experience, women need their confidence replenished more than men. A couple of years ago, I heard senior banker Heidi Miller talk about how women in business have an over-riding tendency to focus on what they lack, as opposed to what &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/you%e2%80%99re-90-there/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Networking Oblivion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Work]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a good networker, even a great one? Do you invest plenty of time in LinkedIn, steadily building your contacts and sharing posts and other information with the group? Are you a faithful tweeter? Do you tend to see the possibilities in people, wanting to meet them instead of worrying about wasting &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/networking-oblivion/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>How To Not Be a Boring Speaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a number of presentations and workshops coming up this fall, and I’ve been thinking about how to structure my talks for maximum value and interest. In my research, I found a Tim Sanders blog post with a phrase that particularly bears repeating: “Do your research about the audience, where they need &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/jobs-and-the-economy/how-to-not-be-a-boring-speaker/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Do You Do and How’d You Get Your Start?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about different fields by asking those you meet about what they do and how they got their start. <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/jobs-and-the-economy/what-do-you-do-and-how%e2%80%99d-you-get-your-start/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn Lessons: How to Stand Out and Level the Playing Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HR Consultant Judy Lindenberger offers tips to help you stand out on LinkedIn and shares some interesting research. <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/networking/linkedin-lessons-how-to-stand-out-and-level-the-playing-field/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Change Your Major to Agree with Your Myers-Briggs Type?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penelope Trunk’s blog post today on what college students should do now offers some great wisdom. But the one tip that really caught my eye was her suggestion to take a Myers-Briggs test to understand what you’re good at. She also suggests that if your score doesn’t agree with your chosen major, you should &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/should-you-change-your-major-to-agree-with-your-myers-briggs-type/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>Your (Smiling) Face Here</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my line of work I spend a lot of time reviewing peoples’ profiles on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, et al. One of the biggest mistakes people make is having a less than appropriate photo on their profile. Profiles have become a way of life and virtually everyone has at least one. &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/jobs-and-the-economy/your-smiling-face-here/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Communication Skills Can Get You the Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read two blog posts about the importance of communicating effectively in order to advance your career. On their resumes, most people offer that they have “excellent communication skills”—an exaggeration on the part of most people and also a very subjective thing to gauge. So you think you’re an excellent communicator? Then &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/how-communication-skills-can-get-you-the-job/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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		<title>For the College-Bound: Relevancy Will Be the Greatest Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Schawbel, the Gen Y personal branding guru, wrote a post last week that resonated with me on a number of levels. Point #5 of the post, entitled “Relevancy Will Become Our Greatest Challenge”, is as apt as the overblown claims that surround it. Who skims 800 blog posts a day, I ask. &#8230; <br /> <a href="http://www.allisoncheston.com/work-life/for-the-college-bound-relevancy-will-be-the-greatest-challenge/" class="more-link">read more </a>]]></description>
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