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How to send a thank-you card that beats out 1,500 other candidates

In the lobby of kCura’s LaSalle office, there’s a big puffy green couch that serves as the firm’s mascot — a nod to humbler beginnings, when kCura’s founding circle called on the sofa to pull double...

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If your Halloween costume includes a diaper, don’t wear it to work

Toward the end of the day on the Friday before Halloween, my office holds an annual costume contest with legit prizes like a weekend up in New Buffalo and tickets to the Bulls. Let me put it this way:...

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Why this company won’t advertise its jobs

Instant Technology began as a one-woman show run out of founder Rona Borre’s condo. Twelve years later, squeezing Instant Technology’s 50-plus Chicago recruiters, account managers and other employees...

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How to use a standing desk without looking like a tool, and other workplace...

I recently adopted a standing desk because I read that people who sit for most of the day die earlier. It’s working nicely for me. I feel more alert and less prone to distraction. But after a few beers...

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CEO seeks candidates ready for low wages, bitter cold and long hours of darkness

LiveWatch CEO Brad Morehead has increased the headcount at his firm four-fold in the last three years, from 20 to more than 100. The home security company wants to kill ADT by offering self-installed...

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The worst way to react to free pizza in the office, and other workplace concerns

We get pizza every week around 6, and people have started lining up for it at 5:30 or earlier. By the time I get there, the line is out the door, and by the time I get to the pizza, it’s usually just...

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Put away the Armani suit, and 5 other interview tips from a Marine vet CEO

Lou Ennuso is the CEO at software company Adeptia. A David among Goliaths, the 100-person firm joined Oracle, SAP and Microsoft as the only firms to be ranked in two of IT research firm Gartner’s magic...

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How to tell the difference between an old-fashioned boss and a workplace bully

With the whole Miami Dolphins fiasco, I’ve been hearing a lot about bullying in the workplace, which has me wondering if the whole thing isn’t just a generation gap. I’ve been in business for about 35...

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Cover letters are kind of dumb, and 5 other job tips from a recruiter

Sarah Doll leads online lender Enova’s talent management team. Doll directs a team of 10 whose charge it is to fill the 200-plus positions that open up each year, a pace that’s fueled by annual revenue...

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Strip club invitations from investment bankers and other workplace advice

Let me start by saying I’m not a complainer. I played three sports in high school and softball in college. Nobody bullied me. Now I work in a cutthroat finance environment, which is still a boys club....

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Bottomless Grey Goose instead of a raise, and other workplace concerns

Our company is throwing a really lavish holiday party at a fancy club in the West Loop. That’d be fine if they hadn’t told us last week that business is not going so hot and we won’t be getting raises...

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Put a lotto ticket in your thank-you note, and 5 other interview tips from...

Before John Robak ascended to the presidency at Chicago-based environmental engineering firm Greeley and Hansen, he spent nearly a quarter of a century in human resources. That means he can remember...

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Baby Jesus in the lobby manger and other workplace concerns

In my office, we have a Christmas tree where we put gifts for underprivileged kids. Then there’s a Menorah and one of the Kwanzaa candelabras. This all seems to be in the generalized holiday spirit,...

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BenchPrep’s founder explains how comic books can get you hired

BenchPrep has 28 employees. Ashish Rangnekar hired 27 of them. Such is life as the founder of a successful startup, where the team comes together in the founder’s image. And BenchPrep is successful....

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What to do when you draw an old fling in the office Secret Santa

Each year, my department does a fancy version of Secret Santa (spending $50-$100 on gifts). This year, I drew the name of a colleague whom I messed around with a little last summer. Nothing much...

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10 pieces of interview advice to get you a better job in 2014

A year’s worth of interviews with CEOs, HR managers, and dozens of other people who have the power to hire and fire have left us with a wide range of tips on how to get a job. Since we all happen to...

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To get a job at Belly, don’t read this article

Belly founder and CEO Logan LaHive doesn’t need much in the way of an introduction. The Bay Area native helped get Redbox off the ground as the director of new business before taking off to spend six...

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You don’t necessarily need experience to get a job at Alinea

Grant Achatz’s business partner Nick Kokonas is as creative in the office as Achatz is in the kitchen. Kokonas pioneered variable pricing and ticketing models that the duo employs at Alinea and Next....

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