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		<title>Creative Ways to a Second Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people long to do something different. They dream about starting a new career but can&#8217;t get past the common hurdles: how to leverage what they know into what they love and how to live on less, as a new &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/creative-ways-to-a-second-career/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How A Coach Can Help When Your Own Efforts Fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve been wanting a new job, a new career, a new &#8220;fill in the blank&#8221; for a while now.  Despite your best intentions you haven&#8217;t been able to start.  Or you&#8217;ve started but what you&#8217;ve tried hasn&#8217;t worked. Even though &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/how-a-coach-can-help-when-your-own-efforts-fail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Communication Goals for the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Of all the goals you set for yourself, one of the most important ones is probably not on your list &#8212; communication goals. As important as communication is, most people overlook this as a critical goal. It&#8217;s impossible to be &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/communication-goals-for-the-new-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Building New Year Momentum Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many people view the month of December as a time to wrap things up (no pun intended) in order to start fresh in the New Year.  If you&#8217;re one of these people, you may have projects that are lingering and &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/building-new-year-momentum-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Need a Job? Work Your Alumni Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Greenglass graduated in 2009 from Holy Cross with a degree in Sociology and something maybe even more important, a job. He was hired as an analyst by the investment banking firm, Sandler O&#8217;Neill, and attributes his success in getting &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/need-a-job-work-your-alumni-network/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Want a Higher Performing Team? Act Like a Talent Agent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We all know how important it is to develop your people. Many companies place a premium on how effective you are in helping your people grow and may base part of your bonus on it. But, what if your entire &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/want-a-higher-performing-team-act-like-a-talent-agent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Misconceptions of Working at a Non-Profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the longest time you have been thinking about how great it might be to follow your passion and work for a non-profit. You fantasize about what it would be like, working with people just like yourself who are passionate &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/misconceptions-of-working-at-a-non-profit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Plan Your Exit and Not &#8220;Just Quit&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ If you feel trapped in a job you can&#8217;t stand, you may be tempted to just quit. As understandable as this may be, it&#8217;s the last thing you want to do as this will haunt you when you need a &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-plan-your-exit-and-not-just-quit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Executive MBA &#8212; Is It Worth It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Executive MBA programs continue to rise in popularity. With so much to consider in terms of the investment of time and dollars, you want to make sure it&#8217;s right for you. For those who don&#8217;t know, an Executive MBA (EMBA) &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/03/08/executive-mba-is-it-worth-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Salary &#8211; Chicken and the Egg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pete was laid off from a position he had been in for 15 years. The good news was he had an interview next week and just needed a little advice on interviewing. We scheduled him in and put him through &#8230; <a href="https://whelanstone.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/salary-chicken-and-the-egg/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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