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The Best Item to Bring to a Job Interview
Posted by Bindertek on Mar 6th 2018
Ask Bindertek:Should I bring a briefcase to my job interviews? I don’t even own one, but I don’t know what else to bring!You cleaned up your LinkedIn profile, sent out dozens of applications, and netw
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How to Implement a Year-Round Tax System
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 22nd 2018
Ask Bindertek:I know we do taxes once a year, but I’ve always got a lot of paperwork flying my way during the whole year. Any thoughts on how to stay organized through the whole year? When tax season
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How to Focus When Working in an Open Office
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 20th 2018
Ask Bindertek:My workplace is switching to open offices and I’ve heard horror stories about how difficult it is to work in such an arrangement. Do you have any tips on how to focus despite the open en
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How to Stay on Task When Working from Home
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 15th 2018
Ask Bindertek:My office allows us to work from home one day a week. It really helps me save money to work from home once a week and I enjoy skipping my crazy commute, but I’m always less productive wh
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Should I Personalize My Office?
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 14th 2018
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I’ve accepted a position in a formal, more structured environment. For the past 4 years, I was working at a small, quirky company that was very casual and we all decorated our
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How to Make a Genealogy Binder
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 8th 2018
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My grandmother recently passed away and I inherited family photo albums and documents which have made me curious about our family’s history. I’ve started some research and am t
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How to Form a Habit
Posted by Bindertek on Feb 6th 2018
Ask Bindertek:I made a career change to real estate last year, and I’m having a hard time keeping up with ongoing education. I wind up wasting time on the web or getting distracted by housework when I
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How to Decide to Trash or File Your Paper Documents
Posted by Bindertek on Jan 11th 2018
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My growing small business was super busy last year, and I’m drowning in paper! I need help figuring out what I’m supposed to keep and how to set up a filing system that works in my
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How Can I Beat My Post-Holiday Blues?
Posted by Bindertek on Jan 4th 2018
Ask Bindertek:Every year without fail I have ‘a case of the Mondays’ when I return to work at the beginning of January. I’ve tried taking longer or shorter vacations, being plugged in over the break,
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New Year Office Organization
Posted by Bindertek on Dec 27th 2017
Ask Bindertek:I know I say this every year, but this year I really do want to get organized! How can I do that in 2018?We are no strangers to the exciting promise of New Year’s Resolutions—and the suc
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